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A crowded indoor pavilion with a white fabric canopy, hanging paper lanterns and red carpet at an ashram event. Devotees press behind a wooden barrier reaching toward a central figure in a white dhoti and white shirt with a garland and beaded necklace, who holds a red fruit or ball. Several men in orange and saffron robes stand at right, one bald with a rudraksha mala, and a large brass vessel sits on the floor. Men in white clothes with orange sashes and women in saris are visible among the crowd, some holding small red objects. Red and yellow decorated umbrellas and banners hang in the background. The scene shows devotees reaching out for offerings during a darshan-type gathering.

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April 24 20162016-04-24 +1 copiesApril 24 20162016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24Indoor festival scene under a large white tent with red and orange paper lanterns strung across the ceiling and a hanging lamp at left. A red carpet runs down the center, lined on the left by a crowd of devotees behind a wooden pole barrier; several people wear gold-bead garlands and white dhotis. In the center, a man in white ritual clothes with a gold garland and a bare-chested figure hold up a wooden barrier while a monk in saffron robes with a shaved head stands barefoot at right. Devotees in colourful saris and shirts reach forward, some raising hands, a child is held in arms at left. Decorated red and orange umbrellas and ceremonial items are visible in the background.2016-04-24A crowded night scene under a white tented pavilion with red carpeted walkway and hanging tassel decorations. A monk in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands at right, hands folded, near a line of devotees. Devotees in white dhotis and saris, a man in a checked shirt raising hands, a child in a red top, and women in colourful saffron-yellow and green saris line a wooden barrier. Golden kalasha-style ornaments and red umbrellas appear in the background beside stalls. A man in a white dhoti with a beaded mala stands at left. Several dozen people are visible.2016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24A dense crowd fills a decorated pandal hung with colourful streamers and red and orange umbrellas. In the centre, a bald priest in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas stands beside another saffron-clad sannyasi, while a woman in a white sari with a red shawl stands nearby. Many devotees in white and red garments press forward, some holding up phones, and a uniformed security guard with a rifle stands at left. A red carpet runs along the foreground and a shaved-headed man in red-and-white dhoti looks on. Several people are bare-chested or wear white ritual cloth.2016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24A dense crowd fills a large covered tent hung with festoon banners, with lights and fans visible above. In the foreground, saffron-clad sannyasis wearing rudraksha malas stand among devotees in red and orange saris and white dhotis; a man in a blue shirt bends forward holding a red offering. A dhol drum is at lower right, and a small brass deity figure stands at lower left among decorated umbrellas and carts. The crowd presses around a red carpeted walkway during the Kalpataru darshan crowd at the Ujjain camp. a person appearance is unclear among the saffron-robed figures.2016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24