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February 15 2013

2013-02-15 +1 copies

Indoor photograph in a tent with bright orange walls and orange cloth hung behind the seated group. A long-haired man in orange robes with a rudraksha-style bead necklace, ceremonial gold chain and white-painted forehead sits cross-legged on patterned rugs, smiling and gesturing toward an elderly white-bearded man in a maroon robe seated on a red cushion. A bearded young man in a light orange kurta sits at left looking on, and the back of a shaved-headed monk in orange with a rudraksha mala is in the foreground. Two calendars with deity prints hang on the wall, with a ganesha and lakshmi image at upper right.

A seated group of saffron-robed sadhus gathers on a red patterned carpet inside a plain tiled room with a window. A bald man on the lower left wears an orange shawl, rudraksha beads and gold necklaces, and sits facing the group. Beside him, a bearded man in a red turban and orange robe with a mala smiles. Elderly sadhus in orange robes and white beards sit around them, one with a long grey beard and forehead tilak.

Photograph of a seated gathering inside a tent with red and yellow striped fabric draped overhead and a calendar poster with a religious picture hanging on the wall. Several men in saffron and orange robes sit on a white sheet over a red carpet. A bearded man in an orange robe with a red beaded necklace sits centrally, and a turbaned man in orange with a long grey beard sits at the right edge. Other sadhus in orange and ochre, some with shaved heads or wrapped turbans, sit in rows, and a woman in orange sits at the lower left. A man in a yellow robe sits in the foreground with his back partly turned. No individual is clearly identifiable as the a person from appearance alone.

A photograph of a seated group in a small room with orange-painted walls and two calendar posters showing Ganesha. A long-haired man in a saffron/orange robe with a beaded rudraksha-style mala and white forehead marks gestures mid-conversation while seated on a patterned rug. Opposite him, an elderly bearded sadhu with white hair wears a red robe and sits cross-legged. Around them, a bald man in orange and a seated man in orange with a shaved head listen, and a bearded man in an orange shirt with a white necklace sits at left. Stacked pink bedding, cardboard boxes and a red cloth-covered table are at right. a person cues: long dark swept hair, saffron clothing and a rudraksha mala, though appearance is not conclusive.

September 11 2015

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September 21 2015

Photograph inside a tent with a red carpet and orange walls, showing a seated group of saffron-robed sadhus facing a central figure. Behind them hang large devotional posters of Shiva with trident and damaru amid snowy mountains, a multi-armed deity seated on a peacock, and Shiva and Parvati seated on Nandi the white bull. Several sadhus wear orange and saffron robes, rudraksha and gold necklaces, and one wears an orange turban. The central figure in maroon robes with bare shaved head sits with his back partly toward the camera, facing the group on floor cushions. Some men wear beards and others are clean-shaven.

September 14 2015

A photograph inside a tent with orange fabric walls and a red carpet, lined with large devotional posters of Ganesha, Shiva with trident and Himalayan backdrop, a multi-headed Brahma-like deity seated on a lotus, and Shiva-Parvati with a bull. Several saffron-robed sadhus stand together. On the left, a man with a long white beard wears a saffron shawl and rudraksha mala with gold necklaces. A bald man in a maroon-and-gold dhoti and shawl stands at right with a white cloth in his hand, and another maroon-robed man wears a red turban. A bearded man in plain orange robes and rudraksha mala stands centrally. Those present are sadhus and devotees; no one is clearly identified by name in the image.

September 11 2015

A seated group of saffron-robed sadhus on a red floor cloth inside a tent, with painted cloth backdrops of a white bull and deity imagery behind them. The man on the left wears a red turban, a gold pendant and beaded necklaces with a bold gold-patterned shawl, and gestures with his right hand as he speaks. Beside him sits a bald man in orange-and-gold robes with glasses and a beaded mala, and others in rudraksha malas listen, some with shaved heads and some with long beards. Patterned red and yellow floor mats lie at the left edge.