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A dense crowd of devotees fills an indoor temple hall, packed shoulder to shoulder. A boy in a green-and-white striped shirt stands on a man's shoulders at left, and a woman in a pink sari and a yellow-green headscarf is nearby. Many men wear white kurta-style shirts, one in a red shirt, and several raise mobile phones to take photos. Gold and red decorative hangings and a deity murti area appear in the background. A woman in a magenta sari holds a toddler at left, and an infant is visible at lower right.

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A dense crowd of devotees fills a temple hall, packed shoulder to shoulder in a tightly crowded queue. Many people wear Indian clothing: men in white shirts and pastel checked shirts, women in sarees and salwar kameez in bright reds, yellows and purples, and some in orange or saffron head coverings. A woman in a green saree and a woman in a red and black print hold position near the front, and a child in a red shirt is carried on a man's shoulders. Gold ceremonial fan-shaped ornaments with embossed motifs hang above the crowd beside red and gold decorations. The walls are draped with red and pink fabrics and floral strings. Several figures in orange clothing stand near the back, possibly volunteers or sannyasis, but their faces are not clearly visible. The atmosphere suggests darshan or a devotional gathering in a temple.2016-05-15May 08 20162016-05-08April 25 20162016-04-25A dense, tightly packed crowd of devotees fills the frame, mostly men in white kurtas and white caps alongside women in saris and headscarves in pink, orange and purple. Many faces are visible, some raising hands or pressing forward, with a few holding up sticks or poles at the upper left. The scene suggests a crowded religious gathering or pilgrimage moment, with no clearly identifiable central figure or throne visible.2016-05-09A dense crowd of devotees fills a temple hall at night, many people pressed shoulder to shoulder in a long queue moving toward a decorated shrine on the right. Men wear white shirts and a green checked shirt, women wear pink, yellow and maroon saris and shawls, and children stand near the front. Overhead hang colourful striped and tasselled garlands. On the right, an ornate stone shrine holds deity murtis, brass lamps and a kalasha-like altar with flowers, and a lit oil lamp sits on the altar. The setting suggests darshan line at a temple.2016-05-15May 17 20162016-05-17A dense crowd of devotees fills an indoor hall at night, many pressing forward and raising hands or phones to film or photograph. In the foreground a boy in a green shirt and a young girl in a red top look toward the camera, and a man in a white shirt and black cap holds up a phone. Behind the crowd, gold ceremonial ornaments shaped like leaves and a decorated red-and-gold stage area with flowers hang near a large screen. Many women wear saris and shawls in bright colours. The scene suggests a darshan or program gathering, with the central figure not clearly visible.2016-05-15A dense crowd of devotees fills a barricaded walkway at night during a festival at the Ujjain Aadheenam Kumbh Mela. Many people press forward, some raising mobile phones, including a man in a light white collared shirt near the centre and a small boy in a yellow shirt at left. Women wear sarees and salwar kameez in purple, blue and pink, some with dupattas over their heads. On the right, a sari-clad woman faces away beside a brass lamp stand and decorated banners with floral and animal motifs. A framed portrait is mounted on a red display board. Red flags and canopy fabric hang overhead. a person's presence cannot be confirmed from the image.2016-05-17A dense crowd of devotees fills a large hall, many men in white shirts and kurtas with tilak and sandalwood marks on their foreheads, some raising open hands and waving, a child in a yellow top lifted above the crowd on the left. Behind them, a wide orange-carpeted floor shows other people in white and saffron clothing and a stage screen at the top edge. The crowd is packed tightly, with many faces in the foreground.2016-04-26May 03 20162016-05-03May 25 20162016-05-25April 24 20162016-04-24