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Outdoor photograph at a Kumbh Mela-style camp entrance with orange and purple fabric, a banner of printed panels, and a decorated canopy with marigold garlands and hanging tassels behind. A blonde woman with glasses, barefoot, wears a red shawl over white clothes and stands near the front. A uniformed guard in camouflage fatigues stands beside her. Around them a crowd of men and women in white kurtas, sweaters, striped top, orange trousers and a green-and-red salwar suit stands with hands folded or arms crossed, while shoes and sandals lie on the mat at their feet.

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Outdoor gathering under an orange and blue tent with hanging banners. Standing in the foreground, a woman in a red shawl and white outfit holds her hands together in greeting, beside a woman in a teal salwar and brown shawl. A woman in a deep red top and a bald man in white robes stand nearby. Seated in front, several women wear headscarves in blue, purple, pink, yellow and brown, some with hands folded. Men in white dhotis stand at the left edge, and a crowd fills the background.2013-02-11Evening outdoor gathering at night under bright street lamps, with a crowd of devotees standing shoulder to shoulder on a mat. Many wear shawls, knit caps and warm jackets; women wear saris and shawls in red, white, teal and green, and one woman in white holds a small green bag. On the far right a woman with light hair in a white sari with a red shawl stands with palms pressed together. An orange-draped tent edge and banners with printed text frame the scene. Many people appear to be in quiet attentive devotion. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from the visible cues.2013-02-08February 10 20132013-02-10February 08 20132013-02-08February 11 20132013-02-11September 12 20152015-09-12Interior of an orange tent pavilion with a golden deity murti or throne on a raised dais at the back, flanked by tall decorative pillars wrapped in coloured patterns. Seated devotees sit on a green mat in rows facing the altar, many with orange cloths or shawls. In the foreground at left, a woman with blonde hair in a maroon shawl stands beside a uniformed security officer in camouflage. At right, several priests in white dhoti and red-bordered cloth stand with hands folded in anjali, one with a rudraksha mala and red cloth at his waist. A white projection screen hangs on the right. Scene suggests a satsang or puja gathering.2013-02-09A photograph taken inside a red and orange tent at an outdoor riverside gathering, with a white-draped table and a projector at left. Seated women in shawls and headscarves, some with hands folded, fill the foreground, while several people stand near the back. A bald man in a white dhoti with a red shawl stands with hands folded beside another man in white with a mala necklace. Beyond the tent opening, many people crowd a sandy bank.2013-02-09A photograph of a seated congregation inside an open tent with orange and purple fabric walls on a green mat floor. Many women in headscarves and saris sit close together, including a woman in an orange shawl and a woman in teal with pink trim, while a young girl in a grey shawl sits in front. Men in white kurtas and grey or brown jackets sit at the right. Behind them, standing figures include a man in a saffron robe with a long white beard and a man in white robes beside a blonde woman in a maroon wrap near the tent opening. A small wooden table stands at the left edge of the tent.2013-02-07Outdoor event under a white tarpaulin canopy with yellow poles and leafy trees. In the foreground a woman in a red cardigan and jeans walks barefoot with palms pressed together in greeting. Beside her a woman in a floral kurta and a man in a cream kurta and white trousers, carrying a backpack, also greet with folded hands. On the right, several women in saffron-orange sarees stand in a row with hands folded in namaste, and a woman in orange saree with a bun and jasmine-like flowers faces the visitors. Behind them a crowd of onlookers, some in orange, and a red-carpeted platform.2017-12-16A crowd of devotees gathers outdoors under an orange tent canopy during a satsang, many sitting on green mats with hands pressed together in prayer. A woman in the centre wears a white sari with a red-orange border and hands joined at her chest. Men in orange, yellow and white turbans and shawls sit or stand nearby, and an older bearded man in a saffron-trimmed turban sits in front. A man in a maroon tracksuit with a white shawl stands to the right, and one person raises a phone to take a photo. Behind them an ornate golden structure with red tassels and a raised platform rises above the crowd, with banners on the tent walls.2013-02-12February 11 20132013-02-11