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A photo of a seated ritual line at a Kumbh Mela camp hall. In the foreground, a woman in a white sari with a gold border and a red-orange shawl touches the head of a sadhu in orange robes who sits at a silver tray of marigold and yellow flower offerings. Behind him, several bearded sadhus in orange and saffron robes sit in a row with hands extended toward the tray. At the right, a figure in an orange head wrap, orange robe and rudraksha mala sits at a microphone, and a man in orange robes sits beside him. Further back a monk on a raised seat, a gilded deity shrine with garlands, and an audience sit under string lights and hanging festival banners.

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A photograph of a ceremonial gathering at a decorated stage. A woman in a white sari with an orange border and a red-orange shawl leans forward and touches the head of a seated elder with white hair and beard, wearing orange robes. Along a long table stand several more elders in orange robes with white beards, and a seated figure in orange clothing with a orange turban-style head covering sits at a microphone on the right, with his hand near a tray. Brass or silver plates hold marigold flowers and yellow-orange offerings. Behind them a figure in orange robes sits on a raised seat under red drapes, and an ornate carved shrine with a deity murti and garlands stands on the right. Several people in orange sit at the table and in the audience. Tibetan-style prayer flags hang along the top.2015-09-11September 11 20152015-09-11 +1 copiesSeptember 11 20152015-09-11September 11 20152015-09-11A feast or bhandara scene at a tented Kumbh camp with red drapes. Rows of saffron-robed sadhus sit cross-legged on a long low table set with silver plates and marigold garlands, while a woman in a white sari with an orange border and gold jewellery reaches toward a steel plate. A man in white dhoti and orange shawl stands at the table. In the right foreground a bearded sadhu in an orange turban and orange robe, with a marigold garland and a rudraksha mala, sits behind a microphone. Behind the line, a bald figure in orange stands on a raised platform near ornate gilded deity shrines and brass lamps.2015-09-11A photograph of a seated ritual meal or bandara in an orange-draped hall. In the foreground a woman in a cream sari with an orange shawl sits at a long silver-tray table. Beside her a man in a white dhoti and orange shawl pours or serves from a silver plate. Along the table row, several saffron-robed sadhus with white and grey beards and orange head wraps sit in a line, one holding a marigold garland in his lap. Behind them, marigold garlands hang and a gilded ornate throne-like backdrop with orange and red cloth decorates the stage.2015-09-11September 11 20152015-09-11A long row of seated sadhus in orange and saffron robes sits at a silver-plated feast table during a bandara at a tent-like hall. A woman in a white sari with an orange border, gold jewellery and a bindi, at left, extends a silver plate toward the row. The seated man at right in an orange robe wears a marigold and yellow flower garland and sits near a microphone; a man in orange with a garland sits beside him. Behind them stands a decorated altar with brass lamps, a gilded deity murti and hanging flower garlands. The walls carry a colourful banner with pictures.2015-09-11September 11 20152015-09-11September 11 20152015-09-11A photograph of a long row of seated priests and sadhus at a ceremony in a large hall, performing an aarti with lit oil lamps on silver trays placed on low silver-decorated stands. In the foreground a woman in white sari with orange-red garland and vertical white tilak holds a lit lamp tray; beside her a man in white dhoti and orange shawl with garland also holds a lamp. Further down, several men in orange robes and orange shawls with marigold garlands sit cross-legged, one elderly sadhu with a long white beard and orange turban at the front right. Behind them a crowd in saffron and white clothing fills the hall, and fresh fruit offerings sit on trays along the right. Coloured striped mats and brass lamps decorate the floor.2015-09-11September 11 20152015-09-11