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Inside a large orange-draped tent, several devotees sit in rows as a crowd fills the background. In the foreground, an elderly sadhu with a long grey beard and an orange turban holds a tall gold trident and a small hand drum. Beside him, two men in orange robes with vertical tilak marks sit closely, one wearing glasses, the other bald with a forehead mark. Behind them a woman in a red shawl sits among men in orange and white clothing, and a man in a rudraksha mala sits to the right. Printed banners with dense text and small portraits hang on the orange walls, and a wooden bench stands at the right edge.

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February 09 20132013-02-09February 09 20132013-02-09A large crowd sits on green mats under orange tent canopies at a Kumbh Mela-style gathering. In the foreground, a bald man with a bindi-style forehead mark wears orange robes and sits beside a man in an orange shawl with glasses. A sadhu with a long white beard and orange turban holds a wooden staff and a small drum. Further right, a woman in a red shawl and a young man with a shaved head wrapped in a white cloth sit among many people in orange, white and red attire. Orange and white banners hang on the tent walls and a television camera on a tripod stands at left. Dozens of people fill the background.2013-02-09February 09 20132013-02-09A crowded photograph inside an orange-draped tent at Kumbhapuri, with seated devotees on green matting. In the foreground, a bald man in a white kurta with a yellow lanyard holds a bundle of marigolds, beside a bearded sadhu in brown robes and a red turban holding a staff and a brass vessel. A bald young man in orange robes and rudraksha beads sits at right, and a cameraman with a tripod stands at left. Banners with deity images hang behind the crowd.2013-02-11A crowded tented gathering at the Kumbh Mela camp, with many seated sadhus and devotees in saffron and orange robes. In the foreground, a bearded man in saffron with a dark rudraksha mala and a red-orange shawl sits on a chair, and another man in orange with a white vest holds a booklet. Behind them, a man in a white turban wears an orange-yellow shawl, and a bearded sadhu in a red cap sits nearby. A trident stands at the back of the tent beside tall orange and yellow drapes, and the wall at right is covered with framed printed photographs of deities and ritual scenes. Audience members in ordinary clothes sit along the left edge.2013-02-10February 08 20132013-02-08A crowded tent interior at the Maha Kumbh camp with an orange fabric backdrop. Seated devotees and sadhus fill the rows: a bearded sadhu in saffron with a red cap and rudraksha mala at centre, a saffron-robed man in a white turban, and a man in a yellow robe with a brown cap. A large iron trident stands at left beside a man in red and white. Some men wear white shirts, dark shawls or maroon scarves, and a bare-chested man with white markings sits at right. Hanging banners at top show printed text and imagery. Several people sit with hands folded or in the front row. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person by appearance.2013-02-10February 06 20132013-02-06February 08 20132013-02-08Large orange-draped tent during a satsang gathering. Dozens of saffron-robed sadhus and sannyasis sit cross-legged on green mats, many with white vibhuti markings and rudraksha malas. Brass oil lamps, small plates of offerings and red cloth lie in the foreground. Two video cameras on tripods film the assembly, and a few men in white dhotis sit among the crowd. Posters hang on the orange back wall above speakers and a laptop.2013-02-15A crowded indoor gathering under a tent with orange and red fabric panels, where dozens of seated sannyasis and devotees in saffron and orange robes listen attentively. In the right foreground a bearded man in orange robes and a white shawl holds a rudraksha mala and a small book, while a man in an orange cap and orange robes sits nearby. Behind them, a trident hangs on a pole beside printed photo collages of deities and sacred images. Many seated people in the wider crowd wear white, grey or brown caps and shawls. No candidate is confidently identifiable from appearance, so the a person field remains unsure.2013-02-10