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A small tiled room with a window on the right. A man in a red t-shirt stands bent over a brass tray of marigold and yellow flowers on a low wooden table, threading a garland. Beside him, a younger man in a navy shirt and orange-beaded necklace also works on a garland. Seated center-right, an older man with long white hair and a white beard, wearing wire-rimmed glasses and an orange robe over a pink-and-white patterned lungi, touches his face. Behind him a figure in an orange turban, saffron robe and a large rudraksha mala sits on a striped mat. A flower garland and a bald head are visible at the bottom right edge.

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September 11 20152015-09-11September 11 20152015-09-11September 11 20152015-09-11A seated elderly man with long white hair, a white beard and round glasses, wearing an orange robe over a pink and white checked cloth, holds his hand near his face while a young man in a navy t-shirt bends forward to work on a marigold garland on a silver tray of flowers. Behind them a man in a red-orange turban and saffron robe with a large beaded rudraksha-style necklace sits on a low wooden stool, and a person in a red shirt stands at the back. The tiled walls and window frame a small ritual setting with a tray of yellow and orange marigolds and an orange garland laid out before the seated figure.2015-09-11A seated group of saffron-robed sadhus sits in a white-walled room at a Kumbh Mela camp event. On the left, an older bearded sadhu in orange wears a white forehead marking. Next, a sadhu with long dark hair and a black beaded mala wears orange robes. A sadhu in a maroon turban and maroon-and-gold garments with layered gold chains sits centrally. To the right, a white-bearded sadhu in orange robes wears glasses and a red tilak, and at far right another bearded sadhu in orange wears a shawl and rudraksha-style beads. Marigold garlands and steel plates with offerings lie on pink-draped low tables in front of them, alongside water bottles.2015-09-15 +1 copiesSeated devotees in orange and saffron robes wearing marigold garlands inside a pale cream tent at a Kumbh Mela camp. On the left, a bearded elder in orange wears glasses and a red tilak. In the centre, a man wears a dark red-brown turban, a brown woven shawl over bare shoulders, a yellow marigold garland with a pink flower, and a bracelet. Beside him, a bald monk in orange sits with a garland. On the right, a monk in a yellow-orange head wrap holds a metal plate with a flaming oil lamp, while a person's arm reaches in from the edge. Small metal trays with marigold petals sit on low tables.2016-04-22A seated devotional scene inside a white tent on a checked mat. An elderly bearded man with long grey hair, wire-rimmed glasses, and an orange robe with a dark rudraksha mala reaches toward a brass tray of marigold and pink flower petals. Beside him, a younger man in a rust-red turban and rust-red robe with a brown shawl sits with one hand raised to his head. Another person in orange sits behind them, and a small brass lamp rests on the mat. A printed deity poster hangs on the left tent wall.2016-05-10A 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.2015-09-11September 11 20152015-09-11 +1 copiesA seated ritual scene at a Kumbh Mela camp. A bald man in a peach-coloured robe bends forward with his head lowered while a man in a deep maroon robe, red turban and gold-and-beaded necklaces lifts a long gold garland over him. Beside them an elderly bearded sadhu in orange sits on the floor, and a man in white with a red-and-gold shawl and gold necklace stands at right. Pink-draped tables hold marigold garlands, a silver plate with flowers and a diya, and small bottles. A television sits in the background. Five or more people are visible.2015-09-15 +1 copiesOctober 03 20152015-10-03A 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.2015-09-10