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May 09th 2016

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A man in a grey shirt and pink head cloth lies on his back on dusty ground, arms raised and fingers spread, apparently mid-ritual action. Beside him sits a steel bowl holding offerings. A figure in white dhoti with a yellow border and red sash walks past at left, carrying a long red-and-white pole. Behind a bamboo barrier, spectators stand watching, including people in white shirts and a woman in a colourful sari. A red and white banner is visible at upper right. A bundled stack of colourful sticks stands by the barrier. The scene is outdoors in bright sunlight.2016-05-09A photograph at a crowded outdoor Kumbh Mela camp of an ascetic performing a headstand on a leopard-print mat. His body is held upright with a rope tied around his waist, and his bare legs point straight up. Scattered dark ash and charcoal lumps lie on the sandy ground. Behind him, people in white dhotis and kurtas, a woman in a red-bordered white sari, and a woman in a brown dress move among tents with pink and yellow canopies and small flags.May 09th 20162016-05-09A photograph at a crowded outdoor Kumbh Mela camp, showing a nearly nude ascetic performing a headstand on a patterned brown and red mat on bare ground scattered with dark charred embers and ash. His legs rise straight up, with a rope cinched around his waist. Behind him, a dense crowd of onlookers in white dhotis, saffron and yellow shawls, a green salwar kameez and a rust-coloured head wrap stands near a pink and yellow canopy and yellow banners. The scene has a hazy, smoky atmosphere.February 15 20132013-02-15Low-angle photo of a crowd walking barefoot along a dusty sandy path under bright sky. Foreground men in white kurtas and dhotis, one in a blue and black checked lungi with a green shawl; behind them a woman in a red and blue sari with a yellow head covering carries a metal vessel. Another man in a dark jacket wears an orange turban. Many other walkers and tents fill the background. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2013-02-09February 02 20072007-02-02A photograph of a nearly nude sadhu performing an inverted yoga posture, headstand with legs raised straight up, on a leopard-print mat on a dusty ground littered with dark charred cow-dung cakes and embers. A golden rope is wound around his waist and hips, and his hands grip the mat beside his head. Behind him, a crowd of pilgrims in white dhotis and saffron and orange clothing stands watching, with a wooden pole and a folded cloth at the left edge. A thin smoke rises from the ground. No identifiable a person appearance is visible.February 10 20132013-02-10A photograph at a crowded outdoor Kumbh Mela camp of a nude sadhu performing a headstand on a brown leopard-print mat, his legs raised straight up and a yellow rope tied around his waist. Ash and charred wood pieces are scattered across the dusty ground. Behind him, many devotees and pilgrims walk past white tents and yellow canopies; a woman in an orange sari and an older man in a white dhoti stand nearby, and a man in a blue-and-white striped shirt stands at left. The sadhu's face is hidden by the mat.February 05 20132013-02-05A dusty road procession crowded with many people walking away from the camera under a clear blue sky, lined with tents, banners, and utility poles. In the foreground, a man in an orange shirt and orange shawl wears an ID badge, beside a woman in a red-and-white dupatta and glasses. To the right, a woman in yellow with an orange shawl and a man in yellow dhoti walk with hands folded near their chests. Robed sadhus in saffron and orange garments walk at left, some with orange turbans, and a man in white kurta and dhoti stands among them. A pink-framed portrait banner is visible at left edge and yellow and red flags fly on the right. No identifiable a person is clearly visible.2013-02-07