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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.

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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. +1 copiesJuly 06 20122012-07-06A 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.2019-05-18February 05 20132013-02-05A 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 copiesJuly 05 20122012-07-05November 26 20162016-11-26 +1 copiesSeptember AFP 2013Three elderly sadhus and devotees sit on sandy ground at a Kumbha Mela camp, eating from steel tiffin tins. On the left, a man in a pink and white striped turban and white dhoti holds a steel container beside a wooden post. In the centre, a bearded sadhu with long grey hair, a red tilak on his forehead, a dark green jacket over white kurta and saffron-orange dhoti holds a small bowl. On the right, an elderly woman in a grey shawl and pink sari with gold bangles holds a bowl. Crowds of pilgrims in orange and multicoloured clothing stand behind them.2013-02-06December 16 20132013-12-16February 12 20072007-02-12 +1 copiesA photo of young boys seated on the floor at a ritual during a temple ceremony, several wearing rudraksha malas. In the centre a boy in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl holds white threads stretched between his hands, as others in orange and gold-bordered garments hold the same threads and a small bundle of grass or thread. Behind them seated adults wear white dhotis and gold-bordered shawls, with brass vessels visible on the floor. The boys' attention is directed toward the thread-tying rite.2016-08-18