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A large orange tent filled with seated devotees on green mats during a ritual gathering. Many people sit cross-legged in white and red clothing, some wearing rudraksha malas and tilaka marks, with brass puja plates and small offerings on the floor in front. Behind them, a video camera on a tripod and a laptop with speakers sit near a black projection screen, and several printed banners hang from the tent walls. Devotees have their hands folded in prayer and a man in white stands near the camera.

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February 08 20132013-02-08February 09 20132013-02-09A large seated gathering of devotees in an orange-draped tent, many with hands pressed in anjali and eyes closed during a satsang-style prayer. Women in white and orange or red shawls and saris sit on green mats in the foreground, one woman in a red shawl and orange sari prays with palms together, and another in a gold-bordered white sari reaches toward a brass puja thali with small oil lamps and offerings on a red cloth. Video cameras on tripods film the scene, and framed banners hang on the orange tent walls. Men in white and saffron-trimmed robes are seated behind, and a standing figure at the rear wears a white garment.2013-02-08February 08 20132013-02-08Women seated on a green mat in an orange-draped tent perform aarti with oil lamps in a silver multi-tiered lamp stand and smaller brass lamps. Several women wear white saris with red or orange borders and kumkum or vibhuti on their foreheads; one in red shawl and another in red top and white dress take part. Behind them devotees sit on the floor, a sound mixing desk and laptops stand on a white-covered table, and framed posters hang on the orange fabric walls. A man in white with a bare upper body and dhoti stands at the right edge holding a lamp. Offerings of fruit, flowers and sweets rest on brass plates on the mat.2013-02-08February 08 20132013-02-08February 09 20132013-02-09February 08 20132013-02-08February 07 20132013-02-07Devotees sit cross-legged on green mats inside a large orange tent at a Kumbha Mela camp. Many attendees wear white or cream clothing and rudraksha malas, while others wear black, red, pink and salmon-coloured garments and shawls. A cameraman on a tripod films the gathering at the front. Several saffron-robed sadhus sit at the right, including a shaved-headed man with tilak and beads. Brass and copper ritual vessels rest on the floor. Some people stand along the back of the tent. a person is not clearly visible in this image.2013-02-06A large crowd of seated devotees fills an orange-draped tent at a Kumbh Mela camp, with rows of people in white dhotis and mundus, many with gold-bordered shawls and white or grey head coverings. In the foreground, a man in white dhoti with a gold border holds an offering plate and a brass item near a mat and a pink-rimmed plate of food, while a young man in glasses and a woman with folded hands sit nearby. Cameras and camera operators stand at the back, and banners and framed posters line the tent walls beyond the crowd.2013-02-10February 14 20132013-02-14