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A photograph taken under a decorated tent with a red patterned canopy and colourful striped bunting. In the foreground a seated figure in a saffron-orange shawl and a white and pink flower garland receives an offering from a woman in a green and white floral sari with gold bangles and earrings, who holds out a pink flower. Behind them a man with long dark hair and a saffron shawl and a man in white clothing stand near a cameraman with a video camera. Several women and a young girl sit or stand nearby, with a woman in the right foreground and hands extending pink flowers.

A photograph of a padapuja ritual under a red and white striped tent. A man with long dark hair wears an orange turban and orange-saffron robe with ornate gold necklace and is extending his hand toward devotees, with flowers in yellow, red, purple and green in the foreground. Beside him a man in white dhoti and shawl wears a rudraksha mala and holds a small vessel. Several devotees, including a woman in a maroon sari with gold bangles and a man in white shirt, are kneeling and reaching forward while receiving rice or grains. The orange-robed figure with long hair and turban fits the appearance cues for a person, seated and presiding over the ritual. Other seated devotees in white and yellow clothing fill the background.

A photograph inside a decorated pandal with a striped fabric canopy in red, green and blue. A figure in an orange robe and white garland of white and pink flowers stands at left, extending a hand toward a woman in a white sari with a light floral print who has her palms pressed together in greeting. Other devotees in white and blue clothing crouch and stand around, and a man in white holds a camera. Several onlookers fill the background.

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A photograph of a ceremonial gathering on a red-draped stage with a gilded throne at left. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing saffron-orange robes and a floral garland, sits on a red seat and extends his arm to drape an orange shawl onto the shoulders of a bearded man in a maroon wrap and blue rudraksha mala, who presses his palms together in greeting. Behind them, a man in a patterned shirt holds up folded hands, and women in saris and kumkum watch from the crowd. A cameraman stands at upper left, and a shaved-headed attendant kneels at lower right. Swamiji (probable) is the seated figure with long hair, saffron robes and floral garland, shown honouring a guest.

A large white tent interior at a Kumbh Mela camp, with strings of small hanging lanterns overhead. A long-haired figure in orange-red cloth and a thick ornate gold-and-red necklace sits on a low red-draped seat, extending a hand toward a line of devotees. Several women in saris and salwar kameez, one in green with a light head covering, press palms together and bow. A bald man in an orange-red garment wears gold and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and bends forward. A golden kalasha-like ceremonial vessel decorated with white flowers stands in the foreground. A cameraman on a tripod films at left, and a crowd fills the background.

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A photograph of a food distribution at an outdoor relief site with a concrete floor scattered with marigold and rose petals. In the foreground, a woman in an orange sari with a yellow marigold garland sits on the ground, reaching out to hand a small foil-wrapped packet toward a group of villagers. A shaved-headed monk in orange robes and rudraksha mala sits at lower left, facing the group. Behind them, villagers in plain clothes, including a woman in a patterned sari and an older man in a striped shirt and checked lungi, reach forward to receive packets. A man in a white shirt holds a foil packet at right, and a tall monk in orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands at upper right. Silver foil trays are visible near the woman's knees.