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Outdoor photograph at a dusty site with a white car and a red wall behind. A man in orange cloth with an orange turban and a rudraksha mala, bare-shouldered, reaches toward a large dark polished stone object with carved geometric lines on its top. Beside him stands a white-bearded older man in an orange shawl with white and red forehead markings and glasses, hands folded. Behind them a man in a white dhoti and shirt and another bald man in reddish-brown cloth look on. Small grey pots are stacked at left.

Outdoor scene beside a red boundary wall. A man with a saffron turban and saffron-and-gold dhoti, with a rudraksha-style garland, bends forward and touches a dark black carved stone kalasha-like vessel set on a grey pedestal. Beside him a bearded elderly man in orange robes and dark-rimmed glasses stands with a marked forehead. A man in white shirt and dhoti stands behind, and a young man with shaved head wears a red-and-gold robe with a garland. A white car and stone sculptures are visible in the background. Ritual setting, possibly a consecration.

April 28 2015

A photograph rotated on its side showing five people standing outdoors on dirt ground beside a large dark stone lingam with carved white geometric patterns on a pale stone base. In front, a bearded man in a full orange-saffron robe stands with palms pressed together. Behind him, two men in white dhotis and shirts stand with hands folded. At the top, a man in an orange-brown robe and orange turban wears a rudraksha mala and stands with arms extended toward the lingam, while another man in white stands behind him. A red-painted wall runs along the right side.

A photograph of a group walking along a dusty path beside a tall red-painted wall and a white car at left. In the foreground, an older man in saffron-orange robes with a white forehead mark and rudraksha mala gestures with his right hand as he walks. Beside him, a smiling man in maroon-red robes and a gold-bead garland wears white forehead markings. Behind them, shaven-headed men in red and orange-bordered robes walk, and at right a man in white holds a drum with gold trim. A man in a white shirt stands at the car's open door at left, and a young man in a checked shirt with an orange shawl appears behind the car.

Outdoor photo on a bare dirt ground at the foot of a rocky, scrub-covered hill. A figure in a loose saffron-orange robe stands at left with a hand raised, under an orange umbrella held by someone off-frame. Three men in white dhotis and white shirts stand facing right; the man in the centre holds a microphone and gestures, and the man at right holds a mobile phone. Behind them a tall red stone monument stands with a white emblem, flanked by potted plants. A thatched hut, a white van, parked cars and orange flags appear in the background. Four physical people are visible.

Outdoor arrival scene in dusty ground beside a whitewashed wall with red vertical stripes and a corrugated-roof building behind. Two standing devotees in saffron-orange robes, one with a garland of yellow flowers and white discs held up. A man in orange robes stands beside an open white car door, another person in white clothes with an orange shawl stands in front, and a helper in white with an orange shawl holds a red, blue and orange decorated parasol. A second parasol with the same colourful design is at the right. Several cars are parked nearby.

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Outdoor photo beside a dark SUV on a dirt track near rocky hillside scrub. A smiling man in a red-maroon robe with yellow-orange borders and a large beaded gold-toned garland waves in greeting to a bare-shouldered young man in a similar red and yellow robe with a rudraksha mala seen from behind. A third robed young man with a rudraksha mala stands at left with palms pressed together in namaste, and a woman in white with a long braid is at the right edge. Several men in white shirts stand behind the vehicle. Dust and bare earth frame the scene.

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A photograph of a roadside arrival at an outdoor Kumbh Mela site. A man in a white dhoti and shawl with a white sacred ash mark and a long beaded necklace holds a decorated brass-and-glass kalasha with green leaves on a plate, offering it toward an open car door. A bald priest in a maroon and gold dhoti wears a gold-beaded necklace beside him, and a man in a maroon garment with gold border stands at left. Inside the car, a figure in saffron-orange robes steps out and reaches toward the door. A red banner with Hindi text and a portrait of a smiling saffron-clad figure stands behind, with a red brick structure and trees in the background.