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Night photo of a dense crowd of men and boys pressing toward an ornately decorated tent shrine lit with strings of fairy lights and hanging striped cloth streamers. Several people hold up mobile phones to record, while a bare-chested man in a white dhoti and red-orange shawl stands near the front. Gold-carved wooden panels and a gilded palanquin-like structure with a golden deity murti are visible on the right. A banner above reads Sri Mahakaleshwar Devasthanam. Individuals are partially visible, and the crowd is clearly large, numbering well over twenty people.

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May 04 20162016-05-04April 30 20162016-04-30April 28 20162016-04-28May 04 20162016-05-04A dense crowd of many devotees gathers in front of an illuminated temple structure at night, labelled Nithyanandeshwara Devasthanam. The golden-lit shrine facade is decorated with hanging striped cloth banners in red, blue and white, and a tall silver-coloured ritual post stands at the centre. A canopy of white tent fabric covers the area and a golden chariot or palanquin with ornamental carvings is visible at left. Men and women in saris, kurtas, shirts and salwar kameez, some in red, orange, pink and purple, walk and stand closely together. Some hold umbrellas and one person wears a red cap, while a decorated bull statue appears at the upper right corner.2016-04-28Night photograph of a dense crowd of many people walking and standing in front of a large white tent-like pavilion decorated with strings of lights, tall colourful vertical banners, and a gold-painted shrine-like structure. Men in shirts and trousers, women in saris and salwar kameez, and children move through the crowd. A banner across the top of the tent reads Nithyanandeshwara Devasthanam. A decorated float or chariot with figures stands at the right edge. No identifiable a person depiction is visible.2016-05-01Night photograph of a crowded festival scene before an illuminated pavilion decorated with strings of lights, hanging colourful tassel garlands and lanterns. Golden deity murti and ornate chariot-like structures with golden horse figures stand on the right under red flags. Dense crowds of devotees in white shirts, kurtas, saris and orange shawls move along a barricaded walkway, many leaning on long bamboo poles held as crowd barriers. A saffron-turbaned man stands near the centre. No individual can be clearly identified as a person from appearance.2016-04-30A large crowd of people walks across a teal-matted open ground in front of a decorated temple structure under a maroon and white canopy. The canopy bears the printed name NITHYANANDESHWARA DEVASTHANAM with Devanagari text beneath it. Strings of white lights and hanging colourful fabric tassels decorate the tent, and a golden flagpole stands at centre. The shrine has carved wooden latticed panels and an ornate doorway, with a gilded deity murti visible inside. Devotees wear saffron, orange, white and pink saris and kurtas, several women carry bundles on their heads, and some men wear white caps. A golden sculpted bull stands at the right edge.2016-05-15Night photograph of a dense crowd of men, women and children packed along a festival procession route at Ujjain Kumbh Mela. Many people raise hands and phones, some in white shirts, others in red caps and saffron-orange garments. On the left a golden ratha or chariot with lit figures and illuminated decorations stands beside a large canopied palanquin on the right, its tiers strung with glowing fairy lights and orange tassels. A man with a shaved head wears orange clothing near the centre, and a small boy in a white shirt stands at right. Lights and a canopy frame glow in the dark background.2016-05-04A large crowd of devotees gathers in front of a decorated temple structure under a white tent with a maroon banner reading Nithyanandeshwara Devasthanam. Strings of lights and colourful hanging tassels decorate the tent. Men in shirts and white caps, women in saris and salwar kameez, and children move through the open ground. A golden figure of a bull and a golden ceremonial pillar stand near the shrine entrance, and a figure in orange is visible at the centre.2016-05-15April 30 20162016-04-30April 30 20162016-04-30