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November 25 2009

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Photograph of an outdoor tented event with green carpet and a red runner. Center, a man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe and a beaded mala, raising his hand in a gesture while smiling. Beside him, another person in orange robes stands. Around them, men in white dhoti and white shirts stand in a semicircle, and women in white and gold saris hold brass pooja plates with flowers and a garland of flowers. Draped white fabric with blue scalloped trim decorates the tent ceiling.2009-11-25December 30 20082008-12-30Night photograph of a procession at a Kumbh Mela camp with bright floodlights and green-and-white tent walls behind. In the centre, a man in an orange-red turban and saffron robe wears a long brown-beaded rudraksha-style mala and walks forward with a tilak on his forehead. Beside him, a bearded man in orange robes and a second saffron-clad sadhu with a white beard and glasses walk with the group. A man in a white t-shirt with a purple lanyard, and a man in white dhoti-style clothing with a shawl, stand nearby. A young man in a white shirt is at the right edge, and a drummer in orange-and-black garments appears at the far left. Several figures are partially visible in the crowd of attendants.2016-04-22A photograph of people walking across a green carpeted floor inside a decorated tent at night. In front, a man in an orange turban, orange robe and rudraksha mala walks beside a bald older man in an orange robe and sandals, who carries a brown bag. Behind them a man in white robes and a man in a white shirt and white trousers walk, with a man in a white shirt and dark trousers at left. A person at left edge holds a phone to take a picture. Red carpet, speakers, a fire extinguisher and yellow pillars with festoons are visible. The turbaned figure in orange with rudraksha and long-hair cues is a possible a person candidate, but appearance is uncertain.2008-12-30A tented hall with blue fabric canopy and metal poles. A central figure with long dark swept-back hair, a red forehead mark, and an orange saffron wrap walks barefoot across green-and-white mats. Around him, men in white kurta and dhoti with orange shawls and rudraksha malas walk alongside. Red plastic chairs are stacked in rows behind, and framed photographs hang on the wall. The central figure has distinctive long hair and saffron robes, so this is a person candidate present in person, with companions in white ritual dress.2007-12-13A photograph inside a canopied pandal decorated with marigold garlands, mango-leaf toran and orange triangular pennants. Several barefoot men walk along a sandy-floored corridor. In the centre, a man in white kurta and dhoti with a white shawl walks beside a bald man in an orange robe and a man in an orange robe with a head wrap. Behind them, men in white dhotis and orange shawls and a uniformed attendant follow. Lamps and decorated structures line the background.2007-01-01A photograph of a hall at night with tube lights and hanging decorations. In the foreground a smiling young man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange-saffron robe over a pink undershirt and has a red bindi. Behind him a group of young men in white kurtas and dhotis with orange shawls move through the room, some barefoot, one with a shaved head. Festive streamers and blue-and-red cloth hang from the ceiling. The scene appears to be a celebratory gathering.2007-02-25Photograph of a festival tent with a white and blue draped canopy, green carpet and orange drapes at left. Several men in orange robes and garlands walk together; a central figure wears an orange turban and beaded mala, with a bald man in orange beside him. A woman in white sari with folded hands stands at right, and a uniformed officer in khaki is nearby. A yellow-red flag hangs from a speaker stack. Visible people: about ten, shown in part.2008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30Indoor photograph in a plain hall with pale blue walls, a ceiling fan and tube lights. A central figure in a saffron-orange robe and matching orange turban, with a long dark rudraksha mala, walks forward smiling with one hand raised in greeting. Beside him a man in an orange dhoti and shawl holds an orange object. Around them devotees in white dhotis and shirts stand with palms pressed together in namaste, some wearing rudraksha malas. Blue and gold festoon drapes decorate the back wall, and a red carpet runs across the floor.2010-02-18May 07 20122012-05-07February 08 20132013-02-08