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A large crowd of devotees sits on green mats inside an orange-draped tent for a satsang discourse. Many attendees wear white, striped, patterned and red-and-green saris, and some women cover their heads. At the front, a golden ornate throne holds a seated figure in saffron, with a deity murti and framed picture nearby. A man in white stands near a camera on a tripod, another stands with a microphone-side setup, and a woman in orange sits at the right edge. Hanging red banners on the tent wall display event text and photographs, and black speakers flank the stage.

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February 10 20132013-02-10February 14 20132013-02-14February 15 20132013-02-15 +1 copiesFebruary 10 20132013-02-10A crowd of men sits cross-legged on green flooring inside a large orange-draped tent at a Kumbh Mela camp. In the foreground a man in a white kurta and black shawl sits facing forward, and a seated man in an orange shawl with printed motifs kneels at left. Several older men wear white kurtas, one with a grey beard and another with a red cloth and vibhuti marks on the forehead. Behind them hang posters of deities and ritual scenes, and a decorated kalasha-style ornament hangs from the upper right. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so no candidate is marked.2013-02-14February 15 20132013-02-15February 10 20132013-02-10February 08 20132013-02-08Wide view inside a large saffron-draped tent where a seated audience fills the floor, many with heads covered in woollen caps, shawls and white or orange clothing. At the front, a gilded arched backdrop shows a painted deity image of two figures, and a golden throne-like seat holds a figure in orange robes, flanked by brass lamps and offerings. Some people in the crowd wear orange and white, and a few are in saffron garments near the front. Decorative hanging panels in red and gold line the tent sides, with a camera on a tripod and a projection screen at right. Audience members sit facing the stage in a satsang setting.2013-02-11A photograph inside an orange tent at a Kumbh Mela camp, with a large crowd of men and women seated on green mats facing a raised stage. Many men wear white or cream turbans and loose cream or brown kurtas; some wear red or checked shirts. A gilded shrine with a deity murti sits at the back of the stage, flanked by a golden throne-like seat and kalasha-style decorations hanging from the tent poles. Two men in white dhoti-style clothing stand on the stage, and a woman in white sari stands at the right edge near a camera stand. Hanging banners and hand-painted panels decorate the tent walls, with a red-and-white paper sign on the stage front. The scene looks like satsang or a discourse before the shrine.2013-02-14A large crowd of seated devotees fills an orange-draped tent during a satsang gathering. Most sit on green mats in front of a white-draped platform at the far end, where a few figures in white and orange stand. Men in white dhotis and kurtas, saffron and orange robes, and women in orange and brown saris sit close together, several with tilak marks on their foreheads. Printed banners on the orange walls and a decorative saffron-and-gold fringed banner hang nearby, and a video camera on a tripod records from the left. A man with a long grey beard in a white shirt sits in the foreground.2013-02-12Large tented satsang hall draped in orange fabric with purple-and-blue swags. Hundreds of seated devotees, mostly men in white kurtas and white caps and women in head coverings and saris, face a raised golden throne-like seat in the distance where robed figures in orange sit before a golden deity murti setup. Striped purple floor runner leads toward the stage over green mats. A large blank projection screen stands at right, camera tripods and video equipment are visible, and framed portraits hang on the tent poles.2013-02-09 +1 copies