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Outdoor ritual at a riverside ghat during evening light. A man in a saffron-orange turban and orange garments with a beaded necklace sits on a gold-framed chair under a gilded umbrella, performing a puja on a red cloth with brass vessels, a silver kalasha-like pot, marigold and pink flower garlands, and small dishes of coloured powder. A young boy with yellow tilak on his forehead and beaded necklace stands at his side. Around them, men in orange and white clothes, a man in pink and a man in a white dress shirt with a pink cloth lean in to offer items; a red-and-white striped cloth and an Om emblem are on the altar cloth.

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April 24 20162016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24Outdoor ritual at a riverside festival: a saffron-robed sannyasi with a long orange turban and layered gold necklaces sits on an ornate gilded throne beneath a golden canopy, performing a puja with a brass pot and offering trays of turmeric, kumkum and flowers. A white-clad man in a red shirt leans in from the right, and a young boy with a yellow tilak on his forehead and beaded mala stands at the left in a pink cloth. Several attendants in orange and saffron shawls surround the scene. a person: the seated sannyasi wears a turban and ceremonial gold necklaces, consistent with the page's Ujjain Kumbh Mela aarti context.2016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24A photograph of a ritual at an outdoor camp with an ornate gold umbrella-shaped canopy overhead and pink temple spires behind. A man in a saffron-orange turban and long gold-bead necklace sits on a red-cushioned gold throne, his palms pressed together while he receives offerings. Beside him, a man in an orange shawl with a long red-and-green sash stands with hands folded. A man in a pink shawl and white kurta pours liquid from a small vessel near the throne. On a red-draped table are a silver ritual vessel, a brass kalasha pot, a steel bucket, bowls of fruit, marigold and flower garlands and a silver deity figure. Several men with tilak marks and bare upper bodies sit to the left, some wearing rudraksha malas and orange scarves, and a cameraman is visible at the edge.2016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24A seated man in a saffron-orange turban, orange robe and layered gold and bead necklaces pours water from a copper kalasha over a red ritual table during a puja. Before him stands a small boy with a yellow tilak on his forehead, wearing a white kurta and magenta dhoti, and a second man in a white kurta and orange shawl raises his hand. Behind them, a man in orange with a rudraksha mala films with a video camera, and bare-chested men in orange dhotis watch closely. A golden umbrella and a gold-decorated seat frame the scene, with brass plates of kumkum, turmeric and flower petals on the table.2016-04-24Outdoor ritual scene at a crowded Kumbh Mela-style ghat. A seated figure in a saffron-orange robe and deep orange turban sits on a gold throne with an ornate gold canopy overhead, wearing a long gold necklace and rudraksha-style beads. Before him a man in a red kurta with a tilak bends forward pouring liquid from a small brass vessel onto a white-cloth area, while a man in white shirt and glasses, with red tilak, watches. A brass thali holds yellow, red and orange powders and a marigold garland decorates a tray. Nearby, bare-chested priests in orange dhotis and devotees in white and orange crowd close, with photographers and a tall figure in white with rudraksha mala and orange shawl standing behind. Red flags and umbrellas fill the background.2016-04-24