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Photograph inside a decorated tent at a Kumbh camp, with a long row of saffron-robed sadhus and seated devotees on mats. A large framed portrait of a saint, garlanded with white and orange flowers, is at the upper right. In the foreground a man in a cream kurta holds folded paper while a boy in a blue striped shirt and a woman in a red top sit nearby. Several sadhus wear orange turbans or headwraps, and one elderly bearded sadhu with long white hair and glasses sits at the right holding a metal plate with offerings. Silver trays with flowers and cash sit on the mats. Striped fabric draped across the tent ceiling. No clear in-person identification of a person is visible in the row; the garlanded figure is a portrait.

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Interior of a striped tent at a Kumbh camp where a long row of seated sadhus and devotees sit on mats behind low brass-edged tables holding flowers, marigolds, money and offerings. Many sadhus wear saffron and orange robes, one wears an orange turban, and one bearded elder with long grey hair and glasses sits in the foreground in orange clothing. A seated man in a cream kurta holds a small item near the front, and a child in a blue shirt sits among them. On the right, a large portrait of a seated figure in orange robes wearing a garland of white and orange flowers and a rudraksha mala is displayed on a golden draped backdrop; this is a printed portrait, not a physical person. Crowd of roughly twenty to thirty visible people.2015-09-10A photograph inside a hall at a Kumbh camp shows seated saffron-robed sadhus on the left, lined up behind low ornate wooden stools with brass inlay and small printed booklets. The foremost elder wears a rudraksha mala, has a shaved head and a red tilak, and sits with hands clasped. Behind him several bearded sadhus in orange and saffron robes sit in a row. Orange garlands hang on a figure at the upper left. Standing at right in an orange-pink polo shirt, a man faces the row, and a few other people in orange stand in the background among the seated attendees. Gold-and-orange drapery and red columns frame the scene.2015-09-10September 10 20152015-09-10 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated meal or bandara at a Kumbh camp tent. Several saffron-robed sadhus sit along a white cloth-covered table, many wearing orange shawls and marigold and white flower garlands. Some have sandalwood or ash marks on their arms and foreheads, and one wears an orange turban. Young men in pale pink kurtas and a bare-chested man in a yellow shawl hold steel plates and serve food. A man in white kurta and orange dhoti photographs with a raised camera on the right, and more saffron-clad people sit in the background beneath colourful hanging fabric.2015-09-10September 10 20152015-09-10 +1 copiesSeptember 10 20152015-09-10 +1 copiesSeptember 10 20152015-09-10September 10 20152015-09-10 +1 copiesSeptember 10 20152015-09-10April 23 20162016-04-23September 10 20152015-09-10September 10 20152015-09-10