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February 15 2013

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February 16 20132013-02-16September 10 20152015-09-10Inside a striped tent at a Kumbh camp, saffron-robed sadhus sit on white cloth along a long row of brass trays heaped with marigold garlands and flowers. In the foreground a bald elderly man in orange robes with a garland stands with palms pressed together in greeting. Beside the trays, a man in a red-orange turban and reddish-brown dhoti sits with folded hands. A seated bearded sadhu in orange garments appears at centre. Behind them a painted backdrop shows a deity figure, and a sign or cloth frame hangs on the right. Several other people in orange and maroon clothing stand or sit in the background.2015-09-10February 15 20132013-02-15January 13 20152015-01-13September 10 20152015-09-10A photograph of a seated man in long flowing orange robes with long dark hair on a gold and red ornate throne, smiling and turned toward a visitor. A bald, mustached man in white dhoti and kurta with an orange shawl sits on a chair in front and gestures while speaking. Behind them, standing men in orange and yellow-trimmed white clothing and a man in an orange t-shirt watch. A white table holds a tray with apples, bananas, flowers and a plate of money. Swamiji (probable): the seated throne figure wears orange robes, long swept-back hair and a gold-decorated throne setting. Dark blue curtain backdrop.2010-09-05A seated man with long dark hair and an orange robe sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne, smiling and raising one hand in greeting. A man in a cream shirt leans in from the left, holding a small object toward a seated man in white clothes with an orange shawl. Standing behind the throne, a shaved-headed man in orange robes holds a tray with fruit and offerings, and two men in white shirts stand in the background against a dark blue curtain. Five people are visible in the scene.2010-09-05A temple ritual in an orange-walled shrine room with a gold-trimmed altar. Several men in saffron and orange robes sit on the floor performing a puja: a seated man in a saffron robe with a red shawl rings a small bell, a man in orange holds a brass vessel, and another sits with brass lamps, a copper pot and a silver plate of yellow and red flower petals. A man in white dhoti stands with hands folded at the back, and a row of seated devotees in white with orange shawls watch quietly on the right. Brass oil lamps, fruit and garlands are arranged on plates on the floor.2010-07-21August 09 20072007-08-09A seated ritual gathering on a mat-covered floor in a shaded open hall, with a crowd of standing and seated onlookers behind a rope barrier. In the centre, a long-haired man in orange-saffron robes and a rudraksha mala with a forehead marking sits on a mat before a white-clad man seated on a green-framed chair with a white head covering. Another orange-robed man kneels nearby with hands folded, and a bare-headed figure in white sits in the foreground. A tray of fruit, a leaf plate and offerings sit on a cloth-covered table at right. a person: the long-haired orange-robed central figure shows long swept-back hair, saffron robes and a rudraksha mala.2011-01-16May 07 20162016-05-07