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A dense crowd of devotees presses against a metal barrier inside a temple hall, many holding up mobile phones to photograph the shrine. Men in striped shirts, a man in a white shirt with a pink scarf, and women in green and pink head coverings lean forward in the foreground. Behind them, a decorated deity shrine with gold arches, red and gold cloth, hanging garlands and lamps is visible, with a screen showing a glowing image. Gold-framed displays and red banners frame the scene.

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A 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 20162016-05-17May 15 20162016-05-15May 15 20162016-05-15A dense crowd of devotees presses toward an ornate golden temple entrance decorated with carved panels and hanging colourful tassels. Many people wear saris and salwar kameez in yellow, pink, teal and purple, and men wear shirts and dhotis. One man in front has a white dhoti and white shirt with a tilak on his forehead, and another has a bare chest with white sacred markings. A pale white tent canopy stands to the left, and several people hold up mobile phones. Overall a large crowd of more than a hundred people is packed into the scene.2016-05-15May 03 20162016-05-03May 15 20162016-05-15May 08 20162016-05-08April 26 20162016-04-26 +1 copiesA crowded temple hall with a red carpeted floor and metal barrier railings. Many devotees, mostly women in colourful saris and salwar kameez in pink, purple, green and red, move among the crowd, with some men in white shirts and dark trousers. On the right, a raised shrine area holds several golden deity murti and decorated altar figures draped with multicoloured garlands, brass oil lamps stand before them, and small red signs are placed on the platform. Overhead, saffron and orange cloth hangs from the ceiling. Some devotees raise their hands or stand in queue at the railings. No identifiable a person figure is visible in this view.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.2016-05-17April 26 20162016-04-26