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February 15 20132013-02-15February 15 20132013-02-15A photograph of a fire-damaged encampment at a Kumbh Mela site. Charred black ground is strewn with burnt bamboo poles lying at angles, corrugated metal sheets, and smouldering debris including scorched orange cloth. Brick walls stand at the right edge. In the background, several people in saffron and orange robes move among the wreckage, and a tall pink and red kalasha-like pole and red flags rise near the left. Hazy grey sky above.2013-02-15A photograph of a burnt-out encampment at a Kumbh Mela site, with blackened ground, charred debris and bamboo poles standing among ash. Two women in colourful saris stand with arms folded, one in red and orange, the other in red and yellow, beside a young boy in a black jacket and grey trousers. In the background, saffron-clad sadhus and other people move among the remaining tents and structures under a hazy sky.2013-02-15A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange-saffron robe walking barefoot-style in sandals along a dirt path beside a blue hatchback car, under a corrugated metal canopy supported by poles, with palm trees behind. A crowd of people in white ritual clothes and some in colourful saris stands in a line to the right near a construction area. Dry landscape and rocky hills appear in the background. Appearance-based cues of long hair, saffron robe and ornate presentation match the a person candidate, who is walking in the foreground.2006-12-22November 14 20052005-11-14February 15 20132013-02-15A large crowd of sadhus in saffron and orange robes fills a dusty roadside at the Simhastha Kumbh Mela, Nasik. Many have long white beards and bare or shaved heads, some wear orange turbans and rudraksha malas, and a few carry walking sticks. Behind them stands a decorated ratha-style chariot with a red flag on a pole, parked vehicles, a blue tarpaulin and a roadside banner. A bald man in a dark sleeveless vest, with a rudraksha mala and a pink flower in his hand, stands near the centre of the group.2015-09-14November 14 20052005-11-14Outdoor photo at an event site under a bamboo and palm-leaf canopy. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe, a long rudraksha mala and sandals, walks past a silver SUV with its door open. Behind him, a line of men in white shirts and dhotis stands near a corrugated metal barrier, and many sandals and chappals are piled on the ground. Several people in orange robes stand at the left edge. The scene suggests an arrival at a satsang or yajna venue. Appearance-based candidate: Swamiji (probable), identified by long hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala, not by any printed caption.2006-07-16November 14 20052005-11-14Outdoor funeral-rite scene on a dry dirt and grass field. A standing man with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe with a shawl and stands near a large stacked pyre of logs built on a brick base with pink-dyed ground, beside a multicolored cloth canopy. Three men in orange robes kneel in a row in front, holding small brass vessels and lamps, their heads bowed. Behind them a large crowd of people in white clothing sits on the grass, with white-clad figures, parked cars, vans and a motorcycle in the background under a hazy sky.2005-11-14