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February 06 2013

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A photograph taken inside a bright orange-red tent at night. A cluster of people, mostly seen from behind, crowds toward a dark object at the top left, possibly a small stand or shrine. In the foreground on the right, an elderly man wears a pale pink turban and a grey-beige sleeveless vest over a pink shirt. Beside him an older woman in a teal knitted sweater and beige skirt stands with a man in a white kurta and a man in a beige jacket. A hanging red and gold embroidered banner with a bird motif hangs on a white pole at right. The scene suggests a darshan or devotional gathering, with people pressing forward to view a deity murti.2013-02-06Indoor event under white tent lights. A bearded sannyasi in maroon inner robe and orange shawl, wearing blue rudraksha beads and a tilak, receives hands-together greetings from a man in a light beige shirt. Beside him, a shaved-headed monk in orange robes and glasses holds a rudraksha mala. In the foreground, a man with long dark hair and a multicoloured flower garland, bare-chested, offers a golden ritual implement with a bowl. Several women in colourful saris and salwar kameez stand behind, watching.2016-04-27October 25 20152015-10-25February 11 20132013-02-11April 21 20162016-04-21A photo of a VIP visit at a Kumbh Mela camp setting with a red backdrop and a camera on a tripod. A long-haired man with a flower garland of yellow, red and white blooms, bare-chested with an orange cloth draped over his shoulder and a wristwatch, stands at left holding the orange cloth. Several men in checked and plain shirts bow forward with hands together and heads lowered before a golden trident (trishul) at lower centre; a shaven-headed sadhu in orange robes and a rudraksha mala kneels in front. Other men, some in orange shawls, press close, and a man in a light blue shirt raises a phone. a person appears as the long-haired figure with garland, orange cloth and bare chest; he is the presumed honoured host.2016-04-27Photograph of a seated audience of many people, mostly men, in a large orange-draped tent at a satsang, facing a raised altar. Foreground devotees wear white, grey hooded wraps, orange robes and knitted caps, seated closely on the ground. On the altar, a golden shrine displays a deity murti with a crown and trident, flanked by a seated figure in orange. A man in orange robes sits at the front near the dais, and a standing priest in white with a shaved head appears at the left. A red plastic chair row and a speaker stand near the left side, and a decorative teardrop-shaped banner with a blue bird motif hangs on a pole.2013-02-09A seated crowd listens to a satsang inside an orange tent lined with orange cloth on a green ground sheet. Most attendees sit cross-legged in rows, wearing wool shawls, knit caps, headscarves and winter jackets in browns, blues and greys. A man in a rust-orange wrap and rudraksha-style beads stands at the left edge near the tent wall. A small ornate umbrella with colourful fringe hangs at the left. Several people hold steel tumblers. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly visible; the standing figure at left is a devotee.2013-02-06April 27 20162016-04-27July 03 20162016-07-03April 27 20162016-04-27February 10 20132013-02-10