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Night-time outdoor communal meal and ceremony under a white tent lined with string lights and triangular flags. In the foreground a young woman in a golden jeweled crown, blue-and-white gown and a white sash with red lettering stands holding a phone, while people photograph her. Seated rows of saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees, some with flower garlands and rudraksha beads, sit on green mats before brass thalis, bowls and tumblers set on low wooden tables. A man in a white shirt films with a phone at right, and a red-and-white decorated entrance lies behind.

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Night photograph of a ceremonial gathering under a tent with string lights and red-and-white draping. In the foreground a young woman wearing an ornate gold crown and a blue blouse with a white sash stands at left, holding a camera-like object near a photographer's lens. Beside her an elderly man in a pale yellow kurta bends forward to offer something onto a steel plate on a low wooden table. Seated across from him, a bearded man in orange robes wears a white flower garland, and next to him a man in a rust-red turban and dark robe with a flower garland smiles and holds his palms together. Behind them rows of seated people in orange, white and red clothing sit on a long teal carpet before decorated walls with lotus-style motifs and small oil lamps.2016-05-16Night-time outdoor gathering under a white tent with green carpet, where saffron-robed sannyasis sit on low wooden platforms receiving food from a man in a white vest with red and green logo and grey trousers who bends forward with a metal tray. A woman in a dark blue dress with a golden crown stands at left near a man in white dhoti clothing. Seated devotees in orange robes wear white flower garlands, and a woman in the center wears a red turban and garland. Steel plates, cups and small bowls sit on the wooden tables. Colourful flags, rangoli-style floral motifs and pale pink and blue walls frame the scene. Several people are seated in the background.2016-05-16Night-time photo under a tent at an outdoor event, with green carpet and stainless-steel thali plates set on low wooden tables. A grey-haired man in a white vest with a red logo leans in to serve food from a steel tumbler to seated sadhus in orange and saffron robes. On the right, a smiling man with a rust-coloured turban and a white flower garland sits beside a bearded sadhu in orange wearing a flower garland. Behind them, more seated sadhus in orange, and a woman in a yellow-and-blue dress and a crown stands at left. Coloured geometric rangoli-style designs decorate the tent walls.2016-05-16May 16 20162016-05-16A large outdoor feast in an open tent with a red carpet running down the centre aisle. Rows of low wooden tables are set with metal thali plates of food, marigold garlands and small water bottles. Seated devotees wear saffron and orange robes, with several men in saffron with rudraksha malas. In the foreground a man in saffron with folded hands and a yellow-orange head wrap sits beside a woman in a red-and-brown sari; another woman in a blue-and-yellow sari sits at a table. Behind them a painted banner shows colourful deity figures, and a standing sannyasi in orange and a man in a white turban move along the aisle. Many more seated devotees fill the background under tent canopies and string lights.2016-05-10May 16 20162016-05-16May 16 20162016-05-16A photograph of a Kumbh Mela shahi snan event held under a yellow canvas wall on green matting. Several seated sadhus in saffron and orange robes wear marigold garlands; one wears a red turban and another has a shaved head. Standing devotees in green, pink, white and lavender clothing approach low tables bearing brass plates, offering food and items to the seated ascetics. A group of saffron-clad monks stands in the background among onlookers, and a man in a white shirt with a lanyard watches at right.2016-04-22May 16 20162016-05-16Evening scene in a tent with green carpet and red-and-white canopy, lit by strings of lights. A long-haired man in an orange shawl and orange clothing bends forward to greet seated devotees. Seated participants wear orange and maroon robes, marigold-and-white garlands and a maroon turban, with stainless steel plates, bowls and a small brass vessel on low wooden tables before them. A seated man in an orange turban and rudraksha mala looks down at a steel plate. Several standing men in white and orange, and a boy in a green shirt, watch or photograph the gathering, with a photographer in a dark shirt nearby. Background includes more seated devotees and orange flags on poles.2016-05-16Evening outdoor gathering on a green carpet under a tent with string lights and saffron flags. Many seated men and women wear saffron and orange robes, some with white beards, turbans and rudraksha or flower garlands. A woman in a dark red-brown sari with a red turban and white flower garland smiles with hands pressed together. A man in a white kurta bends forward to greet seated saffron-robed sadhus at low wooden tables holding steel plates and cups. Another man in a blue striped shirt and a white-clad elder stand nearby. A figure in the foreground wears a saffron robe, white garland and long dark hair. A cushioned seat with a person candidate is not clearly visible; no one in the scene is confidently identifiable. Several people are visible, roughly twenty or more.2016-05-16April 22 20162016-04-22