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A long row of seated men holds metal aarti plates with lit oil lamps while facing a shrine at left. Along the right, saffron-robed sadhus with white beards and long hair sit cross-legged on a colourful striped mat, wearing orange garlands of marigolds. Some wear red turbans and rudraksha malas. The lamps are placed on silver-toned trays on a long low table. Behind them, a gilded shrine with a deity murti and red-and-gold decorations, and fruit offerings on trays at the far right. Typical of an aarti or puja ceremony.

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A long row of seated sadhus and priests in saffron and orange robes performs a ritual at a Kumbh Mela camp. Each has a silver or brass plate with a lit oil lamp in front of them, and many have orange marigold garlands around their necks. On the left, men in white dhotis and red-brown shawls with rudraksha-style beads press their palms together in prayer, while others hold their hands over the lamps. A bearded elder with white hair on the right wears orange robes. Behind them, a red turbaned sadhu sits among the row, and a shrine with gold decorations and red cloth is visible at the top right, with trays of marigolds and flowers on a colourful cloth. a person is not clearly identifiable in this row.2015-09-11 +2 copiesA long row of seated priests and sadhus performs a ritual, each holding a silver plate with a lit oil lamp in front of a silver-covered table. Many sadhus wear saffron-orange robes and orange-marigold garlands; one wears a red turban and another has a yellow tilak. Several priests in white dhotis wear red sacred threads and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. Behind them, a gilded shrine and red drapes frame the hall, with tray offerings of marigolds and sweets at the right. The scene looks like an aarti or puja at the Kumbh Mela camp.2015-09-11September 11 20152015-09-11 +2 copiesA row of saffron-robed sadhus with flower garlands sits along a long silver-covered table while attendants in red and white ritual dress hold brass plates with lit oil lamps toward them in an aarti-style offering. The seated men have white and grey beards and shaved or swept-back hair, and wear orange and saffron cloth with marigold garlands. Behind them an ornate gold-toned arch and decorated shrine structure glow with warm lights. The attendants wear red shawls, sacred threads and tilak marks on their foreheads. The scene resembles a formal bandara or honouring ceremony for Mahanirvani akhada leaders. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so no candidate is marked.2015-09-11September 11 20152015-09-11 +1 copiesSeptember 11 20152015-09-11September 14 20152015-09-14 +2 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 11 20152015-09-11 +1 copiesSeptember 11 20152015-09-11A photograph of a long row of seated sadhus in orange and saffron robes with marigold garlands, facing a line of men in white dhotis and white shirts with orange shawls who hold silver aarti thalis with lit flames toward them. Ornately carved silver altar tables run along the row, with oil lamps and brass lamp stands at the left, and a few standing figures in white and orange in the background. The setting suggests a ritual aarti ceremony in a tented or pandal space.2015-09-17 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual feast at a camp, with a long row of seated sadhus in saffron and orange robes receiving food from attendants. Several seated sadhus wear marigold garlands; one older bearded sadhus wears rimless glasses and an orange robe. Standing attendants in white dhotis and white shirts, some with rudraksha malas and marigold garlands, hold silver thalis and bowls of food and serve along a row of silver trays with red napkins. Other saffron-robed people stand in the background against red drapery. The scene shows bhandara annadan feast service.2016-05-05