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A photograph inside a tented temple-style pavilion with a red carpet and a rope barrier. On the left, a person with long dark hair, large hoop earrings, and a thick rudraksha mala with gold beads, wearing a maroon top, looks toward the shrine. Beside them, a figure in an orange-saffron robe and a rust-colored turban wears a yellow-and-orange garland and holds a staff. Behind them, a man in an orange dhoti holds a long staff, and another figure stands further back. On the right, a video camera with a small monitor films the scene. At the far right, ornate golden deity murtis sit on a draped throne-like platform beneath a decorative arch, with a pink umbrella and hanging decorations above.

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A photograph inside a tent at a Kumbh Mela pavilion. A bearded man with long grey hair wears an orange robe and a marigold garland, hands pressed together in greeting. Beside him a monk in an orange robe, orange turban and marigold garland stands with a staff, while other saffron-clad sadhus and a man in a blue shirt filming with a camera stand nearby. On the right, a shrine with a golden throne holds a blue deity murti under teal lighting, with a small lamp and a brass pot in front. Red banners reading Nithyananda Sangha Kumbh Mela hang behind, and a red carpet runs along a rope barrier.2016-04-23April 23 20162016-04-23A procession walks along a red carpet under a white tent canopy. In the centre, a man in saffron-orange robes wears a turban and a marigold garland, with ornate gold necklaces and rudraksha beads, and walks with his hands clasped at chest height. To his left, a bearded elderly man in orange robes and a yellow-orange garland walks forward. Behind them, monks in orange and maroon robes carry ceremonial staffs and wear garlands, and green and red ornamental umbrellas are held overhead. A small pavilion with a dome-shaped roof stands in the background, and cameras are visible among the crowd.2016-04-23April 23 20162016-04-23A photograph of a procession at a temple entrance. A man with long dark hair, a white forehead band, an orange-brown dhoti and a loosely draped leopard-print shawl over the chest wears a red and pink flower garland and a beaded necklace, smiling and walking on a red carpet. Two saffron-clad attendants with white forehead bands and beaded malas walk beside him, and a multicoloured canopy umbrella is held above him. Behind him stands a decorated shrine with a deity murti surrounded by flower garlands and a kalasha, framed by colourful marigold festoons. Robed devotees in white stand at the sides behind metal railings.2013-03-10A procession inside a pink-draped pavilion with red carpet and banana leaves, lit by hanging decorations. A central man in a rust-brown robe, a red-orange turban and a long garland of white flowers walks forward, flanked by attendants in white dhotis with gold borders and saffron-orange dhotis. Several men carry or hold flower-decorated items; one holds a bouquet. A large ceremonial parasol hangs above the procession. On the right, a cameraman in a white dhoti films with a professional camera. A rubber mat lies on the red floor at the entrance of a temple-like structure.2016-12-23April 23 20162016-04-23March 10 20132013-03-10Photograph of a temple procession at a golden palanquin decorated with garlands of pink and red flowers, carrying a silver-clad deity murti and a silver staff. Four prominent men stand in orange and saffron clothing in a stone pillared hall: an elderly man on the left in orange cloth with rudraksha mala and a bare upper body, a central man in orange wrap with ornate gold necklaces and a red-and-gold headband, and two men on the right with folded hands, one bearded with long hair, rudraksha malas and an orange robe, and the other clean-shaven and bald in orange with gold chains. Several more people in white clothes stand behind, with colourful banners and a bell visible above.2012-06-05Indoor event photo under a white tent with red carpet and brass lamps along the rope barrier. A man in a saffron-orange turban and dark brown robe, wearing a yellow and orange marigold garland, stands at centre with his long dark hair hanging down his back. Facing him on the right, an elderly bearded man in full orange-red robes with a rudraksha mala holds a small white paper and speaks. Behind them, saffron-robed followers in brown and orange sit and stand, some wearing beaded necklaces; a pink fringed ceremonial umbrella hangs overhead. Several spectators in striped and collared shirts and glasses stand at the right edge. a person candidate appearance is uncertain given the distance and framing.2016-04-23April 23 20162016-04-23January 01 20172017-01-01