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A dense crowd of devotees dances energetically in a large hall with bright ceiling lights. In the centre, a shirtless young man with rudraksha beads and a gold-and-black dhoti raises both fists while stepping forward. Around him, men in saffron and orange dhotis, white kurtas and bare torsos, some with rudraksha malas and forehead markings, move and sway together. A boy in orange stands at the lower right, and a long-haired man in white clothes is at the right edge. No single figure is identifiable as a person; the scene shows only devotees in celebratory movement.

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October 04 20162016-10-04A dense crowd of men and women dances in an indoor hall with pale tiled floors, many dressed in saffron and orange dhotis and shawls, some bare-chested with rudraksha malas and beaded necklaces. Several men in white dhotis and kurtas stand in the background among devotees in colourful saris and salwar. Hands are raised and bodies sway in an ecstatic group procession or kirtan-style dance. A small child in a purple patterned outfit stands at the lower centre. Behind the crowd, gold statues and framed images decorate the hall walls. The photo is a candid event shot with no single identifiable central figure highlighted; the a person flag remains unverified from appearance alone.2016-11-11 +1 copiesOctober 04 20162016-10-04October 04 20162016-10-04 +1 copiesOctober 04 20162016-10-04November 16 20162016-11-16A photograph of a crowded indoor hall with a white ceiling and recessed lights, where devotees in orange and saffron cloths and dhotis dance and chant closely together. In the centre a bare-chested man in a white dhoti and a red-and-white sash wears long rudraksha malas and raises his fist. To the left a man in an orange shawl with a gold border holds a mala against his chest, and to the right a man in a gold brocade top with a beaded mala gestures with one hand. Other devotees in white shirts and orange garments surround them, some with long hair and beards.2016-10-08A photograph of a crowded devotional procession or kirtan in a hall with a light-coloured tiled floor. Many participants raise their open hands and arms overhead, chanting or singing in ecstatic devotion. A bare-chested man in the centre wears an orange-saffron dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth, a long rudraksha-style mala and a white forehead mark. Men in white dhotis and white shirts and a man in a red and white shawl appear behind, and women in saffron, orange and purple saris are in the foreground. Framed portraits and decorative umbrellas are visible on the right wall. No single person is clearly identifiable as the a person in this crowd.2016-10-03October 09 20162016-10-09A dense crowd of devotees packed in a temple hall, many men bare-chested or in white dhotis and saffron cloth, some with rudraksha malas and forehead markings. In the foreground a muscular man with long blond dreadlocks and a red tilak stands bare-chested beside a young man in saffron kurta with a white forehead mark. Two shirtless men in orange dhotis with rudraksha beads press palms together in namaste. Behind them, a man in a white shirt and a grey-haired man in brown shawl with beads stand among the crowd, with more devotees in white and yellow behind. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly visible, so the figures are described by role and dress only.2016-11-11 +1 copiesA dense crowd of devotees dances and sways in a bright hall with pink walls, framed paintings and a golden deity shrine at upper left. In the foreground several young men wear saffron-orange dhotis and drapes, bare-chested, with rudraksha malas and beaded necklaces, arms raised with open palms. One man in a central orange drape smiles with hands lifted. Behind them, devotees in white, pink and green clothing move with hands raised in celebration. A small boy with a tilak stands at lower left.2016-11-11 +1 copiesNovember 11 20162016-11-11 +1 copies