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February 15 20132013-02-15February 15 20132013-02-15 +1 copiesA close, upward-angled photograph of a bare-chested sadhu standing under a red-and-orange cloth canopy. He wears a thick orange marigold garland around his neck and a marigold wreath in his hair, with white ash smeared across his forehead and face. He has a rudraksha bead mala and a silver chain with a pendant at his chest.2013-02-15 +1 copiesFebruary 16 20132013-02-16 +1 copiesApril 18 20162016-04-18A bearded sadhu stands at the centre of a crowd during a procession, his body smeared with grey-white ash and wearing a thick garland of yellow marigolds draped over his shoulders and head, with white and rudraksha-style beads around his neck. A red tilak marks his forehead. Beside him an older white-bearded man in saffron-orange robes wears a rudraksha mala and white beaded necklace, and a turbaned man in orange stands behind. Police in uniform are at the left edge, and to the right a yellow-garlanded bare-torso figure is partly visible. Behind them are colourful decorated structures with circular ornaments and flags, and a red banner showing a bearded holy man is visible at upper left.2016-05-09February 22 20132013-02-22Night photograph of naked ash-smeared sadhus walking in a procession past an illuminated temple-style building with pink and red lights. The central man, bearded and grey with ash, has a red tilak on his forehead, raises both arms and smiles broadly. He wears long orange marigold garlands draped across his shoulders, chest and waist, and other sadhus with similar marigold garlands are visible behind and beside him. Bare trees stand against the dark sky.2016-05-21Photo of a group of naked ascetic sadhus, many with long grey beards and matted hair, wearing marigold garlands across their shoulders and heads, standing under a yellow and red patterned canopy. The central man has long dark hair, a beard, red and brown rudraksha malas, and orange marigold garlands. Men on the left and right hold a staff and a metal pole. The ceremonial gathering appears to be a sadhu procession or akhara event.2016-04-18Close portrait photo of a long-haired man in an orange saffron shawl and wide gold-bead necklace, wearing a large multicoloured flower garland of white jasmine, yellow and red marigolds, purple globe amaranth and green leaves. He has a white tilak with a red kumkum dot on his forehead and stands outdoors in front of a crowd, with a wooden pole behind him. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron shawl, rudraksha-style gold beads and flower garland, shown as an in-person devotee-facing procession figure.2009-12-23Outdoor tent with yellow and red patterned canopy at an Ujjain gathering. Several bare-chested sadhus with ash-smeared bodies and long matted or grey hair sit on red carpets wearing marigold garlands, one with a yellow garland on his head. A standing man in an orange robe and white dhoti-style garment stands centre-left, and another man in orange clothing with a red beaded rudraksha-style mala sits at right beside a sadhu. A crowd of men in shirts and kurtas stands behind. One sadhu receives a garland while an attendant touches his head.2016-04-18July 19 20102010-07-19