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A photograph of a ritual scene inside a tiled room with a window. Several seated sadhus in saffron and orange robes wear marigold garlands; the elderly bearded sadhu in the foreground and the one behind him have long white beards. A man in a blue polo shirt holds a steel plate with a lit oil lamp and an orange-red offering. A man in an orange turban and yellow shawl bends forward over a brass plate on a low wooden table, while others in white and red shirts attend nearby. A water bottle sits on the table. The setting suggests a puja or arati performed for seated sadhus.

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A photo of a seated ritual at a Kumbh camp. In the foreground a man in a blue polo shirt holds a steel tray with a flame and orange offerings. Behind him a man in a plaid shirt and yellow shawl, with an orange turban, bends over a low wooden table. Several elderly sadhus in saffron robes and marigold garlands sit along the tiled wall, one with a long white beard. A person in a red shirt leans over the scene, and a sadhu in an orange headwrap stands in the back. Water bottles sit on the floor.2015-09-11September 11 20152015-09-11September 11 20152015-09-11A small stone-walled room where a priest in white dhoti and orange-bordered shawl, wearing marigold garlands, holds a steel plate with a burning lamp, flower petals and grains over a flame. A bearded sadhu in orange robes and a long grey-black hair sits on a mat wearing marigold garlands and a forehead mark, watching the ritual. Another man in orange clothes sits to the lower right wearing an orange turban, with rudraksha beads on his chest. A second orange-robed person is seated behind the plate near the wall. The ritual appears to be an aarti with a lit lamp on a metal tray.2015-09-10A photograph of a seated group receiving aarti in a tiled room with a window at the top. In the foreground at lower left, a bearded man with dark hair wears an orange saffron shawl and marigold-and-yellow garland, with a wristwatch visible, looking to the right. Beside him, a man in a deep maroon turban and maroon garment with a gold armband and a yellow-orange garland sits with hands folded. Behind them an older man in orange clothing and garland sits. On the right, men in white kurta-style clothing hold a silver tray with a lit flame and an orange envelope, and one man holds a small oil lamp. The people are seated near a low wooden stool. The foreground man's appearance matches a saffron-clad, bearded presentation with garlands, so he is a person candidate in the seated group.2015-09-10A photograph of an indoor ritual scene with a cream tiled wall. In the foreground a bearded man in orange robes and a marigold garland sits cross-legged, looking to the side. Beside him a figure in a deep red turban and red-brown clothing, also wearing a marigold garland and gold armband, sits with hands folded. Behind them an older bearded man in orange sits on a low bench. On the right, two men in white kurtas hold a brass tray with a lit oil lamp and an envelope, and another lamp flame burns on the table. Several marigold garlands and oil lamps are visible. No identity is asserted from appearance.2015-09-10September 11 20152015-09-11A small tiled room with a window on the right. A man in a red t-shirt stands bent over a brass tray of marigold and yellow flowers on a low wooden table, threading a garland. Beside him, a younger man in a navy shirt and orange-beaded necklace also works on a garland. Seated center-right, an older man with long white hair and a white beard, wearing wire-rimmed glasses and an orange robe over a pink-and-white patterned lungi, touches his face. Behind him a figure in an orange turban, saffron robe and a large rudraksha mala sits on a striped mat. A flower garland and a bald head are visible at the bottom right edge.2015-09-11A photograph inside a tiled room showing a seated man in the foreground wearing an orange saffron robe and marigold garland, with a short dark beard and a wristwatch, looking to the right. Beside him sits a bearded sadhu in a red-brown turban, bare upper body with gold-trimmed saffron cloth and a marigold garland, next to another elderly bearded sadhu in orange. Attendants in white clothes hold brass plates with lit oil lamps and a flat metal tray holding a yellow envelope, a ritual offering moment.2015-09-10A photograph inside a long hall with white tiled walls and windows, where a man in an orange turban, red robe and layered rudraksha malas stands barefoot at the right, hands folded, in front of a row of seated sadhus in saffron and orange robes. The seated men sit on the floor behind low wooden tables with steel plates and water bottles. A standing figure in orange and a framed garlanded picture are visible at the upper right.2015-09-11 +1 copiesA seated elderly man with long white hair, a white beard and round glasses, wearing an orange robe over a pink and white checked cloth, holds his hand near his face while a young man in a navy t-shirt bends forward to work on a marigold garland on a silver tray of flowers. Behind them a man in a red-orange turban and saffron robe with a large beaded rudraksha-style necklace sits on a low wooden stool, and a person in a red shirt stands at the back. The tiled walls and window frame a small ritual setting with a tray of yellow and orange marigolds and an orange garland laid out before the seated figure.2015-09-11A photograph of a small tiled room where a bearded sadhu with long dishevelled grey hair, wearing an orange robe and a marigold garland, sits on the floor receiving a lit oil lamp on a steel plate. A man in a white dhoti with a yellow-bordered shawl leans in from the left, holding the plate near the flame, while another man in orange robes and a marigold garland tends the lamp beside him. At the lower right, an elderly sadhu in an orange turban and orange robes with rudraksha beads watches. The plate holds flower petals, rice-like grains and a small matchbox-style packet. The scene reads as a puja with an oil lamp.2015-09-10