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A photograph of a long row of seated sadhus and ritual participants at a Kumbh event, with silver trays of orange and yellow marigold garlands on a silver-covered table. In the foreground, a man in white dhoti with an orange shawl leans forward to face a long-haired bearded man in orange robes seated on a striped red-and-blue mat. Behind them, other men in saffron and orange robes, turbans and white dhotis with gold borders sit or stand, and video cameras and monitors line the left side. Several figures are in white dhotis with gold borders.

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September 14 20152015-09-14 +1 copiesSeptember 12 20152015-09-12September 14 20152015-09-14September 14 20152015-09-14 +1 copiesA long indoor hall where rows of seated sadhus and devotees face a line of silver thalis heaped with orange and yellow marigold garlands. Foreground left, an older bearded man in orange robes and wire glasses sits beside a long-haired sadhu in saffron with a beaded mala. Further along, sadhus in saffron and orange sit with hands near the trays. Right foreground, a bald man in white dhoti with gold border, rudraksha mala and tripundra marks sits with folded hands, next to a younger man in white with gold-bordered cloth and a mala. Several white-clad devotees sit in the background, and a pedestal fan stands at the left edge. Packets lie on the trays. Visible scene describes a seated prasad-offering gathering.2015-09-14 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20152015-09-14 +1 copiesPhotograph 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 +1 copiesSeptember 12 20152015-09-12September 11 20152015-09-11 +1 copiesSeptember 12 20152015-09-12September 11 20152015-09-11 +1 copies