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Photograph of a long seated feast line in a hall, with saffron-robed sadhus and white-clad devotees sitting cross-legged on floor mats before rows of silver thali plates heaped with marigold flowers and food. In the foreground a bearded elderly man in orange clothes with spectacles and a long beaded rudraksha mala sits at the front, and a bald man in white dhoti with a gold border and a rudraksha mala bows over his plate. Other men in orange and white line the rows, and standing attendants in orange and pink stand at the back beside brass lamps. The setting suggests a sadhu feeding ritual, with no visible a person candidate clearly identifiable by appearance.

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September 14 20152015-09-14September 14 20152015-09-14 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20152015-09-14 +1 copiesSeptember 11 20152015-09-11 +1 copiesSeptember 11 20152015-09-11 +1 copiesA long row of seated sadhus and priests in saffron and orange robes performs a ritual at a Kumbh Mela camp. Each has a silver or brass plate with a lit oil lamp in front of them, and many have orange marigold garlands around their necks. On the left, men in white dhotis and red-brown shawls with rudraksha-style beads press their palms together in prayer, while others hold their hands over the lamps. A bearded elder with white hair on the right wears orange robes. Behind them, a red turbaned sadhu sits among the row, and a shrine with gold decorations and red cloth is visible at the top right, with trays of marigolds and flowers on a colourful cloth. a person is not clearly identifiable in this row.2015-09-11 +2 copiesA long indoor hall where rows of seated sadhus and devotees face a line of silver thalis heaped with orange and yellow marigold garlands. Foreground left, an older bearded man in orange robes and wire glasses sits beside a long-haired sadhu in saffron with a beaded mala. Further along, sadhus in saffron and orange sit with hands near the trays. Right foreground, a bald man in white dhoti with gold border, rudraksha mala and tripundra marks sits with folded hands, next to a younger man in white with gold-bordered cloth and a mala. Several white-clad devotees sit in the background, and a pedestal fan stands at the left edge. Packets lie on the trays. Visible scene describes a seated prasad-offering gathering.2015-09-14 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20152015-09-14September 11 20152015-09-11 +1 copiesSeptember 11 20152015-09-11 +1 copiesA long row of seated participants in a temple-style hall, many in saffron and orange robes with marigold garlands, performing a ritual with hands raised in prayer and offerings placed before them on silver trays and brass plates. Oil lamps burn in the foreground. Behind them, an ornate gilded shrine with a deity murti glows under warm lights, and a man in white dhoti stands at the back. A red-turbaned elder and a bare-chested man with rudraksha malas are among those seated. Several men wear red and orange shawls.2015-09-11 +1 copiesSeptember 11 20152015-09-11 +2 copies