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A crowded evening ritual gathering under a white tent with red and orange decorations and hanging lights. Rows of seated people in saffron and orange robes sit on red carpet behind low wooden tables, each with a red cloth-wrapped bundle, a small framed picture and offerings on brass plates. Women in colourful saris, many with marigold garlands, stand and bow between the rows, while a man in white kurta and a standing figure in orange robes with a tall staff move through the crowd. Smoke rises at the left, and the scene is busy with hundreds of participants.

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Large evening gathering under a white tent with red carpeting and hanging decorations. Many saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees sit in rows on floor mats behind low wooden tables holding books, brass-covered texts and water bottles. Standing devotees in the centre, including a man in white kurta and women in blue, pink and green saris, hold marigold garlands and offer flower petals. A woman in a red sari and green salwar bends to a table at left. Lights and bunting fill the background, with a dense crowd extending into the distance.2016-05-10May 10th 20162016-05-10May 10th 20162016-05-10A long red-walled initiation hall with a red carpet and marigold-garlanded poles. Rows of devotees sit cross-legged at low gold-and-patterned tables holding brass plates, small oil lamps and offering trays. A bald man in a white shirt with a lanyard bends over a table while a white-clad attendant hands over papers. A woman in a red sari with a blue lanyard stands at left. In the foreground a seated sannyasi in an orange turban and white garland with rudraksha and bangles receives a plate, and saffron-robed sadhus sit along the left side. The scene suggests a puja or initiation line in progress.2016-05-06A large seated gathering of sadhus and devotees in saffron and orange robes on a red carpet inside a tent, most with grey hair and beards, many wearing orange or saffron turbans. Brass plates and small bowls are set along the carpet in front of them. In the foreground, two men in white dhotis, one with a red sash, stand facing the seated rows. A screen above the crowd shows a pink-clad figure. Hundreds of people fill the hall, forming a dense crowd of ascetics at a feast setting.2016-05-05A seated group of saffron-robed sadhus and sannyasis sits on a green mat inside an orange-draped tent, many with shaved heads, rudraksha malas and vibhuti or tilak marks. Brass puja plates, small oil lamps, flowers and fruit sit before them. Behind them white-clad devotees and women in orange and red saris sit in rows, with a video camera on a tripod at left. Hanging printed banners line the upper tent wall.2013-02-15Inside an orange-and-white tented hall, a standing sadhu in orange robes and an orange turban, with a rudraksha mala draped over his shoulders and a silver-toned necklace, holds his hands together and looks down as he walks along a row of low wooden tables set with metal plates of yellow marigold offerings. Around him, devotees in saffron, orange, lavender and red-and-white headscarves stand and sit, some with palms pressed together. A bearded man in an orange shawl sits in the foreground near a plate of marigolds, and a bald priest in white holds a tray. Tent poles and orange drapery frame the scene.2016-05-04A large tented gathering at the Ujjain Kumbh Mela, with orange and red canopy poles and fabric. Rows of saffron-robed sannyasis sit on raised platforms at the back, several wearing orange garlands and ornaments. In the foreground, many devotees sit on red and blue mats, including men in white kurtas, orange and red shawls, a man in a yellow turban, and women in pink, yellow and floral saris. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti stands at left near a small orange-umbrellaed canopy. The scene suggests a ceremonial assembly or procession gathering.2016-04-22September 10 20152015-09-10 +1 copiesA large marquee filled with seated sadhus and devotees in saffron and orange robes, eating from metal plates arranged in long rows along a red carpet. Volunteers in white dhotis and white shirts move between the rows, serving food and carrying vessels, as part of a bhandara feast. Two screens hang above the rows and strings of marigold garlands and paper decorations line the tent ceiling. A cameraman stands at the right edge, and a potted plant sits in the foreground. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person from this distance.2016-05-05A photograph of a dining hall during an annadan-style meal inside a red-walled tent with saffron and white bunting and marigold garlands on the poles. Along the right, saffron-robed sannyasis sit cross-legged on red mats before low gold-and-brown tables holding steel plates of rice. A bearded sannyasi in the foreground wears a rudraksha mala and orange robe. Standing devotees are in the centre and left: a woman in a yellow sari with a multicolour border, a man in a white shirt and yellow dhoti holding a small paper, a woman in a red-and-white patterned sari, and an older man in a white shirt and beige trousers. Several other people fill the background.2016-05-06May 10th 20162016-05-10