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A crowded indoor ceremonial hall with red carpeting and golden ornamental arches and thrones in the background. Many devotees stand with palms pressed together in prayer or raised hands. Most wear white dhotis and white kurtas with red-and-gold shawls, and several have green event lanyards. In the foreground, a man in a white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and a bare-chested boy stand near a man in a yellow-orange kurta with hands folded, a man in a blue jacket with long curly hair, and a man in a white dhoti with a red-and-gold sash. No one clearly appears as a person in this crowd.

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A large crowd of devotees fills a hall at a Kumbh Mela event in Ujjain. Most men wear white dhotis and shirts with red or orange shawls, many with rudraksha malas and name badges on lanyards. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti stands center-front with palms pressed together in namaste. A young boy in white and a girl in orange and red sit at left among adults in white and orange clothing, and a few people in the back raise hands. A red umbrella is visible at upper right. Many people in the crowd appear to be seated or standing in rows, and the scene conveys a satsang or initiation gathering rather than a single identifiable figure.2016-05-05May 06 20162016-05-06September 15 20152015-09-15July 09 20172017-07-09July 09 20172017-07-09 +1 copiesA large indoor gathering of devotees stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. In the foreground, a man in a white dhoti with a yellow border wears a long rudraksha mala and a red-orange shawl, and his hands are folded at his chest. Beside him, a younger man in white with a red and yellow shawl and a tilak mark also holds his hands folded. Behind them, many people in white and orange ritual clothing fill the hall, with several children in orange at left. Framed pictures hang on the pale walls behind the crowd.2016-07-19A large indoor hall filled with a dense crowd of devotees standing with palms pressed together in namaskar. Many men wear white dhotis and shirts with red-and-white garlands draped across their chests, while several men in front wear saffron-orange cloth and rudraksha malas; one shaved-headed man in orange at centre-right has his hands folded. A woman in the lower right wears a teal and orange sari. Behind the crowd, gold-coloured ceremonial umbrellas hang near the back wall, and a shrine with deity murtis is visible at far right. Framed photos line the walls above, and red curtains frame the windows.2015-02-17 +1 copiesA large crowd of devotees processes through a wide hall, many in white dhotis and white kurtas with orange or red shawls and sashes. Several men wear rudraksha or beaded malas and necklaces, and some are bare-chested with orange cloth wrapped at the waist. Many have hands folded or raised in devotion, and a few wear green lanyards. Some carry an orange-red sash draped over one shoulder. The setting is crowded with white tents and staging in the background, and a partial circular emblem appears in the upper left corner.2016-05-09May 01 20162016-05-01April 23 20162016-04-23February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesNovember 22 20182018-11-22