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A photograph of a crowded hall during a mandala process with attendees raising colourful rods in green, red, purple and blue. In the foreground a young man in an orange-red garment holds up two rods, while beside him a man in a blue kurta stands among others in white dresses. A man in a white dhoti with gold border and a rudraksha mala raises his rod at right, and attendees in white clothes surround the room with a hazy, smoky atmosphere. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible.

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October 02 20162016-10-02October 03 20162016-10-03October 03 20162016-10-03Indoor hall during a festival gathering where many people in white and orange clothing move around. In the foreground a young man with a short haircut, orange garment and rudraksha mala holds colourful sticks, flanked by men in white dhotis with orange shawls and similar sticks. Behind them a man in a teal shirt and white dhoti plays along, while others in white stand near warm golden lights and a decorated shrine area. Several people appear in the background, some in blue and pink clothing. No candidate for a person is clearly identifiable by appearance, so the figures are described by role and dress only.2016-10-03October 03 20162016-10-03A photograph of a crowded devotional gathering in a hall with a blurred background. Many people hold up multicoloured sticks in purple, green, red, yellow and blue, with their arms raised toward the centre. In the foreground on the right, a shirtless young man with a tilak on his forehead and a yellow bangle on his wrist holds a stick aloft. On the left, a bare-chested man wears a dark beaded necklace and a red wristband. A child with a painted forehead mark stands near the bottom centre.2016-10-03October 03 20162016-10-03October 03 20162016-10-03October 02 20162016-10-02A photograph of a group procession in a bright indoor hall with polished floors. Several adults in white dhotis and white shirts with orange and white lanyards walk among children. A bald man in an orange shawl and white dhoti stands center-left with white forehead markings. In the foreground a young girl in an orange sari with gold border wears a rudraksha mala, a forehead mark and bangles, holding a thin stick. A boy in white kurta and a white forehead band holds a stick beside her, and another child in white stands at left. Several people carry thin colored sticks. Background figures in white are visible near a stage with lights, and a blurred figure in red stands at far left.2016-10-03October 04 20162016-10-04Indoor photo of a large hall with white walls, framed photo panels and ceiling lights, where devotees perform a dance with colourful sticks. In the foreground a bare-chested man in orange dhoti and rudraksha mala holds up a sticks, beside a man with long dark hair in an orange wrap and rudraksha beads. Others in white kurtas and orange shawls swing bright pink, purple and yellow sticks, and a child in pink stands at lower left. Behind them, participants in white clothing and orange sashes gather, and a golden decorative fan hangs on the left wall.2016-10-03