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A crowded indoor festival tent decorated with hanging paper lanterns, tassels and string lights under a white canopy. A large ornate umbrella stands at the back near a stage. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt raises a camera on a rig above the crowd. Nearby, drummers in red and white clothes play drums, and people in red shirts and white dhotis dance in the crowd. A dark headdress with gold tinsel and a garland of marigolds and flowers is visible at lower left.

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May 01 20162016-05-01A crowded festival tent during a cultural procession at what appears to be a Kumbh Mela event. Centre, a man in an orange turban and orange-gold garment stands beneath a large orange-and-gold parasol carried above him. Around him, drummers in red shirts and teal lungis play a green-bodied drum, while a man in a white shirt films with a handheld camera in the lower right. In the foreground a large white bull figure with horns and a pink-trimmed cloth stands beside a white ritual object, and on the right people wear colourful headdresses and garlands. Two screens on the tent walls show similar crowds, and many people in white and red traditional dress fill the space.2016-05-01A large white tented hall filled with a dense crowd during a festive procession with drummers and dancers. Drummers in red and gold tunics beat large drums, and a man in a red tunic with a gold trim and a lanyard plays a drum near the centre. A saffron-orange ceremonial umbrella with fringe is held aloft above the procession, and decorated elephant-like figures or ornamented palanquin elements in pink and white are carried through the crowd. Men and women in red, orange and white clothing surround the procession, with a cameraman filming in the foreground. Colourful paper streamers and tassels hang from the tent ceiling.2016-05-01A crowded festival procession inside a decorated tent with a hanging orange and gold chandelier canopy and strings of colourful tassels overhead. In the foreground, drummers in red shirts with gold trim and gold headbands play a large drum, one man beating it with a stick. Behind them, men and women in red, orange and white clothing crowd around a central figure. A man in a white dhoti and orange shawl holds a trident-like staff, and a man in white and saffron stands near a ceremonial pole. Several people raise phones to take photos. The scene suggests a devotional procession with drumming and a palanquin-style canopy.2016-05-01May 01 20162016-05-01 +1 copiesCrowded festival procession inside a decorated tent with a white and orange canopy hanging with tassels and an ornate umbrella-like canopy overhead. Drummers in red shirts with yellow trim and yellow headbands play a large barrel drum and drumsticks in the foreground. Behind them men and women in white and saffron clothing, some with rudraksha malas and orange garments, raise arms and hold items amid a dense crowd. A bearded man in an orange shirt holds a drumstick beside the drum. Screens line the back wall of the tent.2016-05-01 +1 copiesMay 01 20162016-05-01A crowded photograph inside a decorated tent with orange and red paper tassels and a large orange canopy with crystal chandelier hanging above. Several men in red shirts with gold trim and yellow headbands crowd around a large brass drum with red cords, one playing it. A man in a light blue shirt holds a phone up to take a picture. Behind them, a man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a shaved head smiles, and a trident stands at left. Many onlookers in white and colourful clothing fill the background, with projection screens at the back of the tent.2016-05-01May 01 20162016-05-01 +1 copiesMay 01 20162016-05-01April 24 20162016-04-24May 01 20162016-05-01