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March 14 2014

Outdoor photo of a group of saffron-robed sadhus on a concrete staircase in front of a pink-and-red temple building with a lattice window. In the centre, a man with long dark hair wears a dark red-and-gold robe and a multi-strand rudraksha mala, one hand pressed to his chest. Beside him, a shaved-headed sadhu in a red robe with gold trim and a rudraksha mala holds an orange cloth bag. To the left, an older shaved-headed sadhu in orange raises a hand in greeting. Other saffron-clad sadhus stand nearby and a man in white kurta stands among them. At far left, a man in white shirt photographs the group. Blue sky and a temple shikhara are visible behind.

September 20 2015

March 14 2014

A photograph of saffron-robed men on a staircase beside a whitewashed wall with red painted stripes and a metal drainpipe. In the foreground, a man with long dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead and a large gold necklace over an orange shawl descends the steps. Beside him, a man with long dark hair in an orange robe with maroon borders holds a small silver plate. Behind them, other figures in orange robes stand near a red railing and green foliage.

A photograph of a procession descending a white-railed stone staircase beside a red-and-white painted wall. In the centre, a person with long dark hair and a red bindi wears a leopard-print garment over orange cloth, with a red-and-white flower garland, gold necklaces and a rudraksha-style mala. Behind and to the left, several men in saffron-orange robes with white markings on their foreheads and arms carry an ornate umbrella with a red and yellow canopy and a long wooden staff, and one holds a small orange bag. Gold scroll motifs decorate the metal railing.

A photograph of a group of saffron-robed sadhus and attendants descending a stone staircase toward an open doorway with a red carpet runner on the steps. At the centre, a man in a maroon-and-gold striped dhoti and shawl wears a dark-red turban, a gold necklace and a rudraksha mala, and he steps down carefully. Around him, bearded sadhus in orange robes with tilak marks and mala beads walk alongside, while a younger attendant in white dhoti with gold border and a green lanyard follows on the right. Figures in the background are visible through the doorway.

2015-09-10 +1 copies

March 10 2014

Outdoor photo on a paved path beside a cream-coloured building with arched windows and green foliage. A bald, bearded elder in saffron-orange robes and a draped orange shawl, with a rudraksha mala, gestures with an open hand toward a younger man. That younger man, with long dark hair swept back, wears a rust-red and gold-bordered dhoti and shawl, a garland of white flowers and a rudraksha mala, and smiles with hands folded in front. Beside him stand a bald monk in red-and-gold robes with hands joined in greeting and a monk in saffron robes. Behind them, several men in saffron and white clothing and a few onlookers stand along the walkway.

July 02 2014

2014-07-02 +1 copies

September 11 2015

Photograph of a crowd of sadhus and devotees in saffron and orange robes moving through a doorway at a Kumbh Mela camp. In the foreground, a smiling man in a reddish-brown dhoti-style wrap with gold-toned bead necklaces and a maroon turban stands beside a bald man in a maroon wrap with a rudraksha mala. To the right, a man in a white dhoti with gold-bordered cloth and a red-brown mala walks past. Behind them, many men in orange turbans and saffron cloth fill the frame, with a few women in white saris. Red carpeting lies on the ground and a blue wall panel is visible at left.