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A photograph of a crowd of devotees packed behind a wooden barrier inside a decorated tent with white fabric canopy, colourful hanging paper lanterns and strings of lights. Several people reach upward with raised hands, one young man in a mint-green t-shirt stretches an arm high, and a woman in a yellow and maroon sari and a woman in a blue sari with an orange shawl also raise their hands. A man in a blue-and-white striped shirt holds a red object in the foreground. No a person figure is visible in the frame.

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April 24 20162016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24A crowd of devotees and visitors stands behind a wooden barrier under a decorated pavilion ceiling hung with colourful cylindrical paper lanterns and bright lights. In the foreground a woman in a red and gold sari and a man in a blue striped shirt raise phones to take photos. Beside them a man in a white dhoti and white shawl with a brown shoulder wrap and a gold-beaded necklace stands at the barrier, his face and hair in profile, appearance unclear. Several young men in T-shirts and a child in a checked shirt are also visible. The crowd is dense and extends to the background, with people leaning over the rail.2016-04-24A crowd of devotees under a tented pavilion hung with colourful paper lanterns and strings of decorative tassels. Several men in white shirts and red polos raise their hands and reach upward, some holding red apples or fruit. At right, a man with long hair wears a white dhoti, a gold necklace and a maroon shawl with a garland, appearing to be a person by his distinctive long hair, ceremonial gold necklace and shawl; this is an appearance-based label only. A woman in a sari stands beside him and holds a small yellow folder. Stage lights and fans are visible overhead.2016-04-24A crowd of devotees stands behind a wooden rail under a large white tent with red-and-brown draped fabric and hanging tassels, at what appears to be a Kumbh Mela ritual setting. A bare-chested man on the left wears a white dhoti and a long multi-strand gold-and-beaded mala, and another man in a white dhoti with a beaded mala stands at center-right. Many devotees, including women in saris and salwar kameez and a young man in a mint T-shirt, raise their hands toward a lit lamp and flame at the centre, apparently during aarti. A man in an orange-and-white checked shirt stands at the right edge.2016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24A crowd of devotees at an evening event under a tent with colourful hanging fabric streamers and warm lights. Many people in the foreground raise their arms and hands upward, some holding red objects. A man in a white shirt with a red-and-gold garland and a brown shawl smiles toward the right, and a man in a grey vest stands beside him. A woman in a red and striped head covering is at the lower left. a person: the man on the right wearing a long ornate gold chain and a reddish shawl over white clothing with a bright smile, appearing to be a guest of honour at the front railing.2016-04-24A crowd of devotees inside a tented pavilion with a corrugated metal roof and white cloth canopy, hung with small decorative cones and lanterns. Several men in the foreground raise their arms and toss red fruit or balls upward, with some holding more in their hands. On the right, a man in white dhoti and shawl wears a large gold necklace and a dark rudraksha-style mala, smiling and holding red fruit. Women in colourful saris stand nearby, and a man in a grey vest and a man in a red shirt are also visible. Warm overhead lights and a ceiling fan are visible. Nearby, a rail and cloth-covered structure suggest a ritual enclosure at a camp.2016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24A crowd of devotees under a decorated tent with a corrugated roof and strings of colourful tassels reaches upward toward red objects being tossed. In the foreground a bare-chested older man in white dhoti with gold necklaces and rudraksha-style beads smiles. Next to him a man in a light-green t-shirt and a woman in a red and yellow sari reach up. On the right a man in an orange-red kurta with a red shawl and a priest in white dhoti with garlands stand among the crowd on a red carpet, with lights and red canopies overhead.2016-04-24