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May 16 20162016-05-16Indoor ritual gathering with participants seated on a green floor covering in rows. In the foreground, an older man in a white shirt and white garland bends forward, offering a silver tray of pink flower petals to a seated man in saffron-orange robes with a beard and white flower garland. Beside him, a seated woman in brown-red and orange draping and long dark hair smiles, wearing a white flower garland and beaded necklace. Behind them, many people in saffron and orange robes and white garlands sit in lines, with a man in a red-orange turban and others in white clothing. Silver plates and small bowls sit on a low table. The background shows colourful decorative panels and a standing man in orange shirt and white trousers. a person candidate is not clearly identifiable by appearance.2016-05-16Photograph of a seated ritual gathering in orange and saffron clothing on a green carpet. In the foreground a woman in a pink-and-white sari leans forward, offering her hand over a brass plate and steel bowl on a low wooden table. Beside her a man in a rust-red turban and dark rust garment, with long dark hair and a dark shawl, sits with his palms together. Behind them a bearded man in orange robes and a woman in orange headscarf sit among other devotees, and additional seated participants in orange line the carpet, one holding a camera.2016-05-16Evening ceremony under a tent with green carpet and saffron-clad participants seated in rows. A bearded man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange-red shawl over saffron robes, bends forward to clasp the hands of a seated devotee. The seated devotee, a smiling person in a maroon turban and white flower garland with a long braid, kneels with a brown shawl and a rudraksha-style necklace. Nearby, saffron-robed sannyasis wearing white flower garlands sit behind brass plates and thalis. Photographers with cameras stand at the back, and a green and white lotus-style logo appears on the backdrop. Swamiji (probable): the standing bearded man with long hair and orange-red shawl matches the candidate cues, shown in a greeting role.2016-05-16A seated group of saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees on a green carpet inside a decorated tent, with floral patterns on the back wall and white plastic chairs and a cooler behind them. A man in the front left wears an orange kurta with a rudraksha mala and a full beard, looking toward the camera. Beside him, a woman in a maroon sari with a maroon head wrap sits between saffron-clad men. Several older bearded sannyasis in orange robes sit cross-legged with steel plates and banana-leaf or paper plates before them, and steel thali trays with orange napkins are arranged in front. Some attendees wear vibhuti and sandalwood marks on their foreheads. A figure on the right wears a sacred thread and holds a brass pot near a steel tray, appearing to serve a meal. The scene looks like a prasad or annadan gathering during the Kumbh Mela in Ujjain.2016-05-16March 14 20142014-03-14A photograph of a festive outdoor meal on green mats at night, with long wooden tables laid with steel thalis, marigold garlands and folded pink napkins. A figure in an orange-red turban, gold necklace, gold armlets and bangles, bare-shouldered in a rust-orange garment, sits at the table extending a hand toward a seated man in orange robes. Around them, saffron-clad sadhus and devotees sit or stand, one in a white kurta with a sling bag and a light yellow shawl, others in orange and pink kurtas, some holding mobile phones.2016-05-08A man in a rust-orange turban and orange-brown robe, with a long brown rudraksha mala draped over his shoulder and a black bracelet on his wrist, stands at left with palms pressed together and face bowed toward a silver tray holding orange cloth and marigold petals. Along a wooden platform at right, several saffron-clad sadhus sit in a row, each before a tray of yellow marigold flowers. Behind them, orange cloth draped walls, a figure in pale pink robes and another in a yellow turban stand in the background. The scene suggests a ceremonial offering inside an orange-draped tent.2016-05-04May 16 20162016-05-16 +1 copiesOutdoor courtyard scene with orange-robed attendants seated on the floor before red low wooden platforms holding steel thali plates of food, including puris, dal and small bowls. On the right, a man in a red-maroon turban and saffron-red robe, wearing a marigold and white flower garland and a gold-coloured shawl, sits cross-legged on a red mat, touching a plate with his hand. Beside him, an elderly man with white hair and beard in saffron robes sits on a mat while an orange-clad attendant bends forward to serve food. Other saffron-robed people sit along the wall behind, beside red-painted iron gates and pale yellow walls.2015-10-03 +1 copiesSeptember 11 20152015-09-11 +1 copiesSeptember 15 20152015-09-15 +2 copies