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A photograph of a ceremonial offering at a long row of silver-covered platforms draped with marigold garlands. A man in a red-and-orange turban and saffron shawl, with gold bangles and a gold necklace, reaches across the platforms to offer money on a plate of marigolds. Beside him, a man in white ritual clothes with a red shawl and layered gold and beaded necklaces smiles and holds a small brass lamp over a tray. A woman in a pale yellow sari with gold bangles and a second woman in pink and green gather around the platform. In the foreground at left, a seated man in orange garments with marigold and white beaded garlands and a red tilak smiles. Behind them a line of other attendees stands in the hall, and a standing fan and striped mats are visible.

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September 12 20152015-09-12A photograph of a ceremony at a long row of ornate silver-embossed boxes or chests with a silver tray holding marigold garlands and a lit offering in the foreground. A man in an orange turban, orange shawl and gold bangles with a marigold garland sits at left, holding a banknote over the silver box. Beside him stands a man in white dhoti and shawl with a red garland and a gold necklace. Further right, a woman in orange robes and head covering presses her palms together, and another woman in orange stands behind. Several people in the background wear white or orange clothing, and a fan and a screen are visible at the edges.2015-09-12A photograph of a ceremonial offering at a long row of ornate silver-covered trays. On the left, a man in a rust-orange turban and orange robe, with a marigold garland, holds a small card over a brass tray of orange and yellow marigolds. Beside him, a man with long dark hair and an orange garment sits cross-legged, partly visible at the lower left. Opposite, a bare-chested man in white dhoti and cream shawl wears a red-and-white marigold garland and sacred thread. Two women in orange saris with hooded shawls stand at right with palms pressed in namaste, one with grey hair. Behind them, more people in orange robes stand near a red-and-white patterned mat, with a standing fan at left.2015-09-12Photo of a ceremonial offering line at a Kumbh gathering. A row of ornate silver-covered platforms or boxes runs across the frame, with a silver tray holding marigold garlands and a brass plate. A woman in orange garments and orange turban-style headwrap, wearing marigold garlands and gold bangles, extends currency toward the tray. A young man in white dhoti and shawl with a red rudraksha-style garland and gold necklace stands at center. On the right, a bearded sadhu in orange robes and orange head cloth holds banknotes. Other orange-clad sadhus stand behind, and a seated figure with dark hair in orange is at lower left. Red and multicoloured striped cloths cover a table at the back. Watermarked archive photo.2015-09-12A photograph of a ritual offering scene in a tented hall. A woman in an orange sari with an orange headwrap and gold bangles, seated at left, hands a banknote over a long row of ornate silver-toned boxes draped in a striped red cloth. Beside her, a man in white dhoti with gold-bordered cloth and a red-and-gold beaded necklace presses his palms together. Men in white kurtas and white turbans stand behind, and a man in a green striped shawl and yellow scarf leans in to offer money. A silver tray holds marigold garlands and cash.2015-09-12September 12 20152015-09-12Photo of a ritual reception at a long table covered with ornate silver boxes and a silver tray of marigold garlands, a small lamp and offerings. A man in a red-orange turban and orange shawl, seated at left, extends his hand over the table toward an older bearded sadhu in orange and pink robes who bows forward. A man in white dhoti and shawl wearing a red rudraksha mala and a gold pendant necklace stands behind, smiling. Other saffron-robed and white-clad people crowd the background, with a bald man and a white-bearded elder at right. Mostly sadhus, devotees and priests attend the reception.2015-09-12September 12 20152015-09-12Photograph of an indoor ritual at a long row of ornate silver-covered platforms draped with striped woven cloths. A seated sadhu in an orange-red turban, saffron-orange shawl and orange-and-gold garland, with gold bangles, presses a hand to a silver tray holding a brass plate with orange and yellow marigolds. Beside him a smiling man in white dhoti with gold borders wears a red-brown rudraksha-style mala and gold necklace, with a red-brown garland and a bare arm band. Behind them devotees in white and saffron stand close together, a woman in white clasps her hands in namaste, and a woman in white with a red backpack and a tilak on her forehead bows with folded hands. Several other people in saffron and white stand in the background.2015-09-12A photograph of a ritual at a Kumbh event. On the left, a man in an orange-saffron shawl and a red-orange turban, wearing a gold necklace and gold bracelets, leans over a long row of ornate silver boxes and places his hands on one, beside a silver tray of marigolds and a lamp. Behind him stands a bald man in a rust-brown wrap with a gold necklace. At the right, a man in white dhoti with a red rudraksha mala and gold necklace watches, and several women in white saris and shawls stand with hands folded in anjali, with more people in white and orange in the background. The scene reads as an offering or puja at the silver chests. Swamiji (probable) appears to be the man in the saffron shawl and orange turban with gold ornaments and marigold garland.2015-09-12A photograph of a ritual scene at a Kumbh gathering tent. A figure in an orange-red turban and saffron-orange shawl, wearing orange-and-marigold garlands and gold bangles, sits at a row of ornate silver-covered platforms, reaching toward a brass plate of marigolds and offerings. Beside them, a man with a shaved head wears white dhoti-style cloth with gold borders, a red sash and gold necklaces. An older bearded man with grey hair and glasses, in orange robes, bends forward to the platform, and another bearded man in orange robes stands at right. Several other sadhus in orange and saffron robes and rudraksha malas stand in the background.2015-09-12A photograph of a ceremonial offering at a long row of ornate silver-embossed boxes or altars inside a hall. A sadhu in a red-orange turban and orange robe with a marigold garland stands at left, pressing currency toward a silver tray decorated with marigolds and small offering items. Seated at the lower left, a figure with long dark hair wears orange robes and a bangle. A woman in a white sari with a green wristband and her hands folded in namaste stands at the tray. A man in white dhoti and a red shawl with a beaded necklace smiles at the right, and a woman in white stands further right. Behind them, saffron-clad sadhus and white-clad attendants fill the background near striped red mats.2015-09-12