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A night-time outdoor ritual at a river event with a large crowd behind. A man in an orange-saffron turban and matching saffron robe, wearing a rudraksha mala and a long gold-toned ceremonial necklace, smiles while performing a ritual at the front. Beside him on the left, a bald man with glasses in a saffron robe stands by a carved gold-and-red throne chair. On the right, a man in bright yellow kurta with a red sash stands with hands pressed together, and a man in orange kurta with a red scarf stands near the centre. Red and gold umbrellas and red flags are visible behind them. Approximately eight people are visible in the scene.

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April 24 20162016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24A photograph of an outdoor evening aarti at a riverside festival, with a crowd and red and gold ceremonial umbrellas in the background. A central figure in a saffron-orange turban and saffron robe, wearing a rudraksha mala and ornate gold necklaces, holds a large brass aarti lamp with a flaming wick and cobra-hood handle, offering it upward. a person is shown performing the aarti, with cues of the saffron turban, saffron robe, rudraksha mala and gold necklaces. To the left, a bald man in orange robes and a gold-and-rudraksha necklace stands beside a gold-framed chair. Beside the lamp, a man in orange with a red scarf watches. On the right, a man in yellow kurta with a tilak claps his hands. Other devotees with phones and raised arms fill the background.2016-04-24Evening procession at a riverside festival with crowds and lamps. In the centre, a man in a rust-orange turban and orange-red robes, wearing layered rudraksha malas and a gold ceremonial necklace, stands with palms pressed together in greeting, and another hand is raised beside him. To his left, a bald man in wire-rimmed glasses wears a rudraksha mala and red-brown cloth, and a man in a white and gold garment stands at the far left. Behind them, an orange parasol, a golden canopy and red flags rise above the crowd, with string lights and a street lamp in the background. Individual cues are visible but the central man's identity is not established from appearance alone.2016-04-24Photograph of an evening outdoor procession at a Kumbh Mela event. A central man in a rust-orange turban and rust-orange robe, wearing a heavy gold necklace, a rudraksha mala and a gold pendant, stands with palms pressed together in greeting. Around him, a bald man in a rust robe and rudraksha mala looks on, and devotees in white kurtas and orange shawls raise their hands. Large orange ceremonial umbrellas with fringed edges and a gilded temple-style canopy appear in the background under evening lights.2016-04-24Outdoor procession scene in which a man in an orange-red turban and saffron robe with a gold-coloured wrap sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne beneath a golden canopy with leaf-shaped hanging ornaments. He wears a rudraksha mala and a long gold necklace, has a tilak on his forehead, and presses his palms together in greeting. Around him, devotees in orange, saffron and yellow clothing, some in white, press their hands in namaskar or reach toward him, with red and orange flags and umbrellas visible overhead. A man in a pink shawl at right gestures toward him.2016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24Night procession at the Ujjain Kumbh Mela. A central figure in a rust-orange turban and orange robes with heavy gold beaded necklaces and a rudraksha mala holds up a brass aarti lamp with a bright flame. Beside him, a bearded man in orange robes stands and a man in yellow kurta and a red-and-gold shawl looks on. Another man in a yellow kurta with forehead tilak stands at right, hands together. A crowd with phones raised fills the background beneath red and gold ceremonial umbrellas and a golden canopy hung with heart-shaped ornaments.2016-04-24Outdoor crowd scene at a river-front festival site with decorated umbrellas in orange, red and yellow overhead. A central figure in an orange-saffron turban, saffron wrap and rudraksha mala with a long gold garland smiles and gestures with raised hands, seated on or beside an ornate gold-and-brown throne-like chair with a gold canopy. Around him, a bare-chested attendant in a brown-orange wrap, a white-clad man with a tilak and a white-clad man holding a bead mala stand among devotees. Many people reach out with phones held up to record. Ornate pink and red architecture is visible behind the crowd, and the setting suggests a temple ghat-side procession.2016-04-24A festive crowd of saffron-robed sadhus inside a tent with orange and white striped canvas and hanging lights. On the right, a smiling person in a deep red turban topped with a gold crescent ornament, red shawl, heavy gold necklaces and bangles stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Next to them, a bespectacled, shaven-headed man in red-brown robes wears a rudraksha mala and gold chains. To the left, an older shaven-headed man in orange robes with rudraksha malas and a long-haired bearded man in orange also appear, with hands folded in greeting. The gathering suggests a welcoming or darshan moment.2016-05-11April 24 20162016-04-24