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January 15 2014

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Outdoor Kumbh Mela scene under a white and orange canopy with draped fabric and string lights. Seated on a raised platform strewn with marigold petals, a man in an orange-saffron robe with a long-haired head and beard sits centrally, with a seated figure in pale pink robes beside him and a bearded man in a red-brown turban and pink-orange garment standing to the left. Several devotees in saffron and orange robes sit nearby, and a cameraman in a pink vest films from the left foreground. A large crowd of onlookers and sadhus is packed behind wooden barricades under pink and orange tent fabric.

October 06 2010

A photograph of a seated discourse session on an orange-draped stage with a beaded curtain backdrop. In the foreground, three people in white kurta-style clothes and a man in orange sit on orange cushions facing him. A video camera on a tripod records the scene, a small glass side table holds a water bottle, and potted plants flank the stage.

A discourse stage with orange floor cushions and a beaded silver curtain backdrop. A woman in orange robes sits in an upholstered gold armchair at right, hands clasped near her face, with a glass of water and a small table beside her. In the foreground, four people sit on the orange-draped platform facing her: three men in white and orange clothing seen from behind, and a man in a white kurta with a red-orange shawl standing at left. Two video cameras on tripods film the scene, and potted palms frame the stage.

A large hall with white walls and a white tiled floor shows a seated congregation facing the front, with many people in orange and white clothing sitting on mats. In the foreground a black video camera on a tripod films the room. Two large screens at the front display a red-backed image of a seated figure. A figure in orange robes sits at the left edge, and hanging ropes or poles are visible near the ceiling. Red curtains and framed red and brown wall pictures decorate the sides.

2017-10-03 +1 copies

A large hall with white floor and ceiling lights shows a seated congregation of many people, most in orange, saffron and white robes, sitting cross-legged on mats. In the foreground a professional video camera on a tripod records the gathering. Two large screens at the front display a figure in red and white, and a seated figure in white is visible near the stage. Wall displays and framed images line the room, and a wooden chair stands in the front corner.

2017-10-03 +1 copies

July 23 2009

A photo of a barefoot man in a flowing saffron-orange sarong-style garment and a long rudraksha mala necklace walking across a polished floor in a hall. He has a red bindi and long hair, and his hands are clasped behind his back. Seated on the floor to his left are participants in white headbands and white or colourful clothes, some in white kurtas and one in a green shirt and pink checked shirt. Behind them a man in white stands on a raised platform. On the right a video camera on a tripod and a monitor face toward the scene, and a large gold and red throne-like seat stands at the back.

A seated group ceremony indoors, with many people sitting in rows on woven mats behind a metal railing. In the centre foreground, a bald man in an orange-saffron robe with a yellow-orange garland sits cross-legged with hands folded, in front of brass plates, bowls and small dishes on orange cloth. Beside him, men in white dhotis with red-bordered shawls and rudraksha malas sit with palms joined. A man in a white shawl with a brown bead mala sits at right, and a man with a cream-bordered white dhoti sits in the front-left foreground. Behind them, women in yellow saris sit among the crowd. A camera on a tripod and a black backpack are at left.

A large indoor hall under a white tented ceiling hung with colourful decorated cylindrical banners and yellow tassels. Hundreds of devotees in white clothes sit cross-legged on the floor in rows, many wearing rudraksha malas. In the foreground, a seated man in a saffron-orange robe with long hair sits on a red and green patterned mat, and a few men in white sit nearby. A backdrop painting shows a mountain with a saffron-robed figure. A video camera on a tripod is set up among the rows. a person is the saffron-robed figure seated in the front; the candidate is not clearly shown in a throne position.

January 06 2014

2014-01-06 +1 copies

A large hall with orange and red walls and a corrugated roof, filled with seated devotees in white clothes and yellow shawls, many with orange stoles and rudraksha malas, hands folded in prayer. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in white with an orange stole sits cross-legged on a mat, flanked by monks in saffron robes and white-clad attendants with bells and brass lamps. A camera on a tripod films the gathering. A golden deity murti sits at the lower right on a red cloth, and banners with colourful patterns hang from the ceiling. Some sitting people are in the back rows, with a crowd extending to the rear of the hall.