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Inside an orange tent lined with orange fabric, a long wooden low table runs along a red and patterned carpet, with steel plates of marigold flowers and offerings set out. A woman with long dark hair and a pink turban, wearing an orange saree, bends over the plates on the left. A man in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala, holding a long white ceremonial staff, stands beside a shaved-headed man in orange robes who is kneeling and touching a plate. Several other monastics in orange robes stand and sit in the background.

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May 11 20162016-05-11A photograph inside an orange-draped tent at night, showing a long row of seated sannyasis and devotees on low wooden benches, each with a metal thali of marigold flowers in front of them. A figure in a tall orange turban and dark sash stands at center with hands joined in a namaste greeting, while a man in dark robes bends forward to the right, and a white-clad attendant moves along the row bearing a tray. Elderly women in saris and headscarves stand at the right edge, and bright overhead lights illuminate the scene. Visible cues are limited to a turban and sash; the central figure's identity is uncertain.2016-05-04May 04 20162016-05-04May 04 20162016-05-04April 23 20162016-04-23May 04 20162016-05-04April 23 20162016-04-23May 11 20162016-05-11April 23 20162016-04-23April 21 20162016-04-21April 21 20162016-04-21Photograph of a long dining hall inside an orange tent during the Kumbh Mela, where sannyasis in orange and saffron robes sit on low wooden benches eating from stainless steel thalis with rice, curries, pickles and fruit. In the foreground a man in an orange turban and long dark dreadlocks, wearing an orange cloth and a beaded necklace, leans over his plate. Bottled water and steel tumblers sit on the tables, while men in orange and cream clothing walk along the aisle carrying vessels. No person is identifiable as a person from the visible cues here, so no candidate is named.2016-05-04