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A crowded tent interior at the Maha Kumbh camp with an orange fabric backdrop. Seated devotees and sadhus fill the rows: a bearded sadhu in saffron with a red cap and rudraksha mala at centre, a saffron-robed man in a white turban, and a man in a yellow robe with a brown cap. A large iron trident stands at left beside a man in red and white. Some men wear white shirts, dark shawls or maroon scarves, and a bare-chested man with white markings sits at right. Hanging banners at top show printed text and imagery. Several people sit with hands folded or in the front row. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person by appearance.

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February 08 20132013-02-08Inside a large orange-draped tent, several devotees sit in rows as a crowd fills the background. In the foreground, an elderly sadhu with a long grey beard and an orange turban holds a tall gold trident and a small hand drum. Beside him, two men in orange robes with vertical tilak marks sit closely, one wearing glasses, the other bald with a forehead mark. Behind them a woman in a red shawl sits among men in orange and white clothing, and a man in a rudraksha mala sits to the right. Printed banners with dense text and small portraits hang on the orange walls, and a wooden bench stands at the right edge.2013-02-09February 10 20132013-02-10February 08 20132013-02-08February 12 20132013-02-12February 08 20132013-02-08A crowded tented gathering at the Kumbh Mela camp, with many seated sadhus and devotees in saffron and orange robes. In the foreground, a bearded man in saffron with a dark rudraksha mala and a red-orange shawl sits on a chair, and another man in orange with a white vest holds a booklet. Behind them, a man in a white turban wears an orange-yellow shawl, and a bearded sadhu in a red cap sits nearby. A trident stands at the back of the tent beside tall orange and yellow drapes, and the wall at right is covered with framed printed photographs of deities and ritual scenes. Audience members in ordinary clothes sit along the left edge.2013-02-10February 08 20132013-02-08A large seated crowd fills a tent at an outdoor satsang gathering. In the foreground a man with a white cloth wrapped around his head wears a brown vest over white kurta, and beside him a man with a white tilak mark on his forehead wears an orange shawl. A man in a dark brown shirt and grey vest sits near the centre, and on the right an elder in an orange turban and orange robes holds a walking staff. Behind them many devotees sit in rows, some in white and orange garments, and printed banners with photographs hang on the tent wall at top right.2013-02-11A crowded satsang tent with bright orange fabric walls and framed posters hung above the seated audience. Dozens of men and some women sit on chairs and mats, many in white or grey shawls, knit caps and sweaters. A woman in a white headscarf and beige wrap sits near the centre. Foreground figures include an elderly man in a red knit cap and a bearded man in a white dhoti with rudraksha beads, and a woman with light hair sits at the lower right. Behind the seated rows a standing figure in a long orange robe with flowing dark hair stands near a flag, and an elderly man in a white garment stands at the far left. Some listeners hold their hands together or sit cross-legged, watching the discourse.2013-02-08February 09 20132013-02-09February 09 20132013-02-09