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Outdoor scene at a Kumbh Mela camp beside a corrugated metal wall, with marigold garlands on tall poles behind. A man with grey-white painted body and long grey beard, wearing orange cloth, stands at left. Center: a smiling figure with long dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange robe with gold trim, multiple beaded rudraksha necklaces and a gold chain, hands clasped. Around him are saffron-robed sadhus, one with an orange turban, another in a red shawl with a bushy white beard and long mala, and several bald men in orange robes with rudraksha malas. A man in a leather jacket at far left wears a name badge.

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February 15 2013

February 15 2013

February 15 2013

Outdoor group photo at a Kumbh Mela setting in Nasik, with a yellow-orange patterned wall and hanging dried foliage behind. A line of men in orange and saffron robes and saffron-toned attire stands close together. On the left, a bearded man in orange robes and sunglasses stands beside a bald man in an orange shawl with gold-toned beads. In the centre, an elderly white-bearded man in pale peach robes stands barefoot beside a man in a red turban and peach robes with a mala. On the right, a man in a deep maroon robe with heavy gold necklaces and bangles, wearing a maroon turban, stands smiling. Further right, a bearded man in a red turban and peach kurta stands beside a man in orange with a rudraksha mala and a bearded man in orange with a mala. A hand holding a phone is visible at the far left edge.

A group of saffron-robed sadhus and sannyasis stands outdoors in a corrugated-metal enclosure at a Kumbh Mela camp, with tents and orange marigold garlands on poles behind them. On the left, a sadhu with long grey matted hair and white ash on his face and body, wearing an orange cloth, stands with his hands near his chest. Next to him, a grey-bearded elder in a red shawl and rudraksha mala holds a staff and presses his palms together. At centre, a woman in an orange shawl with a long rudraksha mala and bangles joins her hands in namaste toward the elder. To the right, a bald man in orange with rudraksha beads and a shaved-head monk with a bead mala stand near a sadhu in a pale saffron turban and beaded necklaces. A separate figure on the far left wears a yellow turban and raises a fist.

September 14 2015

September 14 2015

A group of saffron-robed sadhus walks through a tent at a Kumbh Mela camp. At the centre, a man in a rust-red turban and rust-red wrap, with a thick braided rope-like necklace and a tilak on his forehead, walks with his arm linked to a bearded sadhu in orange robes wearing a marigold garland. At left, an elderly sadhu in orange with a hooded shawl and yellow tilak holds a cane and speaks, a rudraksha mala on his chest. At right, an older bearded sadhu in red-orange robes with a beaded necklace and a white-bearded face watches. Behind them is a carved relief of a deity and red drapes. The a person Times and Shuddhadvaitam Ujjain banners are not visible.

March 13 2014

A row of seated sannyasis on a stone-floored veranda. On the left, a man with grey hair and a beard wears an orange shawl over an orange robe and a dark cord necklace. Beside him an elderly bearded man in peach-coloured robes and a long orange shawl with a blue-striped sash sits with hands clasped. Next, a young boy in peach and orange cloth sits with a red tilak. On the right, a bearded man with long dark hair, a red tilak and a red-and-orange garment sits with folded hands, and another person in orange sits further along. Blurred figures in white and orange stand in the background.

Outdoor scene beside a corrugated metal wall at a Kumbh Mela camp, with marigold garlands hanging from bamboo poles. A group of saffron-robed sadhus and sannyasis stand together. On the left, an ash-smeared sadhu with long grey hair and a white-painted face holds a sacred staff. Centre, a robed figure with long dark hair, a large garland of white flowers and a rudraksha mala stands with hands raised toward the staff. Around them, turbaned men in orange and saffron robes, some with rudraksha malas and red-and-white tilak marks, stand attentively. A man in a dark jacket stands at the far left edge, and a photographer's camera is visible at the right. No individual is clearly identifiable as a specific person from appearance alone.