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January 29 2010

Photograph of an outdoor pandal stage at a Kumbh Mela-style event in Mandya, Karnataka, with painted colourful temple-style pillars and blue cloth draping behind. A bearded sadhu with long white hair and a long white beard, wearing saffron robes and a rudraksha mala, stands barefoot holding a microphone and a sheet of paper and speaking. Beside him, a man in saffron robes holds a red object, and two men in saffron robes stand to the left, one with a shaved head and glasses. A man in white dhoti and shirt with a white towel over his shoulder stands nearby. A man in pale shirt applauds at left, and a crowd of onlookers in white and casual clothing watches from the right, while a figure in white lies prostrate in the lower foreground.

January 29 2010

A photograph of a devotional gathering in a hall. A man with long dark hair and a green leaf garland with yellow and red flowers wears a gold-bordered yellow silk garment and reaches forward to touch the head of an older bearded man in a white shirt, who bows with folded hands. Around them, people in white and blue shirts press their palms together, and a bald man in a saffron robe with a rudraksha mala stands at right beside a saffron-clad sannyasi. Behind them are a colourful floral arch and hanging orange and yellow fabric decorations. The man in the yellow silk is an appearance-based a person candidate with long hair, a leaf garland and gold-bordered garment, receiving a blessing. Around 8 to 10 people are visible.

October 19 2013

A photograph under a large tented pavilion with blue-scalloped canopy trim and red carpeting. A bent-over man in a white shirt and jeans touches the feet of a saffron-robed figure wearing a red-and-gold shawl and holding a mala, while a few onlookers look on. Around them stand several people in orange and red robes, white dhotis, and saffron shawls, some with tilak markings and rudraksha malas, and a man in a pale patterned shirt. Nearby a banner and signage are visible. The scene is an outdoor ashram or ritual gathering. Visible people are numerous; several figures stand with hands together in respectful posture.

Photo of a stage event with a painted temple-style backdrop of pink and blue pillars and gold arches. A bald priest in orange robes stands center, garlanding a smiling man in a pink shirt with a red tilak who holds a flower garland and paper. To the left, a man in orange robes with a shawl claps, and a man in a white shirt and yellow shawl stands behind. On the right, a bearded sadhu with white hair and a long beard in orange clothes and a rudraksha mala holds a microphone and papers. A blue painted statue hand appears in the foreground left. Several other men in white and light clothing stand around the stage.

Evening photo on a stage with colourful painted pillars at a Kumbh Mela event. A bearded elderly man in orange robes and a white head wrap stands on a white cloth holding papers and a microphone stand is at left. Beside him, a performer with blue-painted skin wears a bright patterned costume with a beaded necklace. A white-clad man at centre claps while several men in white shirts and dhotis watch. At right, two men in saffron-orange robes stand, and in front, a man in white kneels and bows low, touching the cloth. Scattered petals lie on the white sheet, and a cameraman is visible in the background.

Outdoor stage at a Kumbh-style gathering with a painted temple facade of pink and yellow pillars and arches behind. Two saffron-robed monks sit center on red plastic chairs, one with a shaved head and one with a crown-like shaved look and dark hair, both in orange cloth. Men in white shirts and dhotis, some with yellow shawls, sit or stand around them, and a standing man in white holds a small offering tray with flowers. At right, a saffron-robed sadhu with long white hair stands barefoot. At left a figure in white face paint and garlands stands near a wooden box. Devotees stand along the back of the stage.

April 04 2013

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A photograph of a formal welcome at an indoor event. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron robe with a white flower garland, sits at right receiving a small green and gold printed card from a man in white kurta. Around them stand devotees in white and orange clothing, including a bald man in white with an orange shawl and a man with long curly hair in an orange robe. A painted tree backdrop and a microphone stand are visible, with a fan at right. a person: the seated man in orange with long swept-back hair, garland and orange robe receiving the card, presented as a candidate for a person.

A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate golden throne-style chair, dressed in orange robes with an orange turban and a large garland of orange-yellow flowers, with a rudraksha-style bead necklace. He is smiling while a man in a white shirt and white dhoti bends forward and touches his hand or wrist. Behind them stand a man in orange robes and a man in a white shirt, with an orange triangular flag bearing an Om symbol on a pink sparkling backdrop with blue and pink draping. A white-draped stool is in the foreground, and a red chair is at the right edge.