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A photograph of a small tiled room where a bearded sadhu with long dishevelled grey hair, wearing an orange robe and a marigold garland, sits on the floor receiving a lit oil lamp on a steel plate. A man in a white dhoti with a yellow-bordered shawl leans in from the left, holding the plate near the flame, while another man in orange robes and a marigold garland tends the lamp beside him. At the lower right, an elderly sadhu in an orange turban and orange robes with rudraksha beads watches. The plate holds flower petals, rice-like grains and a small matchbox-style packet. The scene reads as a puja with an oil lamp.

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A small stone-walled room where a priest in white dhoti and orange-bordered shawl, wearing marigold garlands, holds a steel plate with a burning lamp, flower petals and grains over a flame. A bearded sadhu in orange robes and a long grey-black hair sits on a mat wearing marigold garlands and a forehead mark, watching the ritual. Another man in orange clothes sits to the lower right wearing an orange turban, with rudraksha beads on his chest. A second orange-robed person is seated behind the plate near the wall. The ritual appears to be an aarti with a lit lamp on a metal tray.2015-09-10A photograph of an indoor ritual scene with a cream tiled wall. In the foreground a bearded man in orange robes and a marigold garland sits cross-legged, looking to the side. Beside him a figure in a deep red turban and red-brown clothing, also wearing a marigold garland and gold armband, sits with hands folded. Behind them an older bearded man in orange sits on a low bench. On the right, two men in white kurtas hold a brass tray with a lit oil lamp and an envelope, and another lamp flame burns on the table. Several marigold garlands and oil lamps are visible. No identity is asserted from appearance.2015-09-10A photograph inside a tiled room showing a seated man in the foreground wearing an orange saffron robe and marigold garland, with a short dark beard and a wristwatch, looking to the right. Beside him sits a bearded sadhu in a red-brown turban, bare upper body with gold-trimmed saffron cloth and a marigold garland, next to another elderly bearded sadhu in orange. Attendants in white clothes hold brass plates with lit oil lamps and a flat metal tray holding a yellow envelope, a ritual offering moment.2015-09-10Three seated men and women in saffron-orange robes receive an aarti flame on a metal plate held by an unseen hand at the lower left. The central man wears an orange turban, a long beaded rudraksha mala and bangles, and holds his hands together in prayer. The man at the left has long grey hair and a beard and is seated with his head bowed. The woman at the right wears an orange head wrap, marigold garlands and a dark mala, with eyes lowered. Marigold garlands drape all three. A wooden stool and a pale tiled wall form the background. Several figures are in the scene, and a lamp flame rises from the plate.2015-09-10A photograph of a seated ritual at a Kumbh camp: a bearded man in orange robes and a marigold garland sits in the lower left, while a sadhu in a maroon turban, bare-chested with a gold armlet and marigold garland, sits beside an older bearded sadhu in orange. At right, attendants in white and orange hold brass trays with oil lamps, and a silver tray with a lit flame and an orange envelope sits before them. The walls are pale tiled stone.2015-09-10A photograph of a seated group receiving aarti in a tiled room with a window at the top. In the foreground at lower left, a bearded man with dark hair wears an orange saffron shawl and marigold-and-yellow garland, with a wristwatch visible, looking to the right. Beside him, a man in a deep maroon turban and maroon garment with a gold armband and a yellow-orange garland sits with hands folded. Behind them an older man in orange clothing and garland sits. On the right, men in white kurta-style clothing hold a silver tray with a lit flame and an orange envelope, and one man holds a small oil lamp. The people are seated near a low wooden stool. The foreground man's appearance matches a saffron-clad, bearded presentation with garlands, so he is a person candidate in the seated group.2015-09-10September 10 20152015-09-10 +1 copiesSeptember 11 20152015-09-11 +1 copiesPhotograph of a row of seated sadhus in saffron and orange robes during a ritual at the Kumbh Mela camp. Each figure sits behind a silver-embossed tray holding a lit oil lamp on a metal plate. A man on the left with dark hair, marigold and orange garlands, and a red wrist thread bows his head over a plate, while on the right an elderly bearded sadhu in orange with long white hair and a saffron shawl extends a hand over the lamps. Other white-bearded sadhus in orange garments are visible along the line, with small printed slips placed on the silver stands.2015-09-11A photo of a seated ritual at a Kumbh camp. In the foreground a man in a blue polo shirt holds a steel tray with a flame and orange offerings. Behind him a man in a plaid shirt and yellow shawl, with an orange turban, bends over a low wooden table. Several elderly sadhus in saffron robes and marigold garlands sit along the tiled wall, one with a long white beard. A person in a red shirt leans over the scene, and a sadhu in an orange headwrap stands in the back. Water bottles sit on the floor.2015-09-11July 25 20092009-07-25September 10 20152015-09-10