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October 12 2015

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September 11 20152015-09-11July 05 20152015-07-05September 11 20152015-09-11A large seated crowd fills an open-sided hall with a corrugated metal roof. Most people are women in white saris and white clothing, many wearing orange or red shawls and red-and-white beaded necklaces with ID lanyards. Several have white or ash markings on their foreheads. Behind them, rows of saffron-robed sadhus and monks sit in the background. At the far end, a golden deity murti or figure stands near a decorated altar with orange cloth and a small green tree. The atmosphere is a satsang or gathering at the Kumbh camp.2015-09-11May 13 20152015-05-13February 20 20162016-02-20 +1 copiesJuly 15 20162016-07-15A large seated audience in white ritual clothing with orange-red shawls draped over their shoulders sits on the floor of a hall with red walls. Many attendees wear orange lanyards or ID badges. In the foreground, a bald man in white with a rudraksha-style mala and a grey-haired man in white sit cross-legged, while a dark-haired young man in white and orange-red shawl sits beside them. Behind them, more devotees in white and orange shawls sit attentively, and a partially visible altar or stage decoration appears at the top. Several people wear glasses and some hold phones. The scene suggests a satsang or sessions gathering.2015-10-18October 08 20152015-10-08A large seated gathering of devotees in a hotel ballroom, mostly women dressed in white kurtas and white shawls with orange-red shawls or stoles over them. Many sit cross-legged on a patterned carpet, some with hands joined in namaste, others with eyes closed in meditation. Rudraksha malas hang at several necks. Plates of offerings and small food items sit on the floor in front, and water bottles and bags are placed among the participants. Some children are seated among the adults. Behind them, people in orange and white stand near pillars. The crowd is dense and fills most of the frame.2013-12-01September 15 20152015-09-15 +1 copiesA large seated congregation of devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas wears red-brown shawls and green lanyards, sitting on white cloth in a hall with red and white draped tables in the background. In the foreground a young man with curly hair and yellow tilak sits cross-legged with his hands together. Beside him a shaved-headed man with orange-yellow forehead marks wears a rudraksha mala and gold necklace over white clothes. Many people sit in rows with hands in laps, some with eyes closed, attending a satsang.2015-10-13