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A photograph from behind a large seated audience in a hall, mostly women in white and colourful sarees sitting on the floor and red mats. Many have long braided hair. Bags and water bottles lie among them. At the far end, a stage with gold-toned decorative panels holds a seated figure on an ornate golden throne, with a backdrop reading KUMBH MELA Nashik 2015. Two large screens flank the stage.

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August 09 20152015-08-09Photo 11695275A large hall viewed from behind a rows of seated devotees on red floor cushions, facing a stage. Most attendees wear white ritual clothing, with some in orange, saffron and multicoloured saris and kurtas; a woman in an orange sari and maroon blouse sits in the foreground with a long braid. A man in a green striped shirt sits at the front left. On the stage, a central golden throne-like seat is flanked by ornate gold lion-and-figure carvings, and a large backdrop banner shows a painted saint figure and deity imagery. Two cameramen stand near tripods at the front. Screens on both sides show crowd footage, and a purple bird logo appears at the top left. The person on the central seat is too small and distant to reliably identify.2015-08-09Photo 11695276August 09 20152015-08-09Photo 11695274August 09 20152015-08-09 +1 copiesMarch 07 20162016-03-07A large seated audience of women fills a hall, viewed from behind, many with long dark hair in braids adorned with white flowers. They wear saris in white, pink, red, turquoise and orange. On a screen above them a figure in red and pink is seated before a gold backdrop, while a gold ornate deity murti stands on a stage at left.2014-08-24September 05 20152015-09-05August 09 20152015-08-09August 09 20152015-08-09