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A photograph of a ceremonial gathering seated in rows on a stage with ornate golden and silver decor. In the foreground at left, an elderly white-bearded man in pale peach robes and a black bead necklace sits smiling. Beside him, a man in a red-orange turban, orange shawl and beaded necklace sits cross-legged. Further along, bearded sadhus in saffron and orange robes and rudraksha malas sit before silver puja trays scattered with red rose petals, with lit oil lamps and offering plates. At right, a priest in white dhoti with white tilak and orange marigold garlands tends the trays, and a younger man in a yellow-gold garland stands at the edge. Behind them, painted deity figures and red-robed attendants appear in the background.

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September 17 20152015-09-17Seated devotees and sadhus at a long row of low silver trays heaped with orange marigold garlands during a ritual meal service. A man in front left wears white tilak marks and gold armlets and offers flowers. Centre right, a man in a rust-red robe with a gold necklace and a tall orange-red turban smiles, a probable Swamiji by appearance cues, with bearded sadhus in saffron robes beside him. An elderly man on the far right in a saffron silk garment and dark rudraksha mala sits with hands folded. Gold and ornate background with a standing lamp and a fan.2015-09-14 +2 copiesA photo of a ritual reception at a Kumbh Mela camp, with seated sadhus and priests in saffron and orange robes. Several sadhus wear marigold garlands; one in a red turban sits with hands joined in namaste. Men in white dhotis with orange shawls stand at the right holding silver trays with petals and an oil lamp, while a silver-decorated platform holds rose petals. A bearded man in orange at the left wears a marigold garland. Behind them, an ornate gold throne and brass lamp stands, with a woman in orange-red robes and a red-and-gold headpiece seated near it. Strips of bright striped cloth lie on the floor at right.2015-09-17A seated row of saffron-robed sadhus and devotees inside a hall during a ritual meal offering. In the foreground, a bearded man with long grey hair wears an orange-peach robe with an orange shawl and a dark rudraksha-style bead necklace, hands folded in front of him. Beside him, a red-robed elder with a red crown-like headdress and beaded necklaces sits with hands joined. Further left, more seated sadhus in orange and red robes sit behind rows of silver-tone trays and low silver platters holding marigold garlands and offerings. A bearded man on the far right wears a peach kurta with a red tika. Ornate brass lamps and metal stands stand in the background. Roughly eight people are visible.2015-09-14September 14 20152015-09-14September 17 20152015-09-17A row of seated sadhus in saffron and orange robes wearing marigold garlands sits along a long low table at an outdoor ritual gathering. Several bearded men with shaved or white heads and tilak marks are visible; a white-haired man on the left wears orange robes and a yellow garland. Attendants in white dhotis with orange shawls hold brass and silver plates with lit oil lamps, performing an aarti-style offering. Behind them stands a decorated deity murti on a pink sequined platform with brass lamp stands and flower arrangements, and a colourful striped rug covers the floor.2015-09-17September 14 20152015-09-14September 14 20152015-09-14A bhandara-style feast at a tented camp during the Kumbh Mela in Ujjain. A bald man in a maroon dhoti with a gold-beaded rudraksha mala leans forward to serve food from a silver plate onto a silver thali on a red carpet. Seated along the row, several sadhus in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas wait with silver plates and tumblers before them. A man in an orange kurta stands nearby, and a bearded sadhu in orange at right sits beside a silver tray. Behind them, rows of seated devotees in orange and white fill the tent under hanging lights. The gathering shows a ritual meal for holy men.2016-05-05September 14 20152015-09-14September 14 20152015-09-14