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A 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.

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Photo 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 20152015-09-12September 12 20152015-09-12A 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.2015-09-12Photo of a ceremonial offering line in a hall with orange-clad sadhus. In the foreground, a man in a bright orange turban and orange shawl with marigold garlands leans over a row of ornate silver-covered boxes, placing cash on a silver tray heaped with orange marigolds and a brass lamp. Beside him, a bearded sadhu in an orange turban with a red tilak stands with hands folded. A man in white dhoti and shawl wears a rudraksha mala and gold pendant, and an elderly man with a white beard wears orange. Other devotees in orange and white fill the background, with a decorated altar and garlands visible beyond.2015-09-12September 12 20152015-09-12A seated figure in an orange-saffron shawl over a brown-gold garment and an orange turban, wearing a marigold garland and gold bangles, offers a folded banknote onto a silver tray decorated with marigold petals and a small oil lamp. Along a row of ornate silver-covered boxes or trays stand white-clad men with saffron-toned shawls and a standing man in white dhoti with a red beaded garland and gold necklace, one with hands in anjali. A bearded man in white with glasses also stands nearby, and a man in white with folded hands is at the right edge. The seated figure is the central subject, carrying out an offering; the setting is an indoor hall with orange-draped devotees and a fan at left. a person cues are not reliably distinct here, so identity is left uncertain.2015-09-12September 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 ceremony at a long row of ornately engraved silver-toned platforms. On the left, a seated man in an orange-red turban and saffron shawl with a marigold garland smiles and holds currency notes over a silver tray of orange marigolds and ritual items. Behind him, a man in a rudraksha mala and red sash sits at the platforms. Centre-right, a man in white dhoti with gold border, a red-brown shawl and a gold chain stands with hands joined. At far right, a young man in white kurta, glasses and a blue lanyard with a badge stands with palms pressed together, smiling. Other devotees in white clothes stand in the background.2015-09-12Photograph 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 at a Kumbh event in a tent with striped rugs and silver-toned offering boxes lined on a long table. A woman in an orange turban, orange shawl, gold bangles and an orange-yellow marigold garland leans forward to place cash on a silver plate of marigolds and money. Beside her, a man in white dhoti and shawl wears a red coral mala and gold ceremonial necklace. A fair-haired man in white bows his head toward the plate with hands folded. An older man in glasses and white kurta sits to the right, and a fan stands at the left edge.2015-09-12