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Photograph of a bhandara-style gathering in a pink-walled hall decorated with multicoloured balloons. A large red banner reads a name and title in Hindi, with a sign naming Mahamandaleshwar Swami Atmanand Puri Ji Maharaj. Several sadhus in saffron and orange robes stand behind low wooden tables set with plates of flowers and offerings. In the foreground an elderly man in a white head covering and a bearded sadhu in a light orange kurta fold their hands in reverence. On the right a man with long dark hair and a red robe, wearing a red rudraksha-style mala, bends over a red cloth spread on the floor. Behind them a deity murti is visible beneath a decorated canopy.2014-03-13March 13 20142014-03-13Indoor photograph of a seated row of saffron-robed sadhus at a bhandara in a pillared hall with pink walls. In the foreground, a bearded man in orange shawl and white kurta sits cross-legged beside a bald man in orange robes. Behind them, more saints in orange sit on the floor, with a man in orange turban and a woman in red attire standing near a low wooden table holding steel thalis of marigolds and yellow flowers. A red banner with white and gold lettering hangs on the left wall. Devotees in white kurtas stand at the right. Several people are visible, the foreground seated figures and standing attendants included.2014-03-13Photograph inside a red-draped hall at a Kumbh Mela camp, with a dark carved relief panel on the right wall. In the foreground, a bald man with orange tilak and an orange shawl reaches toward a tray. A central figure in an orange-red turban and terracotta-brown shawl leans forward and touches a plate, while beside him a bearded elder with long grey-white beard and wild hair wears a red-orange robe, a red forehead mark and layered beaded necklaces with a gold pendant. Several other saffron-robed sadhus stand behind, and a seated crowd fills the background. Hands are raised in namaste in the lower left.2016-05-05September 20 20152015-09-20September 14 20152015-09-14A photograph at an indoor sadhu gathering under bright stage lights and a red-and-gold canopy. In the centre, a bearded elderly sadhu in orange-red robes and layered beaded necklaces with a large gold pendant raises his right hand in blessing. Beside him, a younger man in a rust-coloured turban and brown-red robe with a rudraksha mala stands with palms pressed together in namaste. On the left, a bald man in orange clothing and gold chain greets him with folded hands, and other sadhus in saffron and orange robes with white tripundra marks stand nearby. A framed image of a deity murti hangs on the back wall, and a dark-skinned young man with glasses wearing orange appears at the right edge.2016-05-05Photograph inside a large hall with red draped walls and white sofas, with seated devotees on the floor and a screen at top left showing robed figures on a stage. In the foreground, a man in a deep orange-red turban and layered rudraksha malas and gold necklaces stands smiling, handling a marigold garland being tied by a bald man in a saffron-gold robe and rudraksha beads at the right edge. Beside them, a bearded man with a tilak and an orange shawl receives the garland, while an older bearded man with grey hair in a saffron robe stands at left and an orange-robed man in a yellow turban bows toward him. Several devotees sit in the background. The right-side man in the turban is an appearance-based candidate for a person receiving a garland, with cues of a red turban, layered rudraksha malas and ornate gold necklaces; identity is uncertain.2015-10-18A photograph of a Kumbh Mela camp event with several saffron-robed sadhus. In the centre, a man with long grey hair and a full white beard wears an orange-red robe, rudraksha beads and a gold pendant, and stands with palms pressed together in greeting. Beside him a smiling sadhu wears a rust-orange turban and rudraksha mala. Other saffron-clad holy men and a young man in red with glasses stand nearby, and a dark relief carving of a deity is on the back wall under bright lights. Several orange-clad figures have tilak on their foreheads.2016-05-05Photo inside a plain white room with framed pictures on the walls and a patterned carpet on the floor. A woman in an orange sari wears a long pink and white flower garland and smiles with her palms pressed together as she greets an elderly saffron-robed sadhu with a white beard and grey hair. The sadhu holds out his hands in welcome and sits near a low wooden stool. To the left, a man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala stands beside a man in a white shirt. At right, a man in a peach-colored robe stands in the foreground. Behind them hangs a maroon banner with a gold Shivalinga emblem and a printed inscription in Devanagari script.2008-07-10March 13 20142014-03-13Inside a temple-like room with white Sanskrit script panels on the wall and a shrine with a deity murti at upper right, a seated man in orange robes and a red-and-white flower garland sits on a patterned cushion, smiling. Two men in orange and maroon robes kneel nearby, one holding an orange shawl. A bearded man in orange kneels in front and reaches toward the seated man's hands, which rest on a folded pink cloth. A man in white kurta holds a silver tray at upper right, and a few seated devotees sit at the edges. a person is the seated man in the orange robe and garland, presented with a shawl and honour.2014-03-16