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Inside a tented camp at the Kumbh Mela, a bearded man with tilak and a dark waistcoat over white dhoti-style clothing sits on a bed beside a bare-headed bearded man in a cream turban and beige vest with a red tilak, who rests a hand on the bed. A young boy wearing a white blindfold, red-and-yellow scarf and white garment holds a wooden clipboard. Apples and water bottles sit on the bed, and seated devotees in white and striped shirts with tilak fill the background, with red and patterned bedding and a folded blanket.

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September 15 20152015-09-15 +1 copiesSeptember 15 20152015-09-15September 15 20152015-09-15 +1 copiesA candid photo inside a tent with corrugated metal walls and a red carpet at a Kumbh camp. A bearded man in a white kurta and black vest sits on a white-sheeted bed holding a rudraksha mala, with a tilak on his forehead. Around him stand bearded sadhus, one in a yellow shawl and cream top, another in a black vest, and a woman in a yellow shawl with folded hands. In front, two boys in white dhotis with yellow borders sit on the red carpet, one wearing an orange-red shawl. A man in a white sleeveless top with orange tilak and red beads sits at right. Marigold garlands hang from the tent ceiling and a red flower offering sits on the bed. A banner reading 2015 is visible at left.2015-09-15September 15 20152015-09-15 +1 copiesA seated gathering inside a tent at a Kumbh Mela camp. Two young boys in white dhotis with red and yellow borders sit in the centre; one wears a black blindfold and holds a paper, while the other looks on. A woman in a white sari with gold border and a long gold necklace, red bindi and braided hair sits to the right with a garland. A man in a white kurta and rudraksha-style beads sits nearby. Around them devotees in white, saffron and colourful saris sit on the floor, some shaded by a tent canopy. In the foreground a figure with a white headband and a white vest faces the group, and a man in a dark vest with saffron trim sits at right. No one is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance; the figures are presented as devotees and ritual participants.2015-09-15 +1 copiesSeptember 15 20152015-09-15 +1 copiesPhoto 11695438 +3 copiesSeptember 15 20152015-09-15 +1 copiesEvening photograph at an outdoor event with string lights and banana plants behind. A man in a saffron-orange robe and saffron turban, wearing a white jasmine garland, leans forward on a raised platform and hands a red apple to a small boy in a blue checked shirt. On the left, a long-haired man in orange robes raises his fist. Behind them, men in white shirts with rudraksha-style necklaces and a smiling older man in white stand among the crowd. Fruit is piled on a tray in the lower right.2010-01-08A crowd photo taken under a corrugated metal shelter decorated with a garland of marigolds. A bearded man in a white kurta, black waistcoat and orange-saffron tilak sits on a white cot holding a rudraksha mala. Beside him a young boy in a red-and-white shawl and white dhoti with a gold border smiles, and another boy in white with a gold border sits in front. Behind them stand several men, including a bearded man with long hair in a black vest, a man in a beige waistcoat and yellow cloth with a tilak, and an older woman in a yellow shawl and pale headwrap. Others in white shirts and bright shirts stand at the back, and a man in a checked shirt sits at the front. The setting suggests a camp at a religious gathering.2015-09-15 +3 copiesPhoto of a darshan blessing at an indoor event. A long-haired figure in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a crown-like hairstyle and bare shoulders, sits on a white-covered seat on the right and places a hand on the head of a kneeling elderly man in white. Around them, a woman in a blue sari bends forward, and other devotees in white and saffron clothing stand and sit nearby. A plate of fruit and a rudraksha or bead mala sit on the floor in the foreground, and a row of printed photos lies beside them.2008-03-23