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Night photograph of a dense crowd of devotees gathered at an illuminated outdoor festival camp. A white canopy with marigold garlands and red and orange hangings stretches along the left, sheltering an ornate golden palanquin or ratha. Several golden processional structures and a dark statue on a raised platform stand in the centre-right, lit by floodlights. Many people in white kurtas and shirts, saris, and a man in saffron-orange robes with a red turban stand among them, some with forehead tilaka. Strings of red lights decorate a golden stage at right. Dozens of people fill the foreground and midground, too many to count individually.

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A large night-time outdoor crowd gathers on a green mat before an illuminated temple-style stage decorated with yellow lights, green and multicoloured garlands, and tall ornamental poles. A banner across the top reads in part of a temple or trust name. Many people in white shirts, saffron, red, yellow and green clothes walk or stand, some carrying bags or phones. A large lit screen at left shows colourful imagery. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in this crowd scene, and the people shown are attendees and devotees.2016-04-28Night crowd at an outdoor festival ground under a white tent canopy with red and gold draping and string lights. Dozens of people mill across green matting: men in white kurtas and shirts, women in saris and salwar kameez in red, orange and purple, children in red and blue. Behind them stand gilded ornamental structures, a golden seated figure on a pedestal and a bright stage light on a scaffold. Ornate golden palanquin-style shrines frame the scene.2016-04-25April 25 20162016-04-25Night photograph of a large crowd gathered on a green mat in front of an illuminated white temple-style pandal at a Kumbh Mela setting. The structure is strung with lights and hung with yellow and orange decorative streamers, with red flags on its poles. Two decorated golden chariots or palanquins stand at the right edge, and a large screen shows a stage at the left. Many devotees in white, yellow, red and pink clothing move through the area, several holding phones. No individual a person candidate is clearly identifiable in the visible scene.2016-04-30 +1 copiesA dense crowd of devotees fills a night-time pandal at an outdoor darshan area. Men and women in saris, kurtas and casual clothes, including yellow, green, purple, red and blue garments, stand close together. Behind them a large screen shows a colourful deity or mythological scene, and gold ornate stands or thrones flank the tent. Strings of orange and red floral garlands and hanging lanterns decorate the white tent ceiling. No clearly identifiable a person is visible among the crowd in this view.2016-04-30Night photograph of a very large outdoor crowd at a person Jayanthi celebration in Thiruvannamalai, shot from behind rows of standing devotees toward a brightly lit stage area. Most attendees wear white dhotis and white kurtas or saris, with some men in orange-and-white shirts and women in red, green and yellow saris. Bright floodlights on tall stands illuminate the field, and a decorated float or palanquin, lit banners and a tall pole appear in the background. Metal barricades and a row of chairs separate the front of the crowd. No individual person is clearly identifiable as a specific figure.2010-12-29Night-time crowd at an outdoor festival procession, with a large dense throng of people in saffron, yellow, green and white clothing, many women in saris and some men in shirts. Two decorated umbrellas with mirrored fringes, one golden-yellow and one green, stand above the crowd. Behind white canvas tents at left, an illuminated ornate chariot or ratha draped in colourful fabric and strung with fairy lights rises at right, beside metal barriers. Some people hold up phones, and a man in camouflage uniform raises a hand. Strong floodlights and haze light the scene.2016-05-17May 01 20162016-05-01April 30 20162016-04-30Night-time crowd photograph at a festival grounds. A dense mass of people fills the foreground, many in everyday shirts, kurtas and saris, with a woman in a red-and-gold sari at lower left and a woman in a pink sari centre-right. Behind them a white tent stage glows with light, and at right a lit pavilion is hung with strings of bulbs, marigold-style garlands and red banners. A banner across the pavilion front reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetham. Festoon lights line the structure and a decorated platform stands at left.2016-04-30Night photograph of a crowded festival scene before an illuminated pavilion decorated with strings of lights, hanging colourful tassel garlands and lanterns. Golden deity murti and ornate chariot-like structures with golden horse figures stand on the right under red flags. Dense crowds of devotees in white shirts, kurtas, saris and orange shawls move along a barricaded walkway, many leaning on long bamboo poles held as crowd barriers. A saffron-turbaned man stands near the centre. No individual can be clearly identified as a person from appearance.2016-04-30A dense night-time crowd of devotees fills an outdoor festival compound lit by a bright floodlight and strings of red, green and blue fairy lights. Many men in white shirts and turbans, women in saris and headscarves, and children stand packed together, some with hands raised or pressed together. Behind them a large golden wheeled chariot or ratha stands near white tents and red flags. Several staff in yellow and pink shirts move through the crowd, and some devotees sit on the ground with shoes left in a pile.2016-04-28