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A ceremonial gathering of saffron-robed sadhus and priests seated on a decorated floor with a striped rug. A man on an ornate gold throne at upper left wears a red turban, a rudraksha-style bead necklace and red-orange clothing, with bangles on his arms, and holds his hands in a blessing gesture. Nearby, a bald elder in pale peach robes with a white beard holds marigold garlands. A bearded sadhu in red clothing is applying a mark or offering to a seated devotee at center, while white-clad priests with gold-bordered dhotis kneel and offer flower garlands. A small brass lamp with a flame and a silver tray with offerings sit in front, along with an ornate brass stand and flowers.

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A long row of seated participants at a ritual in a temple-like hall, with brass plates holding small oil lamps lit before them. Many people wear saffron and orange robes, some with orange-and-yellow marigold garlands draped over their shoulders and arms. Several hold garlands outstretched in offering. A man on the left wears a white dhoti with a rudraksha-style mala and reddish marks on his forehead. On the far right, a woman wears a red turban and gold jewellery. Behind them, a gilded altar glows with lamps and marigold garlands. The scene appears to be an offering or puja ceremony with lamps and garlands. The lamps are oil lamps. Several people are visible, roughly six to twenty, with partially visible figures at the edges. An orange-robed man near the centre-right with long grey hair and beard resembles the candidate for a person, but his appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm identity.2015-09-11 +1 copiesA long row of seated priests and sadhus performs a ritual at a decorated table with silver plates and marigold garlands. Men in saffron and orange robes with grey beards and bare heads sit on the right, offering flowers and lit lamps. Several men in white dhotis with red sacred threads and rudraksha-style necklaces, one with white sandalwood paste on his arms, hold silver trays on the left. In the background, a standing figure in white holds a lamp, and a gilded ornate throne with a golden canopy sits in the upper right, with a tall brass kalasha beside it. A red turban is visible among the saffron-clad men. Marigold garlands line the table.2015-09-11 +1 copiesSeptember 17 20152015-09-17September 11 20152015-09-11 +1 copiesA photograph of a bhandara feast at a camp, with devotees in white dhotis and gold-bordered shawls serving food from silver trays onto long rows of silver plates. Several men in white and red-bordered dhotis, adorned with marigold garlands and rudraksha-style beads, hold brass plates of food and an oil lamp burns at the left edge. Opposite them, seated sadhus and mahamandaleshwars in saffron and orange robes wear marigold garlands and receive the offerings. Red cloths lie on the silver tables, and more saffron-clad figures stand in the red-draped background. Nobody in the scene is clearly identifiable as the a person, so no candidate is marked.2016-05-05Photograph of a long seated row of sadhus at a ritual feast in an ornate hall. Robed sadhus in saffron and pink, many wearing orange and marigold garlands, sit cross-legged behind silver thali trays on a low table. In the foreground a man in a white dhoti with an orange shawl and sandalwood tilak on his forehead holds a steel plate and serves food. Further along, a bearded sadhus in pink robes and a pink turban and an older white-bearded sadhus in pink with marigold garlands sit with palms pressed together. Many more devotees and attendants stand or sit along the row, some with bare shoulders and some in orange and white clothing.2015-09-14September 11 20152015-09-11 +1 copiesA long row of seated sadhus and priests at a Kumbh Mela camp hold orange and yellow marigold garlands and bowls over small oil lamps set on silver trays along a table. Many wear saffron and orange robes, one bearded elder in an orange wrap has a white beard and bare head, and a man in the foreground wears a dark red-brown shawl with rudraksha beads. Behind them a turbaned figure in a red turban and red-and-gold shawl sits among devotees, and a lit golden shrine with a deity murti stands in the upper right. Several people in white clothing stand in the background. Light from the lamps illuminates the scene.2015-09-11 +1 copiesA row of seated sadhus in saffron and orange robes, many with marigold garlands, receive offerings at a ritual. In the foreground, a woman in a white sari with a red shawl and green lanyard holds a silver plate with a lit lamp and small vessels. Beside her, a man in a white dhoti with a red waistband and rudraksha mala holds a brass plate. Ornate silver boxes with floral engraving sit on red cloth along the front. Behind them, people in white dhotis and red-and-gold cloth move across a red carpet. The setting appears to be a large open pavilion with orange draping.2016-05-05Photo of a padapuja inside a small room. A seated figure in a rust-red turban, rust-red robe with gold border, red and white flower garland and gold armband holds a silver trident and sits on a red-cushioned chair while a grey-haired elderly woman in a yellow blouse and white sari and an elderly man in white kneel and wash his feet from a silver plate of flowers and a brass vessel. Behind them, saffron-robed sannyasis with rudraksha malas stand with hands folded, a bald man in white holds a small child, a photographer with a flash camera is visible, and wall clock and window appear in the background. Visible people are reverent devotees and sannyasis; the seated figure's distinctive red turban, robe, garland and trident are the appearance cues matching the page's claim of a person, presented as probable.2014-07-01A photograph of a ritual offering scene in a large tent-like hall with a red floor cloth and striped mats. In the foreground, a row of men in white dhotis with red or saffron shawls sits behind silver trays of orange marigold petals, placing offerings on silver platters. A bearded man in saffron robes and a saffron shawl sits on striped mats at right, and further along the row several men in saffron and orange robes sit in lines. Behind them a figure in red-orange robes stands on a raised platform near ornate decorated chairs. The scene reads as a puja in progress, with flower offerings arranged across the front.2015-09-12A ceremonial puja in a hall with a seated man in orange and gold garments, long dark hair, gold necklaces and bracelets, hands raised in anjali toward a group of young boys in orange dhotis and orange turbans, each wearing gold necklaces and rudraksha-style beads. Brass bowls and dishes filled with offerings are arranged on a red and patterned cloth in front of them, and a garland of white and red flowers is held by one boy. A figure prostrates in the foreground in front of a gold ornament, while standing people in white and orange surround the scene and a cameraman is visible at the top. Swamiji (probable) is the seated man with long hair, gold jewellery and orange robes, presiding over the puja.2016-10-11