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A photograph of a seated row of saffron-robed sadhus and priests on a raised stage in front of an ornate golden shrine with deity murtis and decorated pillars. Behind them, a backdrop shows colourful deity images. The seated men wear orange and saffron robes, some with rudraksha malas and vibhuti, and a few have grey beards. In front of the stage sits a large audience seen from behind, mostly women in white saris with orange borders and long braids, along with several men in white. Brass plates with offerings and marigold garlands sit in front of the stage. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from appearance alone, so the stage participants are described by role only.

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A stage with a red backdrop and gilded shrines holding deity murtis is filled with seated saints in saffron and orange robes behind silver-edged low tables with flower offerings. Several bearded elders with long white beards sit at the table line, one in a red-and-orange turban and rudraksha mala. Seen from behind, a large audience of women and girls in white clothes with orange shawls sits on the floor facing the stage, many with hair in plaits or buns. The setting suggests a gathering of sadhus at a Kumbh event.2015-09-11September 11 20152015-09-11September 11 20152015-09-11Wide view from the back of a large seated audience facing a stage at a Kumbh camp event. Dozens of saffron-robed sadhus and devotees in orange, white and peach clothing, some with orange turbans, sit cross-legged on the floor in rows. On the stage behind a red curtain, a row of seated figures in orange robes sits before decorated shrines with silver arches and painted deity murti, including figures with a blue-skinned deity and a central shrine of seated deities. A video camera on a tripod is at the right edge.2015-09-11September 11 20152015-09-11September 11 20152015-09-11 +1 copiesSeptember 12 20152015-09-12September 12 20152015-09-12A large outdoor stage event with a long row of saffron- and orange-robed sadhus and sannyasis seated behind a red-draped dais, many with rudraksha malas and ornate garlands. Behind them stand elaborately decorated shrines and gilded arches with deity murtis and portraits. In the foreground, a crowd of devotees in white shawls and head coverings sit facing the stage, while a camera operator and a man holding a microphone film near the front. Brass or silver offering plates with flowers line the platform edge.2015-09-12Large indoor stage event with a seated audience of devotees in white clothing facing a raised stage. Several saffron-robed sadhus sit in a row on the stage in front of ornate silver-toned shrine arches holding deity murtis, with lit oil lamps along the stage edge. Devotees in white kurtas and dhotis fill the foreground, many shaved-headed or with grey hair, and cameras on tripods film the proceedings. A man in white stands at the stage side.2015-09-12 +1 copiesSeptember 12 20152015-09-12September 11 20152015-09-11 +2 copies