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Seated ritual gathering in saffron and orange robes at a Kumbh Mela event. A man on the left in a red-brown dhoti with a gold-beaded necklace and a bare upper body rests his hand on a large red rudraksha-bead mala draped over a silver tray of marigold garlands. Beside him, an older man wears orange clothing with a dark bead necklace and gold pendant. In the centre, a bearded sadhu with long grey hair and an orange shawl sits among other robed sadhus in saffron and pink. On the right, a man in orange robes with long dark hair bends forward toward the tray, touching the offerings. Silver plates of marigolds line the right side, with brass lamps behind.

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Photograph of a seated ritual gathering in orange and saffron robes at an Ashram event. Center-left, a man with long dark hair in a bun wears a rust-brown dhoti-style cloth, a heavy gold necklace and a gold pendant, and sits beside a man in a bright orange shawl with a dark rudraksha mala. Right foreground, a man in a light orange robe with red-striped border kneels and reaches toward a heap of red-orange rudraksha beads on a silver tray. Behind, bearded sadhus in orange robes and turbans sit among marigold garlands, flower-filled silver trays and brass lamps. A figure at far left, with a shaved head and rudraksha mala, looks down. Several people are visible.2015-09-14Photograph of a seated gathering of sadhus at a Kumbh Mela setting. On the left, a man with a topknot wears a reddish-brown dhoti, a heavy gold-toned ceremonial necklace and a yellow-thread wrist band, and gestures while speaking. Beside him, an older man in a saffron-orange shawl and dark rudraksha mala with a gold pendant sits with hands extended over a large silver plate heaped with rudraksha beads, flanked by orange marigolds and red flowers. At the right, a bearded man in a saffron-orange robe with pink-striped border bends forward toward the plate. Behind them, a white-bearded sadhu in orange with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala, and other robed men, sit among silver trays of marigold garlands. Text overlay reads pedia source2015-09-14September 14 20152015-09-14A seated ritual gathering of saffron-robed sadhus in a tented hall. In the foreground, a man in a red-orange robe and red shawl leans over a silver tray heaped with orange marigolds, while a bald, bearded priest in orange and black-bordered cloth bends over the same altar. Behind them, a man in a red turban and gold beaded necklace sits beside a bearded sadhu in orange, and a bald man in a gold-bordered orange cloth sits at right. Brass lamps and a carved wooden seat stand at left, with a folded cloth on the floor and a gold deity murti visible in the background.2015-09-17September 14 20152015-09-14 +2 copiesA photograph of a ritual feeding or honouring scene in a tent-like hall with a gold-trimmed shrine and brass lamp stands at left. Several people in orange and saffron robes stand and bow along a mat-covered floor lined with silver plates heaped with marigold garlands and offerings. At far left, a seated figure in orange-brown robes wears a heavy gold-beaded necklace, beside a seated woman in an orange sari with a dark beaded mala. In the centre, a bearded man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands with hands joined, while a man in orange stands facing away. At right, an elderly white-bearded sadhu in orange wears a white turban-like head covering and gestures. Other attendants in orange and pink stand in the background near the shrine.2015-09-14September 11 20152015-09-11 +1 copiesA seated row of saffron-robed sadhus performs a ceremony at a Kumbh Mela event, with a crowd of saffron-clothed people behind them. In the foreground, a bearded man in orange clothes with round glasses and a red tilak holds a large gold-beaded mala. Beside him, a white-bearded sadhu with long white hair presses a gold mala to his forehead. Other sadhus in orange and gold necklaces hold beads and sit before wooden stands with framed images and printed sheets. An elderly sadhu wears a pink turban and gold necklace.2015-09-14September 14 20152015-09-14A seated row of saffron-robed sadhus and devotees inside a hall during a ritual meal offering. In the foreground, a bearded man with long grey hair wears an orange-peach robe with an orange shawl and a dark rudraksha-style bead necklace, hands folded in front of him. Beside him, a red-robed elder with a red crown-like headdress and beaded necklaces sits with hands joined. Further left, more seated sadhus in orange and red robes sit behind rows of silver-tone trays and low silver platters holding marigold garlands and offerings. A bearded man on the far right wears a peach kurta with a red tika. Ornate brass lamps and metal stands stand in the background. Roughly eight people are visible.2015-09-14September 12 20152015-09-12Seated row of sadhus in saffron and orange robes at a feast, facing forward behind silver-plated thalis and steel tumblers on low ornate silver stands. The foreground man at right has a full grey-white beard, long hair, a saffron shawl and a gold-and-bead garland. Next to him, a man with a thick black beard wears a pale peach robe and a heavy gold necklace. Others in orange and saffron sit along the row, some with rudraksha malas, and a standing attendant in pink appears at the upper right beside a brass lamp stand. Gleaming brass lamps and a large kalasha-style vessel stand in the background.2015-09-14