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A stage event at a Kumbh Mela camp with a gold-framed throne and a deity murti decorated with garlands and a flag in the background. A woman in white with a sandalwood tilak and orange-brown marigold garland holds a microphone while a blindfolded young woman in white, wearing a rudraksha mala, holds a small card, during a blindfold demonstration. Two elderly men in orange sit on the foreground platform: one with white beard, glasses and a white forehead mark, his hands resting above a plate of yellow marigolds; the other in an orange turban and rudraksha mala, palms pressed together in greeting. Other seated men in orange clothing are visible behind them.

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Stage event with ornate gold-framed backdrop and a deity murti in a gold-framed niche on the right. A woman in white sari with an orange garland and forehead markings holds a microphone and stands beside a young girl in white sari, blindfolded with a black band, holding a rudraksha mala and small items in her hands. In front, two seated elders in orange robes with orange garlands sit before silver trays of marigold flowers; the bearded elder on the left wears white forehead markings and bandages on his forearms, and the woman on the right wears an orange head wrap and a rudraksha mala. Brass oil lamps stand at the edges and more seated men in orange and saffron robes are visible behind. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable by appearance.2015-09-11September 11 20152015-09-11A photograph of a stage event at a Kumbh camp. In the center, a woman in white with a brown and gold rudraksha mala holds a microphone and smiles while gesturing toward a young woman in white, whose eyes are covered by a black blindfold, and who wears a rudraksha mala and holds a red-and-gold object. Behind them stands a man with white and orange clothing and gold necklaces, and a young girl in white with a rudraksha mala. Three seated men in orange robes sit in front, with brow markings and white arm markings; the central one has white hair and a white forehead stripe, and a woman in orange with a turban sits at right with her hands joined. Plates of orange marigold flowers sit on silver stands in front of them. Behind, an ornate golden shrine houses a deity murti in red and gold, with decorated canopies and a golden arch overhead.2015-09-11Photograph of a stage event at the Kumbh Mela camp with ornate gilded thrones and a red-and-gold canopy. A woman in white with a white shawl and a red mala stands at a microphone beside a blindfolded young woman in white holding a printed sheet, as a demonstration takes place. Seated in front are three saffron-robed sadhus: one with a white beard and tilak, one with a white beard and glasses, and a woman in orange with rudraksha beads. A standing man wears a white dhoti with gold trim, red mala and gold armband. Behind them, a deity murti sits on a throne with a crown and oil lamps are placed on the floor, with marigold garlands on brass plates in front.2015-09-11 +1 copiesSeptember 11 20152015-09-11September 11 20152015-09-11September 11 20152015-09-11September 11 20152015-09-11September 11 20152015-09-11A stage event at a Kumbh Mela camp with ornate gold and pink decorations behind. A seated man with a long white beard and forehead tilak wears orange robes and a white sash, with a silver pendant on his chest. Beside him a man in an orange head wrap and orange robes sits with a microphone on a stand, wearing a rudraksha mala. Two women in white saris stand behind them: one holds a microphone and wears a red-brown bead necklace with a gold pendant, while a younger girl with a black blindfold over her eyes wears a dark bead mala and gold-trimmed white sari. A man in orange sits in the background. Offering plates of marigold flowers sit on a low table in the foreground.2015-09-11September 11 20152015-09-11September 12 20152015-09-12