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June 01 2005

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Outdoors at a stone temple setting, a bearded sadhu stands in the foreground wrapped in a grey shawl, his face and head smeared with ash and wearing a large headdress of red, orange and yellow pompom-like fringes. Behind him, several people in yellow, green and white garments and head coverings move past stone walls under a corrugated metal roof. The figure's face and beard are the focus, with a bright, saturated headdress framing his head. No candidate matching the a person appearance cues is evident, so the figure is described by role only.2005-05-25February 12 20132013-02-12 +2 copiesA bearded sadhu with ash-smeared face and bare chest stands at a metal railing beside a riverbank, wearing a red-and-white checked turban and a wooden bead mala around his neck. Behind him, a figure in orange robes walks past, and concrete pillars and haze fill the background. No a person candidate is visible; the man is a sadhu, and the page's a person mention does not establish any person in this photo.2013-02-05Photograph of a crowd seated closely together outdoors, mostly men in Himalayan pilgrimage clothing. In the foreground right, a bare-chested ascetic with ash-smeared grey skin, a red headband over a topknot, and an orange-tan shawl sits with eyes lowered. Around him are men in orange and saffron cloths, a bearded man in a white turban and orange-pink sweater, a young man in an orange cap, and a man in a striped knit cap. Several people are seated on wooden benches beside a metal rail. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance cues, so no identity is asserted.2006-05-30January 17 20072007-01-17 +1 copiesA bearded sadhu stands outdoors on a riverside embankment with both arms raised high, gripping a rope that stretches to either side of the frame. He wears an orange and yellow turban decorated with marigold garlands, a light cream kurta, and a brown shawl draped over his shoulders. Yellow tilak marks decorate his forehead and cheeks. A metal pot hangs from his waist. Behind him are red-and-white barrier poles, a hazy sky, and blurred crowds.A bearded sadhu with arms raised stands on a riverside path at the Kumbh Mela, wearing a marigold-covered orange and saffron turban and a beige shawl over a white kurta. His face is smeared with grey ash and he has yellow tilak markings on the forehead and nose. A rope hangs from his raised hands, and a metal cup hangs from his waist cord. Red and white striped barrier posts line the path, with a hazy river and tents in the background. Behind him at right, a man in a red shawl is partly visible. Several people are visible in the background, though a precise count is uncertain. +1 copiesFebruary 12 20132013-02-12A bearded sadhu stands outdoors in a crowd setting with his left arm raised high. He wears an orange and yellow marigold-garlanded turban wrapped over a bun of matted hair, and his face is smeared with white ash with yellow markings on the forehead and nose. A long grey beard hangs down over a light cream kurta and a brown-beige shawl draped across his shoulders. A wooden staff with red wrapping rests against his shoulder, and a rope is looped around his body. The background is a pale hazy sky with blurred people and a red garment at left.September 15 20152015-09-15 +2 copiesMay 09 20162016-05-09Close portrait photo of an elderly sadhu at the Allahabad Kumbh Mela. He wears an orange and yellow striped turban wrapped with marigold garlands, has ash-grey skin marks and yellow tilak markings on his forehead and nose, and a long grey beard. He wears a brown shawl over white clothing. Background is a pale sky.