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Night-time outdoor gathering with a large crowd of devotees, mostly women and men, raising their arms and hands upward toward the front. Many wear white, cream and saffron clothing, with gold bangles on wrists. Tall golden staffs and a golden kalasha-like finial stand among them. Behind the crowd, a stage area is strung with multicoloured fairy lights, blue and green illumination and bright floodlights against a dark sky. No clearly identifiable individual can be confirmed as a person from appearance; a figure in orange and saffron stands among the crowd but the cues are insufficient.

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January 13 20152015-01-13A dimly lit night gathering under a tent-like canopy with draped fabric in red and gold. A large crowd of devotees, many in white clothes and some in orange or brown shawls, raise their hands overhead. Several people hold tall staffs or ceremonial rods topped with golden finials. A man in the centre wears a white head cloth and white garments. The scene appears to be a joyful group dance or procession at night.2015-01-13December 23 20162016-12-23March 07 20162016-03-07A nighttime outdoor festival crowd of men in white shirts and trousers, many with raised arms and dancing or swaying, gathers in a dusty ground lit by green-tinted floodlights. In the background a brightly lit illuminated chariot or ratha with a trident-shaped staff and an ornate platform stands among strings of multicoloured fairy lights and lit decorative arches. Several men wear rudraksha malas or cords around their necks. No individual in the foreground can be identified as a person from the visible cues, so the figure is treated as a participant.2015-02-19December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23February 19 20152015-02-19November 11 20102010-11-11January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13December 23 20162016-12-23