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A photograph of an outdoor ritual line on a long covered veranda with orange and white draping. In the left foreground a person in an orange-brown turban and dark rudraksha-style beaded necklace, shirtless with dark braided hair, sits on the ground and bows forward while a man in a cream polo shirt with a blue lanyard leans in and touches the turban with his hand. Behind them a row of brass plates holds marigold flowers and small offerings, and sannyasis in orange robes sit along the line. A woman in a black head scarf with pink embroidery smiles at right. The turbaned figure is a sannyasi-style devotee receiving a blessing; no figure is clearly identifiable as a person.

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A photograph of a seated sadhu with dreadlocked hair, wearing an orange-brown turban and a rust-coloured rudraksha-style mala around the neck, bare-shouldered in an orange cloth, facing right with eyes closed. A man in a white shirt with a blue lanyard reaches forward to touch the forehead area of the seated sadhu. Behind them a row of seated sadhus in orange robes sit beside rows of marigold garlands and small oil lamps arranged on a raised wooden platform. Blurred onlookers stand in the background.2016-05-07A photograph of an outdoor devotional gathering beside a long line of seated sannyasis in orange robes. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with long dark hair, a rudraksha mala and an orange-saffron turban sits on a mat facing a middle-aged man in a white shirt with a red-and-white striped collar, who reaches toward him with both hands as if offering blessings. To the right, an older woman in a black shawl with pink embroidery leans forward. Along the row, brass plates of marigold flowers and small offerings rest on tables. Orange banners and an orange tent canopy line the background, with more devotees standing and watching.2016-05-07A seated row of saffron-clad sannyasis takes a meal at long wooden tables in an open tent. In the foreground a smiling woman wears a rust-orange turban, a dark rudraksha mala around her neck, and an orange-brown garment, and she looks off to the side. Beside her a bald monk in orange robes sits attentively. Behind them, orange-clad attendants and white-clad helpers in green-and-white sashes move along the line, serving food onto steel plates. Marigold garlands lie on the tables near water bottles and small bowls, and the background is bright and blurred.2016-05-07April 22 20162016-04-22Photograph of a seated ceremony at a Kumbh Mela camp, with a cream draped backdrop. A man in a rust-red turban and dark brown shawl sits in the foreground, facing right. Beside him, a bald man in orange robes has his head touched by a man in a white shirt and glasses who is applying a mark from a silver plate. Other seated figures in orange and saffron robes line the row, and an elderly bearded man in orange sits at the left edge.2016-04-22April 23 20162016-04-23May 11 20162016-05-11 +1 copiesMay 07 20162016-05-07May 06 20162016-05-06A long row of wooden serving tables in an open hall where seated sadhus in saffron and orange robes receive food on steel plates. In the foreground a man with long dreadlocks, an orange turban and a rudraksha-style brown bead necklace sits bare-shouldered, looking to the side. Behind him, saffron-clad monks with shaved heads sit at the tables, and marigold garlands lie in small heaps on the plates. Devotees in white kurtas and a woman in a light teal salwar kameez with a matching dupatta bend forward to serve, pouring food from metal vessels. Red railings line the left side of the hall.A seated figure in an orange-red turban, orange robe with yellow trim and a long multi-strand brown rudraksha mala draped over the chest is placing a hand on the forehead of a kneeling man in a white t-shirt with an orange shawl printed with script, whose palms are pressed together in namaste. Behind them are red curtains, a gold-cushioned seat and a wooden tray of apples. The robed figure is a probable Swamiji by appearance cues including the turban, ornate rudraksha mala and saffron clothing, and the blessing gesture is a devotee receiving darshan and blessing.2015-10-25A photograph of a bare-shouldered figure in a rust-orange turban with a silver emblem and orange-gold robes with a rudraksha mala draped over the chest, placing a hand on the forehead of a man in a white kurta with an orange-red shawl. Around them, seated and standing devotees wear white with orange shawls; a woman at right holds a microphone and a woman at lower left has a yellow tilak. The scene appears to be a blessing or darshan in an indoor hall with beige walls and a red-draped seating area. The cues of the turbaned figure (rust turban, orange robes, rudraksha mala, ceremonial gold chain) are distinctive, so this is a person.2015-10-21