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Photo inside a thatched bamboo hut with reed-mat walls and a sheeted floor. Three saffron-clad figures stand in conversation. On the left, a shaved-headed monk in orange with a rudraksha mala is partly turned away. In the centre, a smiling person with shoulder-length dark hair wears an orange robe with yellow borders and holds hands together. On the right, an elderly bearded sadhu in an orange turban and orange robe, with a white beaded necklace, faces them with folded hands. Behind them are red cushions, a patterned rug and white bolsters. The centre figure's appearance is not clearly distinctive enough to confirm a person's identity, so the a person value is unsure.

2013-02-15 +2 copies

Night photograph at a Kumbh Mela camp under a white and yellow decorated tent canopy with green draped fabric. A man in a rust-red robe, long dark hair and a brown beaded necklace stands with hands pressed together, smiling, facing an older bearded sadhu in orange robes with long white beard, grey hair and a rudraksha mala. Around them stand several saffron-robed sadhus, one in a pink tunic, another in a red robe and orange turban, and a bearded man in a light orange kurta. Some hold folded fabric or wear orange turbans. Eight to ten people are visible.

A photograph at an outdoor tented camp at night, with orange drapes and string lights behind. On the left, a woman in a red-maroon turban and a heavy gold beaded necklace presses her palms together in anjali with a smiling expression. In the centre, an elderly bearded sadhu in a light peach-saffron robe and matching turban, with a rudraksha mala and wooden staff, also holds his palms together. Behind them, a man in orange robes and beads smiles, and more saffron-clad sannyasis stand in the background near a white tent pole. The scene suggests a greeting or darshan exchange among monastic devotees.

A photograph of saffron-clad sadhus gathered indoors under an orange and white tent at a Kumbh Mela setting. On the left, a smiling sadhu with a rust-orange turban, gold necklace and a wide rudraksha-style mala stands facing right. In the centre, a bearded man in an orange shawl and a white-and-orange turban stands beside a bearded man in an orange kurta with a light pink turban and glasses. On the right, a bearded sadhu in an orange turban and orange robe is turned toward the group, and a man in a checked shirt stands behind them. Several people hold phones, and red cushions are visible at left.

A photograph at a dimly lit evening outdoor gathering under orange tent fabric with string lights. In the foreground a young man with short hair and glasses, wearing an orange kurta and a rudraksha mala, stands with his palms open while speaking. Facing him on the right, a man with a large orange turban, long dark hair, a brown rudraksha mala and an orange shawl reaches out to touch his shoulder. Behind them an older white-bearded man in orange robes sits, and several other saffron-clad men stand in the background, with a uniformed police officer at the left edge. One candidate for the bearded turbaned figure is a person based on the orange turban, long hair and rudraksha mala, though his identity is uncertain from appearance.

A photograph at an evening gathering under an orange and white tent with string lights. In the foreground, a bare-chested sadhu with long dreadlocks and an orange turban, wearing a rudraksha mala, faces a smiling man in an orange turban, rimless glasses, gold necklace and orange shawl, with his palms pressed together in greeting. On the left, an older sadhu in a yellow turban and yellow robe faces them. Behind them, a bearded man in a yellow kurta and other devotees in orange and white watch. A silver staff with a trident-like top stands at the right edge. Approximately six people are visible.

A photograph of a group of saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees in an indoor room with recessed ceiling lights. In the centre, an elderly man with long white hair and beard wears a saffron robe and orange shawl, his hands extended in greeting toward a woman at right. She wears a rust-red head wrap, a red-brown garment, pearl necklaces and bangles, and holds a golden lion-headed object wrapped in orange cloth. Beside them a bald man in a brown-red garment and rudraksha mala stands, and to the right another man in orange adjusts cloth. Men at left wear orange robes and beards. Possibly a satsang gathering in Haridwar.

February 15 2013

A tented gathering with orange and saffron fabric walls and a gold-coloured throne at left. A long-haired man with a white tilak on his forehead wears a rust-orange shawl with a yellow edge and several beads on his neck, and holds his hands together in greeting. Facing him is an elderly bearded sadhu in a white turban, glasses, an orange robe and a wooden staff. Around them stand other sadhus and devotees in orange and red robes, one in a yellow turban and one in a red turban, with a bald man in orange and a rudraksha-style mala at centre. The scene suggests a respectful greeting between a guest sadhu and the central figure. Swamiji (probable) appears as the long-haired man in orange, shown in person; the identification rests on his long swept-back hair, orange clothing and beaded necklaces.

A photograph of a crowded indoor gathering in a tent-like setting with gold and orange drapes behind. In the centre, a smiling man in a maroon-and-gold robe with a maroon turban, rudraksha mala and a large gold pendant claps his hands while facing a man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a red flower garland. To the right, a shaved-headed man in a maroon robe with a white forehead mark and beads stands smiling, and another shaved-headed man in orange robes is on the left. Several other saffron-clad sadhus and attendants stand around. a person cues: the centre figure in the maroon-and-gold robe and turban wears a rudraksha mala and gold pendant, but identity remains uncertain from appearance.

2015-09-10 +1 copies

May 08 2016

Photograph inside an orange-and-white tent at a Kumbh Mela setting. A man in a rust-red turban and a brown-beaded rudraksha mala with gold armbands sits cross-legged with palms pressed together, smiling. Beside him, a bald man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits at left. A woman in orange with a yellow shawl and dark wrapped hair presses her palms together in greeting toward a seated monk in orange with a sandalwood mark. Several other monks in orange and saffron turbans sit in the background, and a standing man in a light blue shirt is visible at the back.