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August 07 20172017-08-07Indoor hall with a colourful striped floor mat in red, green, blue and purple. A bearded man in a loose saffron-orange robe sits in a wooden armchair with hands resting on his lap, a brass-like plate of offerings on a small table beside him. Next to him a man in white kurta and light cream dhoti sits with a wristwatch. On the right a bearded man wears a deep maroon robe with gold border, an orange turban, rudraksha mala and orange shawl, seated on a wooden chair. A standing young man on the left wears a white dhoti with gold border, bare-chested with a rudraksha mala. Two older men in white shirts sit in the background, a pink parasol stands behind, and a ceremonial umbrella and speaker equipment are visible.2017-08-07Four seated swamis in saffron and orange robes sit on gilded thrones with red velvet cushions on a striped multicolour mat inside a large tented hall. Golden elephant figurines rest at the base of several seats. The central figure wears a bright orange turban and a full dark beard, with a hand raised near his face. Strings of coloured tassels and hanging lamps decorate the ceiling, and large screens show a crowd on a stepped path. Devotees are seated behind a metal barrier, and a cameraman stands at the right. a person is seated on the third throne from the left, identifiable by the orange turban and saffron robes; the other seated figures are swamis and attendants.2016-12-12A photograph of a large hall during a Kumbh Mela-era gathering of sadhus. In the foreground, several men in saffron and orange robes stand in a row; one wears a rudraksha mala and a saffron shawl, another a light peach-coloured kurta with a sling bag. Behind them, many seated and standing sadhus wear orange turbans and saffron cloth, sitting on colourful striped floor mats. Further back, people in white dhotis and white kurtas with red-and-white garlands stand near the wall, and a gilded deity murti and a decorated altar are visible at the right. Walls are lined with printed posters. Photo credit text is watermarked across the lower right.2015-09-17September 17 20152015-09-17A large hall with a corrugated metal roof and strings of colourful tassels hung from the rafters. In the foreground a bare-chested man in a white dhoti and red garland stands holding a steel vessel, facing a seated group of saffron-robed sadhus on striped rainbow mats. Many saffron and orange-robed ascetics sit in rows, some wearing orange turbans, with a row of monitors in front of them. Behind them a dense crowd of white-clad devotees fills the hall, a cameraman films on a tripod, and a golden decorated palanquin and deity murti stand near the front.2015-09-12 +1 copiesA large pavilion event with saffron and orange-clad sadhus and devotees seated on colourful striped mats along a long stage. Many robed monks in orange and pink stand and sit facing the stage. Brass lamps with lit wicks stand at the right edge, and marigold garlands and flower-filled plates sit before the seated row. A large ornate golden throne-like chair stands at the right back, and a crowded audience of white-clad devotees fills the far background under hanging orange and red streamers. Cameras film the stage.2015-09-12A large indoor hall with a crowd of devotees seated on the floor behind a metal railing. In the foreground, a man with long dark hair, a white floral garland and an orange robe sits on an orange cushioned seat, with an older bearded man in orange beside him. Behind them a man in orange with a gold necklace holds a tall gold trident, and another orange-robed attendant sits at right. Devotees in white kurtas and orange saris sit on a matting, and an old man in white sits at left. Hanging garlands, colourful striped pillars and framed photographs decorate the hall. a person: the man with long hair, orange robe and white flower garland seated centrally on the orange seat, appearing as a presiding guru at a Brahmotsavam celebration.2008-12-30August 07 20172017-08-07Indoor hall with striped woven rugs on the floor and red curtains at the windows. Seated on wooden chairs at left are a man in white shirt and a man in a white kurta with orange shawl, plus a bearded man in saffron robes and a turban-wearing sadhu in orange behind them. In the foreground a figure with long dreadlocks and an orange turban and wrap stands with back to camera facing a raised seat draped in red and gold. To the right, women in orange saris stand beside the throne-like seat, where a figure in an orange turban sits. Ornate golden decorations and a hanging orange and yellow banner are visible overhead.2017-08-07A hall filled with saffron-robed sadhus and devotees seated on colourful striped mats. Standing in the foreground, a bearded man in orange robes and rudraksha mala is at left; beside him a bald man in peach robes and sacred thread stands arms folded; further right, bearded men in orange robes and orange turbans stand together, and a man at far right wears a patterned orange and green shawl with a pearl mala. Behind them, white-clad attendants in red sashes and garlands move about near an altar with gilded decorations, and posters line the back wall.2015-09-17May 13 20182018-05-13 +1 copies