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A photograph inside a tent with green flooring and orange-and-white striped walls at a Kumbh Mela camp. A bald, bearded man in white clothes sits on a red cushion with a floral mat, facing a standing group. Another man in a plain white kurta stands nearby, and a man in white kurta holds a white tent pole. A woman in a light patterned sari stands near the pole, while women in orange and saffron saris wear beaded necklaces and rudraksha-style beads. A woman in a yellow sari and two boys in striped shirts face the group in the foreground. Several people are gathered in conversation, and a small white-garbed figure with a bald head stands at the right edge of the frame. The visible setting suggests an informal camp gathering rather than a formal ritual.

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Photograph inside a white tent with an orange and white striped wall and a green floor at the Kumbh camp. A bearded older man in white kurta and dhoti sits on a patterned bedspread with a red bolster, with a bracelet on his wrist, while a young boy in a striped shirt sits close to him. Around him stand devotees: a woman in a yellow sari with a necklace, a man in a dark shirt, a man in white clothes, a young man in a brown shirt, and a woman in a floral sari near a table. At right a woman in orange robes stands with a bag. At left a man in glasses holds a clipboard and writes. Two plastic water bottles sit on a table in the background.2015-09-11September 15 20152015-09-15 +1 copiesA photograph inside an orange-draped tent at a crowded outdoor satsang gathering. Many seated devotees, mostly women in colourful saris and shawls with headscarves, sit on a green floor covering while men stand along the back. In the foreground, a man in an orange turban and orange kurta sits cross-legged holding a folded yellow cloth, beside a bearded elderly man in white kurta and white turban. Behind them, a standing man in an orange robe and turban and a woman in a white sari stand near the back wall. Exactly what the event is cannot be determined from the image, so no ritual is named. Hanging orange fabric and a white table with items complete the tent setting.2013-02-08September 15 20152015-09-15 +1 copiesSeptember 15 20152015-09-15 +1 copiesIndoor ashram gathering with devotees in white and red clothing standing and sitting around a raised white-draped platform. A figure in saffron-orange robe, orange turban and a multicoloured flower garland sits on the white-covered seat with one hand near the face, appearing to listen. Probable Swamiji by visible cues: saffron clothing, orange turban and garland, seated as the honoured guest. Nearby a seated man in orange shawl sits at the platform edge, and a man in white shirt stands behind. Devotees in white kurtas, white saris and red saris crowd the left side, a bald man in striped shirt sits in the foreground, and a microphone and speaker stand at the back.2007-01-12Photograph taken inside a large tented relief camp with a patterned fabric canopy and bright overhead lights. A man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala sits on a plastic chair with his palms pressed together, while a young man in a white dhoti and shirt stands before him, hands folded. Nearby, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti and a woman in orange and a man in a red shirt with a green cap stand watching, and a man in white with a hair net and lanyard holds papers at right. Plastic chairs, tables and cooking pots fill the background, and other volunteers in white are visible.2012-01-06Indoor tent scene at a Kumbh Mela camp with orange and magenta draped fabric and a red-and-gold ornate parasol. A bearded man with long dark hair, wearing a white kurta and yellow dhoti, sits cross-legged on a dark patterned cushion, his hand raised toward a woman in white with a dark-banded head covering. Two women in orange saris stand at left, one with a rudraksha mala, and one with her back to camera holding a wooden board or palm leaf to a person's head. A man in white kurta and glasses sits at right on a red floral rug, a plastic water bottle beside him. This appears to be a blindfold or third-eye demonstration with the bearded figure as the presenter, though his identity cannot be confirmed from appearance alone.2015-09-11December 30 20082008-12-30Photograph inside an orange tent with a green floor covering, showing a seated crowd of devotees and sadhus. In the foreground, an elderly bearded man in saffron robes with white forehead markings sits at left. Beside him, a bald man in a white dhoti and shawl sits cross-legged. A man in a red jacket with a blue lanyard and orange lower garment sits center-right, next to a younger boy in red and orange. At right, a bearded man in orange robes with white forehead tilak sits with folded hands, and a man in red robes sits at far right. Behind them, sadhus in saffron, a bearded man in a white shirt, and a standing figure in orange bend near an umbrella with a painted floral canopy. A cloth banner with a dove emblem hangs at upper left, and the tent wall shows a partial inscription.2013-02-07A group of devotees stands on a green-and-blue mat inside an orange tent at an outdoor camp setting. Several men wear white dhotis with orange shawls, one with a bare upper body and a shawl draped over him, others with vertical tilak marks on their foreheads. An elderly bearded man in a white kurta and dhoti stands in the centre, while a young boy in a green shirt and orange shawl holds a yellow card. A young woman in a pink and white sari with an orange shawl holds a booklet, and an older woman in a grey sari stands at the right edge. No clearly identifiable a person appears in the frame, and the text on the right wall is not legible.2013-02-14January 10 20092009-01-10