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A dense crowd of devotees raises their hands and cheers outdoors under a striped tent canopy. Many people wave palms with bangles and henna-decorated hands. A man in a blue shirt with a red shawl and a visitor badge stands center, and a man in a bright pink shirt shouts with arms raised at right. Women wear saris and salwar kameez in orange, green and multicolour prints, and an older woman in a green-and-white sari smiles. A bare-chested man in white with a gold waistband is in the foreground. Behind them hangs a large banner printed with two portraits of men, one labelled with a name in Devanagari.

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A photograph of a crowd of devotees raising their hands and clasping palms in an outdoor festival setting. In the foreground, two men in white dhotis with yellow borders stand with their backs to the camera, one with a shaved-looking head and bare upper body. Behind them, women in saris and shawls in yellow, red, orange, teal and pink, many with bangles and henna-decorated hands, smile and gesture with raised arms. A man in a white kurta stands in the middle, and a man in a yellow top holds a mobile phone at left. Behind the crowd hang red and yellow cloth banners, and a large portrait of a bearded man appears at upper right.2016-05-09A large crowd of devotees, mostly women, fills a hall with arms raised high in a group expression of devotion. Many wear saffron, orange, red, yellow and white clothing, with long sashes and beaded necklaces. Some are smiling, others have eyes closed. Foreground figures are partly cropped. Pale draped fabric and a purple emblem with a white bird appear at the upper left. No individual is identifiable as the a person in this crowd scene.2016-05-11A dense crowd of men and some women gathers outdoors, many raising their hands high and smiling or shouting with excitement. Most wear casual shirts in mixed colours, including white, yellow, purple, and striped fabrics. A man in a yellow sports jersey stands near the centre, and a man in a grey t-shirt raises an arm prominently. Some wear wristbands and watches. Red and green balloons hang at the upper right, and a blue tarpaulin canopy shelters part of the scene. No individual can be identified as a person in this crowd.2010-09-04May 09 20162016-05-09December 23 20152015-12-23May 06 20162016-05-06May 06 20162016-05-06A large crowd of devotees fills an open-air gathering under a striped canopy decorated with colourful pennants and bunting. Many people in the foreground raise their hands in the air, some with palms open. A woman at left in a white sari with orange border wears a long rudraksha mala and holds a sari edge. An older woman in a white head covering with a red bindi sits near the centre, and a man in a white shirt with a lanyard stands among the crowd. Women wear saris and headscarves in orange, yellow and green, and several men wear white. A man in dark sunglasses sits at lower right. Trees are visible beyond the canopy. No single person is clearly identifiable as a person in this frame.2008-06-09July 27 20142014-07-27May 19 20162016-05-19A large outdoor crowd of women and men, many wearing orange-red shawls or stoles over white, cream, yellow, purple and green clothing, gathered closely together. Several women with bindis and tilaka marks, pendant necklaces and lanyard badges raise their hands in greeting or devotion. A woman in a bright orange sari stands near the centre-left, while a woman in a red sari with green-and-gold border stands at right. The crowd fills the frame, with some faces partly blurred by movement. A small purple logo appears at upper left.2016-05-11A dense outdoor crowd of devotees stands behind a yellow metal barrier, many raising hands high and some with palms pressed together in namaste, as they look toward something out of frame. Men wear white kurtas and shirts, a boy in a blue striped shirt stands in front, and several people hold up mobile phones. Behind them a large tree shades tents, red and orange banners with Hindi text, and framed deity and devotional pictures on a festival-style setup.2016-05-09