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A large outdoor stage event with a long row of saffron- and orange-robed sadhus and sannyasis seated behind a red-draped dais, many with rudraksha malas and ornate garlands. Behind them stand elaborately decorated shrines and gilded arches with deity murtis and portraits. In the foreground, a crowd of devotees in white shawls and head coverings sit facing the stage, while a camera operator and a man holding a microphone film near the front. Brass or silver offering plates with flowers line the platform edge.

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September 12 20152015-09-12September 12 20152015-09-12September 12 20152015-09-12A large crowd of seated devotees, many in white and some in orange, faces the stage from the foreground. On a raised stage with red drapes, a row of saffron-robed sadhus and priests sits along the front, with brass plates and offerings before them. Behind them stands an ornate golden shrine with a deity murti of Shiva and Parvati and a second decorated shrine on the right. A man in white clothing and a red turban stands at the front of the stage, and a cameraman in a white shirt films from the left. Strings of prayer flags hang across the top of the stage.2015-09-12 +2 copiesSeptember 12 20152015-09-12September 12 20152015-09-12 +1 copiesSeptember 11 20152015-09-11A stage with a red backdrop and gilded shrines holding deity murtis is filled with seated saints in saffron and orange robes behind silver-edged low tables with flower offerings. Several bearded elders with long white beards sit at the table line, one in a red-and-orange turban and rudraksha mala. Seen from behind, a large audience of women and girls in white clothes with orange shawls sits on the floor facing the stage, many with hair in plaits or buns. The setting suggests a gathering of sadhus at a Kumbh event.2015-09-11A stage event in front of a richly decorated altar with gilded deity murtis and pink-and-gold arches. Seated on a raised dais in saffron robes are several sadhus and priests; the central figure wears a red-orange turban, a rudraksha mala and a white beard, speaking into a microphone. Others wear orange and red turbans and shawls, and some hold brass plates with offerings. Seated in rows below, a large audience in white clothes and saffron shawls listens, while a cameraman on a tripod films the stage.2015-09-12September 11 20152015-09-11September 11 20152015-09-11 +1 copiesPhotograph of a large seated gathering in front of a raised stage at an event with ornate pink and gold arches framing deity murtis and figures. Behind the stage, several saffron-robed sadhus sit on low seats, one standing in an orange robe with a red turban-like headwrap. Many devotees in white clothes sit cross-legged on colourful mats in the foreground, seen from behind, some women wearing white and orange saris. A camera on a tripod records the scene at the front. Kalasha-like offerings and lamps line the stage edge. Prayer flags in colourful strips hang along the top. a person candidate not clearly visible; a robed figure in the centre is uncertain.2015-09-11