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A photo of a ritual scene in a hall with bare concrete walls and a crowd of onlookers along the back. In the foreground, a man in orange robes bends over a low wooden table, reaching toward a seated person in an orange turban and saffron robe who holds a brass plate of marigold garlands and sits at a second low table. A third seated man in orange clothing sits on the right with a brass plate of marigold flowers and a small cup. A standing man with white hair and beard, orange robes and a rudraksha mala holds a yellow book. Onlookers in saffron, white and colourful saris, a man in a striped shirt and a woman photographing with a phone watch from behind. A metal staff stands near the center. Marigold garlands, brass plates and a small cup are on the tables.

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Night-time outdoor communal meal under a tent canopy at an event, with saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees seated on the ground and at low wooden tables laid with steel plates of food garnished with marigold flowers. A robed man in saffron stands bowing and serving food to a white-bearded elder in orange robes with a long white beard and a rudraksha mala, who sits at the front table. Behind them standing figures wear saffron, orange and white clothing, one holding a large palm-leaf fan and another a wooden staff. A colourful striped cloth backdrop and string lights hang in the background, with a man in a white kurta and blue lanyard standing at right and women in western clothes filming at left.2016-05-07May 04 20162016-05-04Inside a decorated tent at a Kumbh camp, several saffron-robed sadhus sit on white cloth on the floor. A man in an orange shawl and a red turban sits cross-legged with palms pressed together at left. A bald man in orange leans forward to reach toward a cloth spread on the white sheet, beside two steel plates of marigold garlands and offerings. Nearby, a white-clad devotee stands and a grey-bearded sadhu in orange sits behind them. A colourful striped canopy and a painted backdrop hang overhead, and a deity image appears at the upper right. The scene shows sadhus gathered for a ritual at the camp.2015-09-10September 10 20152015-09-10May 08 20162016-05-08May 07 20162016-05-07April 23 20162016-04-23May 08 20162016-05-08A photograph of a ritual feeding or honouring scene in a tent-like hall with a gold-trimmed shrine and brass lamp stands at left. Several people in orange and saffron robes stand and bow along a mat-covered floor lined with silver plates heaped with marigold garlands and offerings. At far left, a seated figure in orange-brown robes wears a heavy gold-beaded necklace, beside a seated woman in an orange sari with a dark beaded mala. In the centre, a bearded man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands with hands joined, while a man in orange stands facing away. At right, an elderly white-bearded sadhu in orange wears a white turban-like head covering and gestures. Other attendants in orange and pink stand in the background near the shrine.2015-09-14A seated row of saffron-robed sadhus and sannyasis sits on a yellow cloth at a long line of low white tables, each holding a steel plate piled with orange marigold garlands. In the foreground, a shaven-headed sannyasi in orange with a rudraksha mala sits at right, looking to the side, beside a seated woman in orange with a beaded mala and another orange-robed person in a saffron head wrap. Behind them, devotees in orange, white and pink stand along a green-and-white rope barrier, and a man in a grey jacket stands at far left. Appearance cues for a candidate are insufficient to name anyone, so the foreground sannyasi is described by role only.2013-02-15A photograph inside an orange-draped tent at night, showing a long row of seated sannyasis and devotees on low wooden benches, each with a metal thali of marigold flowers in front of them. A figure in a tall orange turban and dark sash stands at center with hands joined in a namaste greeting, while a man in dark robes bends forward to the right, and a white-clad attendant moves along the row bearing a tray. Elderly women in saris and headscarves stand at the right edge, and bright overhead lights illuminate the scene. Visible cues are limited to a turban and sash; the central figure's identity is uncertain.2016-05-04May 08 20162016-05-08