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Interior of a camp tent with a large saffron-robed figure in a white shawl bent over a low white table, handling a cloth near offerings. Several flower trays of orange and yellow marigold garlands and red blooms sit on steel plates on the table, with woven mats and rugs beside them. Behind, a painted backdrop shows a seated figure in orange with a flower garland. Other sadhus in orange and red robes sit or stand around, one with a tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala. A woman with a white bun is seen from behind in the foreground. Crowded ritual setting.

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September 10 20152015-09-10September 10 20152015-09-10September 10 20152015-09-10September 10 20152015-09-10Inside a decorated tent at a Kumbh camp, several saffron-robed sadhus sit on white cloth on the floor. A man in an orange shawl and a red turban sits cross-legged with palms pressed together at left. A bald man in orange leans forward to reach toward a cloth spread on the white sheet, beside two steel plates of marigold garlands and offerings. Nearby, a white-clad devotee stands and a grey-bearded sadhu in orange sits behind them. A colourful striped canopy and a painted backdrop hang overhead, and a deity image appears at the upper right. The scene shows sadhus gathered for a ritual at the camp.2015-09-10September 10 20152015-09-10 +3 copiesSeptember 10 20152015-09-10September 14 20152015-09-14 +1 copiesA seated ritual gathering of saffron-robed sadhus in a tented hall. In the foreground, a man in a red-orange robe and red shawl leans over a silver tray heaped with orange marigolds, while a bald, bearded priest in orange and black-bordered cloth bends over the same altar. Behind them, a man in a red turban and gold beaded necklace sits beside a bearded sadhu in orange, and a bald man in a gold-bordered orange cloth sits at right. Brass lamps and a carved wooden seat stand at left, with a folded cloth on the floor and a gold deity murti visible in the background.2015-09-17A long row of seated sadhus and priests at a Kumbh Mela camp hold orange and yellow marigold garlands and bowls over small oil lamps set on silver trays along a table. Many wear saffron and orange robes, one bearded elder in an orange wrap has a white beard and bare head, and a man in the foreground wears a dark red-brown shawl with rudraksha beads. Behind them a turbaned figure in a red turban and red-and-gold shawl sits among devotees, and a lit golden shrine with a deity murti stands in the upper right. Several people in white clothing stand in the background. Light from the lamps illuminates the scene.2015-09-11 +1 copiesA photograph of a ceremonial stage hosting Hindu sadhus in saffron-orange robes. Several elderly bearded sadhus stand in orange garments; one on the right wears a sindoor-marked forehead, rudraksha-style beads and an orange shawl. A bald priest in orange-and-gold dhoti stands at left beside a seated attendant in red with a large beaded mala and a red turban, who smiles. A figure in a pale peach robe with a yellow tilak kneels at a low table covered with marigold garlands and silver trays, arranging offerings. Ornate silver and gold decorations and red drapery frame the setting, with a white-clad attendant in the background.2015-09-11A ceremonial scene at a tented event with red carpet and gold-and-red ornate seating. In the foreground, a figure seen from behind wears a red-orange robe, a red-orange turban and a long jasmine-and-marigold garland down the back; their bare arm bears gold bangles. To the left, several men in red-orange turbans, sashes and beaded necklaces stand attentively. Seated on a silver-framed bench in the lower right, an elderly bearded man in saffron-orange robes and matching turban sits with hands together, while another seated attendant in orange sits beside him. Behind them, a gilded throne and colourful flower garlands are visible, with other saffron-clad figures in the background.2015-01-13