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Night street scene in a crowded market lane lit by shop lights and strings of small blue and orange pennants overhead. In the centre, a man in an orange-yellow turban and orange robe with a white flower garland stands with his back partly to the camera and holds a lit candle or taper. Facing him is a man in white shirt and a red-and-gold sash who holds a gold saxophone, with a red tilak on his forehead. Around them a dense crowd of men and women in white shirts, saris and kurtas press in, one man in a khaki uniform and hat stands at left, and a photographer with a camera stands at the lower left. Shop signs and a banner with a female portrait hang behind.

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Night street photo of a dense crowd at an outdoor event, lit by string lights and a green-lit tree. In the centre, a man in a pink shirt with a gold-edged badge holds a microphone and speaks. Beside him, a man in white kurta and an orange shawl holds a video camera. In the foreground, a figure in an orange turban and orange garment is seen from behind, with a white flower garland, and a man in white with a yellow scarf raises an arm. Shop fronts and a banner line the background, and devotees in white, orange and colourful clothes fill the street.2009-11-30Evening procession in a crowded street lit by lamps and string lights, with a large crowd of devotees pressing around. At the front, a smiling man in a saffron-orange turban, orange robe and a thick gold-and-beaded ceremonial necklace walks beside a bare-chested attendant in orange who carries a red-and-silver staff. Behind them a man in an orange robe with a red shawl stands with palms pressed together in namaste, and silver trishul standards are raised above the crowd. Gold and green ceremonial umbrellas, red flags and a golden palanquin-style canopy appear among the procession, with some devotees in yellow, white and pink clothing. This is a procession at Ujjain Kumbh Mela. Swamiji (probable): the front figure in the saffron turban, orange robe and gold beaded necklace fits the visible cues, though the identification is appearance-based.2016-04-24A dense night-time street crowd gathers under strings of orange and red triangular pennants and a tree lit with green and blue lights. In the centre, a man in an orange turban and orange robe raises one hand, facing a bald older man in white with a white beard and a white garland who is pressed amid the throng. Around them, many people in white kurtas, blue shirts and pink clothing reach up with raised palms and some hold up mobile phones to take pictures. Shops line the street, including a blue and yellow banner showing a painted deity figure, and storefront signs read Juice Centre and Paradise. A uniformed police officer stands at the left edge.2009-11-30Night street photograph of a dense crowd pressing around a central figure in an orange saffron turban, orange robe and multiple gold-toned beaded necklaces, who is smiling and pressing palms together in greeting. Surrounding men wear white shirts and dhotis, some with tilak on the forehead, and several raise hands or flags. A saffron flag is raised at upper left and a police officer in uniform stands behind the crowd beside a dark car bearing a partially visible sign. Shops and street lights line the road behind.2009-11-30Night photograph of a dense street crowd, with many people in white shirts and dhotis and some in saffron. In the centre, a man in a saffron robe with long dark hair smiles while people reach toward him, one offering a garland of white flowers. Beside him, a man in a red shirt and a bare-chested man with white tilak marks and rudraksha-style beads stand close. On the left, a man with curly hair and a white shirt holds a wooden pole. Overhead, a dark sky, street lights and vehicles can be seen. Around 40 people are visible, many partially out of frame.2009-01-11A nighttime street photograph of a dense crowd pressing around a central figure in an orange saffron turban and an orange robe with a white jasmine garland at the lower right foreground. Men in white shirts and dhotis surround him, one holding up a small orange-bordered printed card or booklet with a picture, another raising a camera above the crowd. Orange and saffron flags stand on a pole at right, and a bright floodlight glows at the top. Shopfronts and signboards line the street behind the throng.2009-11-30February 07 20172017-02-07 +2 copiesNight photograph of a crowded outdoor festival scene with many devotees pressing forward. In the centre, a bald, bespectacled man in an orange and saffron turban and orange shawl, wearing a white garland of flowers, stands with hands folded in a namaste greeting beside brass oil lamps lit on the ground. Several uniformed police officers in khaki stand nearby. Other people wear white kurtas, saris in red, orange and blue, and one man in a white dhoti. A tall rusted metal pole with a coiled wire wrap rises in the foreground beside a large yellow floral canopy. An orange flag with a white Om symbol hangs at the lower right. Green lights illuminate the trees above, and a banner with a portrait hangs in the background.2009-11-30April 24 20162016-04-24Night street scene of a dense crowd pressing around a central figure in an orange-saffron turban, orange cloth and long gold-bead necklace. A man in front in white shirt and gold rings gestures toward a brass kalasha topped with white flowers, mango leaves and a yellow fruit. Behind, people lift phones and a video camera, shop lights and a dark car with an orange sign visible.2009-11-30Night festival crowd at a decorated temple or street venue, hung with orange and yellow marigold garlands and green leafy festoons. Nearby a man in white with an orange shawl stands beside a brass kalasha-style pot holding pink flowers, and devotees in white and orange raise their hands toward a handheld microphone. Many people in white dhotis and shirts crowd the scene, some holding small offering trays or decorated vessels aloft.2009-01-12Night street procession with a crowd pressing close around a central figure in an orange-saffron robe and matching orange turban, wearing a long red-pink flower garland and a heavy gold bead necklace. Above him a decorated canopy with multicoloured tassels is carried on poles. Behind the crowd, saffron flags are raised, and men in white kurtas and shirts reach toward him, some with hands pressed together. A second person in orange stands beside him with long dark hair. Shopfronts and street lights line the road.2009-11-30