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A young girl with tousled light brown hair sits cross-legged on sandy ground beside a white tent cover. She wears a blue-and-grey striped shirt under a beige pinafore, brown shorts, an orange and blue beaded necklace, and blue and patterned bangles. She sticks out her tongue while handling brass ritual lamps with flared petal-shaped bases, and a brass bowl sits behind her. Scattered brass lamp stands lie on the sand in the foreground.

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A young child with tousled light-brown hair sits cross-legged on sand at a Kumbh Mela-style camp, pressing and shaping sand with both hands. The child wears a striped blue-and-grey top over a white sleeveless vest and rust-brown shorts, with beaded bracelets and anklets. Beside the child, a dark cobra-like snake rises from a brass bowl. Several brass lamp stands with cupped oil-lamp holders lie on the sand in the foreground, and a white tarpaulin tent with a purple circular emblem sits behind. Partially visible adults in pink and orange clothing appear at the upper right edge.February 05 20132013-02-05July 06 20122012-07-06A young blonde-haired girl crouches on a polished floor, reaching toward a steel plate of food, possibly prasadam or annadan offerings. She wears a white long-sleeved top, striped cream trousers, and a dark bead necklace. Behind her, a standing figure wears a flowing orange-and-red garment, and other people in white clothes stand nearby. The background shows a light-coloured room with a red cloth draped on a seat at right.2013-07-14 +1 copiesA young girl with tousled dark hair, wearing a white short-sleeved top with pink floral embroidery and a pink ruffled hem, stands on a dirt path holding a stainless steel bowl of cooked yellow rice with red chili pieces. Her wrists bear bangles and a thin red string is visible at her neck. Behind her, two shirtless or lightly dressed boys walk among dry bamboo and palm trees.2012-01-07December 30 20112011-12-30A young girl with short dark hair stands waist-deep in rippling water, smiling at the camera. She wears a pink short-sleeved top with a yellow patterned under-layer and a dark beaded rudraksha-style mala necklace. Sunlight reflects on the water surface around her.2010-10-17A young boy in a blue and black checked shirt, with a red thread bracelet on his wrist, holds a metal bowl of yellow rice at an annadaan food distribution on dry straw ground. A woman in a yellow sari stands behind him, and a bicycle wheel is visible at upper right. A partial hand reaches in from the left edge.2012-01-06December 30 20112011-12-30A young girl in a navy and purple patterned dress sits cross-legged on a concrete floor, her hands and arms smeared with blue and purple powder paint. She holds a white cup and looks down at colourful powder design on the ground. Behind her, other children sit at similar cups; a boy in a striped blue shirt and beaded necklace paints, and a girl in an orange top and beaded necklace works with green-stained hands. A red wall and a mosaic of coloured powder patterns fill the background.2012-05-02Two young girls sit on a concrete floor painting with coloured powder in small white paper cups. The girl on the left wears an orange top, orange trousers and a long beaded mala necklace; the girl on the right, smiling, wears a dark plaid sleeveless dress and has blue and pink powder on her hands, feet and legs. Their hands are dusted in blue powder and blue and pink colour streaks cover the floor around them. Behind them, several seated people in orange and white clothing are partly visible against a red-orange wall.2012-05-02A young girl sits cross-legged on a polished floor, palms pressed together in namaste at her chest. She wears an orange saffron dhoti and a tiger-striped shawl over her bare shoulders, with multiple rudraksha mala strands around her neck and a red bindi and white tilak on her forehead. Behind her, an adult in orange saffron cloth sits with white markings on the arms, and a cloth bag with maroon stripes rests on the floor. Blurred figures and pillars fill the background of a temple-like hall.2019-05-18