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A crowded indoor tent festival procession under a white canopy strung with colourful paper tassels and hanging lamps. In the centre, a man in an orange and red dhoti raises one arm and gestures, wearing a rudraksha mala. Around him, drummers and dancers in red shirts with yellow trim and headbands press close. At left, a performer wears a white bull costume with curved horns and a red skirt. At right, a performer in a green and gold costume with a feathered peacock-style headpiece carries a drum. Two ornate pink and white palanquins or carts rise above the crowd. Many devotees in white and colourful clothes fill the background.

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A festive cultural procession inside a large white tent decorated with orange and multicoloured paper streamers and a hanging chandelier-like light fixture. Drummers in red shirts with gold trim and yellow headbands beat large drums, one a barrel drum held with a red and green strap, while a bearded drummer in red wears a crystal necklace. Behind them a man in a saffron-orange dhoti and orange shawl with a rudraksha mala raises his arm amid the crowd. A woman in a blue sari carries a pink decorated kalasha-like pot topped with a green ornamental figure. Many devotees fill the aisles, and a man in a white shirt with a lanyard stands among them.2016-05-01A crowded festival tent during a cultural procession at what appears to be a Kumbh Mela event. Centre, a man in an orange turban and orange-gold garment stands beneath a large orange-and-gold parasol carried above him. Around him, drummers in red shirts and teal lungis play a green-bodied drum, while a man in a white shirt films with a handheld camera in the lower right. In the foreground a large white bull figure with horns and a pink-trimmed cloth stands beside a white ritual object, and on the right people wear colourful headdresses and garlands. Two screens on the tent walls show similar crowds, and many people in white and red traditional dress fill the space.2016-05-01May 01 20162016-05-01Crowded festival procession inside a decorated tent with a white and orange canopy hanging with tassels and an ornate umbrella-like canopy overhead. Drummers in red shirts with yellow trim and yellow headbands play a large barrel drum and drumsticks in the foreground. Behind them men and women in white and saffron clothing, some with rudraksha malas and orange garments, raise arms and hold items amid a dense crowd. A bearded man in an orange shirt holds a drumstick beside the drum. Screens line the back wall of the tent.2016-05-01 +1 copiesMay 01 20162016-05-01May 01 20162016-05-01 +1 copiesMay 01 20162016-05-01A crowded festival tent hung with orange and multicoloured streamers and small lamps. In the foreground, drummers in red shirts with yellow trim and yellow headbands play a large barrel drum and a side drum with sticks. Behind them, men in saffron-orange garments and a man in a red-and-gold shirt dance and gesture, one raising a finger. A decorated ornamental umbrella and tall pink and green decorated structures stand among the spectators. Many people fill the tent.2016-05-01May 01 20162016-05-01May 01 20162016-05-01May 01 20162016-05-01May 01 20162016-05-01