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A dense crowd of devotees in white clothes, many with colored powder (holi gulal) in their hair and on their faces, smiling and cheering in a dim hall. Several people wear pointed party-style caps in red and pink. Some hold their hands together in anjali. A few wear rudraksha malas. No clear central figure is visible in this frame, and no one in the crowd can be identified as a person with confidence.

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A crowded indoor hall during a Holi celebration, with a large mass of devotees in white clothes stained with pink, red, yellow and violet powder. Many wear orange or saffron scarves and rudraksha-style beads; several people in the centre and right wear pointed paper party hats in gold, red and green. Hands are pressed together in greeting and some people clap. A man in a white kurta with a pendant necklace stands near the centre, and a tall pole with a rope runs down the left side. Banners in green, gold and blue hang along the top.2008-11-12A dense crowd of devotees fills an indoor hall during the Holi celebrations. Most wear white or cream clothes, many smeared with coloured powder, with some in pale saris and white shirts. Several women wear rudraksha-style beads and gold necklaces, and a man in the foreground has a rudraksha mala around his neck. Many people stand with palms pressed together in namaste or raise their hands in devotion. A figure at lower centre wears an orange-saffron cloth over white clothes and has long hair. Coloured flower petals are scattered on the floor, and a blue-and-white logo appears at the upper left. No readable names appear in the image.2008-11-12May 06 20162016-05-06A dense crowd of devotees fills a large tent hall at night, mostly men and women dressed in white shirts, white kurtas and white saris, with some in checked shirts and orange or saffron garments. Many people have their hands raised or are gesturing and smiling, and some wear rudraksha or bead necklaces. Colourful woven hangings with elephant motifs and garlands of white flowers and green leaves decorate the tent poles and ceiling, and a decorated golden canopy or shrine stands at the back of the hall. Festive coloured powder marks some faces. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person in this crowd view.2008-11-12Dense crowd of devotees at night, mostly in white clothes, many stained with coloured powder from a Holi-style celebration. Many raise hands and clap, some smile, and several wear dark rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. A large colourful decorative item hangs at the top left under lights. In the lower left, a small printed portrait of a man with a white turban is attached to a devotee's clothing. Crowd count is large and only partly visible.2008-11-12December 15 20072007-12-15A festive photograph inside a decorated pavilion during a Holi celebration, with dozens of men in white kurtas and dhotis stained with coloured powder. A man in the centre wears a cream sherwani and a maroon-and-brown shawl and holds a rope, while those around him clap and raise their hands. Several people have orange and yellow cloths, rudraksha beads and tilak or colour marks on their faces and bodies. Behind them hang white and green flower garlands and a painted red, white and yellow pillar with elephant motifs. Lights and a crowd fill the tent.2008-11-12A photograph inside a decorated tent during a Holi celebration at an ashram inauguration. Devotees in white clothes are splattered with coloured powder in pink, green and yellow, clapping with hands raised and smiling. Several men wear orange shawls or stoles. At the centre, a figure in a cream kurta with a brown patterned shawl holds up a long rope or cloth near the front of the crowd. Strings of white flower garlands and yellow tassels hang across the tent ceiling, with a painted decorative pillar at the left and rows of fluorescent tube lights overhead. The floor is scattered with colourful powder.2008-11-12May 06 20162016-05-06A festive photograph inside a decorated tent during a Holi celebration at an ashram. Many men and a few women in white clothes are splattered with pink, green and orange powder. Several men wear orange saffron shawls and rudraksha malas. A man at the left holds a yellow and pink water gun and smiles. Behind them, a tiered illuminated arch frames a deity murti or shrine, and a banner with a portrait hangs on the left. Yellow and white garlands and a hanging chandelier decorate the tent ceiling, and the floor is red.2008-11-12August 23 20142014-08-23December 16 20172017-12-16