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A photograph of a ceremony at an event with a long row of ornate silver-plated trays lined along a table covered by a colourful striped cloth. A smiling woman in an orange sari with an orange turban and a marigold garland is handing folded banknotes toward a silver tray holding marigolds and offerings. On the right a man in white kurta with grey hair stands with palms pressed together in namaste. A man in white dhoti with a saffron sash and bare upper body stands in the row behind, and several other people in white and orange clothing are seated or standing in the background, along with a person with dark hair in the lower left corner.

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A photograph of a ceremonial offering scene at a long row of ornate silver-covered boxes or trays draped with orange marigold garlands. A saffron-robed sadhvi in an orange turban and orange shawl, with marigold garlands, reaches toward the silver trays holding currency notes. Beside her, a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with gold-bordered cloth and an arm band stands near a silver plate of marigolds and puja items. On the right, a clean-shaven, grey-haired man in white kurta presses his palms together in namaskar. Behind them, other people in white and orange clothing stand among colourful striped mats.2015-09-12September 12 20152015-09-12A photograph of a ceremony at a long row of ornately engraved silver-toned platforms. On the left, a seated man in an orange-red turban and saffron shawl with a marigold garland smiles and holds currency notes over a silver tray of orange marigolds and ritual items. Behind him, a man in a rudraksha mala and red sash sits at the platforms. Centre-right, a man in white dhoti with gold border, a red-brown shawl and a gold chain stands with hands joined. At far right, a young man in white kurta, glasses and a blue lanyard with a badge stands with palms pressed together, smiling. Other devotees in white clothes stand in the background.2015-09-12Photograph of an indoor ritual at a long row of ornate silver-covered platforms draped with striped woven cloths. A seated sadhu in an orange-red turban, saffron-orange shawl and orange-and-gold garland, with gold bangles, presses a hand to a silver tray holding a brass plate with orange and yellow marigolds. Beside him a smiling man in white dhoti with gold borders wears a red-brown rudraksha-style mala and gold necklace, with a red-brown garland and a bare arm band. Behind them devotees in white and saffron stand close together, a woman in white clasps her hands in namaste, and a woman in white with a red backpack and a tilak on her forehead bows with folded hands. Several other people in saffron and white stand in the background.2015-09-12Photo of a ceremonial offering line at a Kumbh gathering. A row of ornate silver-covered platforms or boxes runs across the frame, with a silver tray holding marigold garlands and a brass plate. A woman in orange garments and orange turban-style headwrap, wearing marigold garlands and gold bangles, extends currency toward the tray. A young man in white dhoti and shawl with a red rudraksha-style garland and gold necklace stands at center. On the right, a bearded sadhu in orange robes and orange head cloth holds banknotes. Other orange-clad sadhus stand behind, and a seated figure with dark hair in orange is at lower left. Red and multicoloured striped cloths cover a table at the back. Watermarked archive photo.2015-09-12September 12 20152015-09-12A photograph of a ritual scene at a Kumbh gathering tent. A figure in an orange-red turban and saffron-orange shawl, wearing orange-and-marigold garlands and gold bangles, sits at a row of ornate silver-covered platforms, reaching toward a brass plate of marigolds and offerings. Beside them, a man with a shaved head wears white dhoti-style cloth with gold borders, a red sash and gold necklaces. An older bearded man with grey hair and glasses, in orange robes, bends forward to the platform, and another bearded man in orange robes stands at right. Several other sadhus in orange and saffron robes and rudraksha malas stand in the background.2015-09-12September 12 20152015-09-12A photograph of a ceremony in a temple-like hall. On the left, a seated man in an orange-red turban, orange-saffron robe and marigold garland, with gold bangles, places a folded banknote on a silver tray. Along a row of silver-covered boxes, a shirtless man in white dhoti wears a red sacred thread, and beside him a bald man in white with a tilak presses his palms together in namaskar. Behind them, other people in white dhotis and kurtas stand in the background. A marigold-garlanded silver plate with a brass lamp and offering is in front. a person candidate appearance is uncertain, so identity is not asserted.2015-09-12September 12 20152015-09-12Photograph of a ceremonial offering line at the Kumbh Yatra event. A woman in an orange sari with a red-orange turban and marigold garland places her hands over a silver-covered offering table lined with silver plates, beside a silver tray holding marigold flowers, a diya-style lamp and a small plate. A bare-chested man in white dhoti with a red rudraksha mala and gold necklace stands beside a bald man in orange robes with a blue badge, bowing with folded hands. Other devotees in orange and white robes and saris stand behind, with a striped red-and-white mat on the left and a screen on the right.2015-09-12September 12 20152015-09-12