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February 15 20132013-02-15A crowded tent interior at a Kumbh Mela-style gathering where saffron-robed sadhus and sannyasis sit in rows at white-covered tables. Several people hold round metal trays with lit oil lamps, extending them forward. In the foreground a white-haired elderly woman in a floral shawl reaches toward a flaming tray, while a man in cream kurta and glasses tends another lamp. A woman in an orange-and-marigold garland sits near the front, with a shaved-headed sadhu in orange wearing marigold garlands beside her. On the right, a bald priest in orange robes and beaded rudraksha malas stands by the tent pole, and a water bottle sits on a table. Several people in the background wear orange and red clothing.2013-02-15A photograph of a ritual event where a line of devotees in saffron and orange robes stand at low ceremonial tables holding oil lamps and small brass plates. In the foreground a woman in a yellow sari with a purple border sits with palms pressed together in namaste, while a man in a white shirt with a marigold garland and a bracelet also folds his hands. Behind them other participants wear white, red and green clothes, and one man bends forward offering a plate. At the lower right a figure in an orange turban and saffron robe with long dark hair sits at the tables, with oil lamps burning on the trays. Red walls and a small television mounted above complete the hall setting.2016-05-06A photograph of a crowded tent at a Kumbh Mela setting where people are performing an aarti with lit flames on metal plates. In the foreground, a man in a cream kurta holds a silver plate with a burning flame and a woman wrapped in a patterned shawl stands beside him. Behind them, a man in a red shirt bends forward offering a flaming plate, and along a row of white tables seated sadhus in orange robes and orange head cloths, some wearing marigold garlands, receive the flames with folded hands. A bald man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands at right, and bottled water sits on the table. Onlookers stand behind a green bamboo barrier. The scene is a ritual aarti offering to sadhus.2013-02-15February 15 20132013-02-15April 21 20162016-04-21Indoor ritual with a row of seated sadhus in saffron and orange robes, several with garlands of orange and white flowers, one bearded man in front wearing a flower garland. Men in white kurtas and white head cloths hold metal aarti trays with burning flames, while another devotee in dark clothing bends over a lit oil lamp. Pink walls and a framed picture are behind the group. Several people behind the rows raise phones to film or photograph. The flames and burning lamps indicate an aarti or fire offering being performed during a bandhara-style gathering.2014-03-13May 06 20162016-05-06Photograph of a long row of seated devotees in saffron, orange and yellow robes at a long wooden table inside a tent with corrugated metal walls, eating from small steel plates lit by oil lamps. Marigold garlands hang around several necks. In the foreground a seated figure in a maroon-red turban, orange robe, gold ornaments and marigold garlands holds a leaf plate, while a man in yellow and red patterned cloth and another in orange sit nearby. Steel plates, orange cloths and lamps line the table.2016-05-11Outdoor homa or fire ritual with an open flame rising from a small fire pit beside a magenta-draped altar holding a silver bowl of grains, a brass lamp and a kumkum dish. A woman in a red-and-orange dhoti with flower-decorated hair and gold bangles sits on the left with a damaru-style drum at her feet. A shaved-headed young man in saffron and orange robes tends the fire, and a cameraman in white kurta films beside him. Behind them, seated devotees in orange and saffron robes, rudraksha malas and red shawls fill the mats. A woman on the lower right wears an orange sari and nose ring. a person candidate not clearly identifiable.2014-12-17Outdoor ritual gathering at a Kumbh Mela-style camp with a tent-like canopy. A man in a red shirt with a yellow forehead tilak leans forward holding a silver plate with a flaming oil lamp, serving others. Seated on the right, a shaved-headed sannyasi in orange robes with marigold garlands sits at a low table with lit lamps on steel plates. Nearby, a woman in an orange sari with marigold garlands folds her hands. Several saffron-robed sadhus and devotees in orange and white stand and sit behind, with a crowd beyond the barrier. Water bottles and matchbox sit on the tables. A plate in the foreground holds a lit lamp and scattered offerings.2013-02-15 +2 copiesMay 06 20162016-05-06