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Photograph of a crowd standing in an ornate temple hall with red drapes and gilded shrine decorations behind them. In the foreground, a man in a light green kurta with a black beard presses his palms together in namaskar, wearing a beaded bracelet and a rudraksha-style necklace. Beside him, men in white dhotis and kurtas wear rudraksha malas, one with a red tilak on his forehead. On the left, a bearded man in a black top and rudraksha mala stands near a man in a blue shirt and white dhoti. A seated man in a white shirt with a red forehead mark plays a brass instrument at the lower left. Gold-framed shrines and a deity murti are visible in the background.

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A crowded festival scene inside a red-draped tent at a temple-style event, with a gilded deity palanquin or shrine visible in the background. In the foreground, a bald man in a grey long-sleeved tee with a rudraksha mala and a name badge stands with hands clasped. Beside him, a man with white hair and a white beard wears a white kurta with a pendant necklace. To the left, a man in a white dhoti and kurta and a man in a brown shirt also wear name badges. Others in white and orange-red ritual clothing, including a man with a saffron shawl, stand around the shrine. No one is recognisable as a specific individual from appearance alone, and no caption names anyone.2016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06December 07 20162016-12-07A photograph of a crowd of devotees queuing along a long red carpet inside a large hall at the Ujjain Kumbh Mela camp. Most men wear white kurta or dhoti with orange or saffron shawls draped over their shoulders; some wear orange and yellow garments. A man in the foreground wears a white dhoti with a gold border and a lanyard, while a few older men and women stand along the line. A large screen above shows a figure in pink and green. Gold-trimmed furnishings and a speaker stand are visible at the right edge.2016-04-27April 07 20192019-04-07December 06 20162016-12-06September 11 20152015-09-11April 23 20162016-04-23October 10 20172017-10-10 +1 copiesOctober 10 20162016-10-10A 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.2016-05-11A large seated congregation fills a hall during a satsang-style discourse, with devotees on red floor mats. In the foreground, a young man in a blue-violet kurta sits beside a young woman in white and cream with an orange shawl, rudraksha mala, and a vermilion forehead mark, eyes closed. Behind them, men in white kurtas wear orange and saffron shawls, forehead tilak marks and rudraksha malas. A man in a striped grey shirt on the right sits with palms joined. Ornate golden shrine decorations and a framed painting appear in the background. Many attendees wear white, orange and saffron.2016-10-11