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September 11 20152015-09-11September 11 20152015-09-11September 11 20152015-09-11A photograph of a crowded covered walkway at a Kumbh Mela camp in India. In the centre, a smiling man in a red-orange turban and a gold-and-rudraksha necklace stands with palms pressed together in greeting, wearing a red-and-gold dhoti. Beside him, a saffron-robed sadhu with a saffron head wrap and long rudraksha mala walks forward. Behind them, turbaned and saffron-clad men and white-clad attendants fill the corridor. On the left, several seated sadhus with long beards and matted hair sit against the wall, and a camera operator with a video camera is at the lower right. Yellow umbrellas shelter people in the background.2015-09-11April 22 20162016-04-22A group of saffron-robed sannyasis walks along a covered colonnaded veranda beside a plain cream wall and a row of black metal chairs. In the foreground a man with a saffron turban, a dark rudraksha mala and a red tilak walks forward with a slight smile, holding a mala in one hand. Behind him an elder with a shaved head wears a long orange robe and sandals, while a bearded sadhu on the left wears a gold pendant necklace and an orange robe. Several other men in orange and white dhotis follow along the walkway, and a green banana plant and a red-framed sign appear at the left edge.2008-12-30Photo of three saffron-robed sannyasis walking along a white colonnaded corridor with grey granite wainscoting, with flower garlands hanging on the pillars. In the foreground at right, a bald man in orange robes with a dark rudraksha mala is smiling and holding his drape. In the centre, an older man in orange with a walking cane and a dark mala walks alongside a younger man wearing an orange turban, orange robes and a rudraksha mala. Behind them, people in white dhotis and shirts and a cameraman with a video camera follow.2006-10-15A photograph of a seated crowd at a satsang gathering under a white tent. In the foreground a bald man with white sacred ash on his forehead and palms pressed together sits in saffron robes, with a bearded elder in saffron beside him and a close-up of another older man with yellow-painted forehead and white beard. Behind them a woman in a maroon turban and red-and-gold sari with large gold garland smiles with hands folded, and a man in a white turban and orange shawl sits among devotees. No one in the image has a visible crown, long swept-back hair, or ornate ceremonial gold necklace marking them as a distinctive candidate, so no appearance-based identification is made. The people are seated, hands folded in prayer and devotion.2015-01-13December 30 20082008-12-30A photograph of a procession inside a marble-floored hall. Centre, a figure in orange saffron robes and a rust-orange turban with long dark hair, wearing a red and yellow flower garland, gold necklaces and a gold armlet, holds the hand of an older man in a saffron-orange robe with a black beaded mala, who walks with a slight stoop. Behind them, a man in a brown-red dhoti with a gold border and rudraksha mala, and a man in a light blue shirt, follow. Women in sarees, one in teal, stand at the left, and a young man in white with a rudraksha mala stands in the background. a person cues appear on the figure in the turban and garland, while the older man in saffron is a devotee-attended elder.2013-01-01 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph in bright, hazy light of a group of saffron-robed people standing shoulder to shoulder, looking upward. On the left, an older bald man with a white beard wears an orange wrap and holds his hands together. In the centre, a person with long dark hair wears a rust-red turban with a crest, a red-brown robe and a long gold-beaded garland with a dark mala. Beside them, a woman in an orange shawl holds her hands clasped at her chest and wears a dark bead necklace. Behind them a man with short hair wears an orange robe, and at the right edge a person wears a yellow and orange cloth with a dark mala. The central figure is a person by appearance cues of swept long hair, a crown-like turban and ornate garland, though this is uncertain. Four to six people are visible.2015-01-13September 11 20152015-09-11 +1 copies