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A ritual scene in a hall with a white tent ceiling and yellow-orange fringed hangings. Several men in white dhotis with maroon borders kneel and prostrate on the floor, some with bare upper bodies and sacred marks on their foreheads. Standing behind them, a bald man in an orange robe with maroon trim holds his hands in anjali mudra, eyes lowered. Beside him, another man in orange with a beaded necklace smiles and gazes down at the kneeling group. At the right, a man in an orange kurta with maroon trim holds a small object in his hands and smiles. Open doors and a speaker are visible on the right. a person: the bald man in orange with hands in anjali, identified by appearance cues; his role is standing as a senior monastic while devotees kneel before him.

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November 12 20102010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12A photo of a ritual gathering in a tented hall with decorated pillars and ceiling fans. Several men in white dhotis and shawls kneel or stand in rows on a tiled floor, some holding small green leaves, with a saffron cloth and mat laid out in the foreground. On the right, a bald man in an orange robe with rudraksha mala stands with palms pressed together in greeting, and another man in white and orange stands facing him. Setting suggests a formal devotional assembly or puja.2010-11-12A photograph of a ritual gathering indoors on a tiled floor. A man in an orange saffron robe with a long rudraksha mala and a red tilak on his forehead stands centre-right, smiling with one hand raised in a gesture of blessing. Around him, men in white dhotis and shawls with white sandalwood or ash markings on their foreheads and arms stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, and one holds a silver plate with a lit aarti lamp. Behind them, a large framed picture of a temple deity and an ornate golden throne-like backdrop are visible, with a camera on a tripod and mats and brass vessels on the floor. Five people are visible, dressed in white, orange and red-bordered dhotis.2010-11-24November 12 20102010-11-12November 23 20102010-11-23A photograph inside a hall with a cream ceiling and dark red drapes at the back. Several men in plain white dhoti and shawl-style upper cloths with maroon borders stand in a line, some with sacred ash marks on their arms and rudraksha-style beads, while one man in a yellow lower cloth kneels on the floor to the right, holding out his hands with a green leaf or flower offering. Other men in white stand and bend along the row. An ornate gold and red throne is visible at the right edge, but no one is seated on it in this frame, and the figures in the row are devotees or priests, not identifiable as any particular person. Orange cloth and low tables are on the left.2010-11-12December 31 20112011-12-31A hall with a tiled floor and orange runners where a line of men in plain white dhoti-style garments stand and kneel, several holding small white flowers or offerings. In the foreground a shaved-headed man in a white cloth with a yellow dhoti kneels and offers flowers. Behind them, a gold-trimmed throne stands empty on the right, beside a framed portrait on a stand. A seated figure in orange sits on the floor at right.2010-11-12February 14 20142014-02-14Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesRitual scene in an indoor hall with a deity shrine at right draped in gold and decorated with a golden arch and orange tassels. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a dark rudraksha mala stands at centre, receiving an item from a shaven-headed priest in white dhoti and white ritual cloth with tilak and white body markings. Other priests in white stand with palms joined in anjali, and a priest at right holds a silver tray and a white box. Behind them are seated participants and a projector screen on the wall.2010-11-24