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Outdoor festival scene under bright sun at a Kumbh Mela-style gathering, with a white tent and orange canopies behind. In the foreground, a man in an orange turban and rust-orange robes with a heavy gold-and-bead necklace raises his hand to his head. Beside him, a bald man in rust-orange robes and gold necklaces with glasses holds a small object, and a bearded sadhu in an orange turban and red-orange robes stands behind. On the right, a man in a yellow kurta with a white phone and an ID badge looks on. At the far right edge, an older bearded man in a sleeveless peach-orange vest and a white shirt beneath touches his hands together with a bead-like object. Several other devotees in orange and white clothing stand around the crowd.

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Outdoor photograph at a Kumbh Mela camp under bright sunshine. A saffron-turbaned sadhu with a rudraksha mala and layered garlands, his arms banded with rudraksha bracelets, receives an offering from a bearded man in a sleeveless orange robe who holds a small red-and-orange packet. Behind them a bald monk in rust-coloured robes, a garlanded man in white, and a man in a yellow shirt holding a phone stand near a white tent and orange flags, with a red-turbaned monk visible on the right. A striped red-and-white pole rises at the top of the frame.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22A festival procession under an orange and white tented canopy at a Kumbh Mela gathering. A central figure in a rust-orange turban and saffron robe wears a thick rudraksha-style mala and gold bangles, smiling as he walks beneath a yellow umbrella with beaded fringe. Around him, saffron-clad sadhus with shaved heads and turbans walk among devotees; a bearded sadhu in peach robes stands at left, and a man in a saffron dhoti with gold malas walks at right. Devotees crowd the scene, including a woman in yellow sari, a man in a blue shirt holding a child, and a man in white shirt bending forward. A phone is raised at the far left and marigold garlands hang at lower left.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13Crowded outdoor procession under orange and white tent canopy at a Kumbh Mela-style gathering. Centre, a smiling man wears a rust-red turban, orange-red robe, long rudraksha mala draped over one shoulder and a beaded bracelet on his upper arm. Beside him, a bald man in orange with gold-chained rudraksha necklace and gold-rimmed glasses stands, and another man in orange wears a gold and dark bead necklace and a wristwatch while holding a small object. A young girl in a patterned dress stands at right, and a bearded sadhu in saffron robe with rudraksha beads appears behind. Several devotees in orange and white surround them. Visible people number roughly six to twenty.2016-04-22Photo inside a white and orange tent at night, with several saffron-robed sadhus gathered in a procession-like walk. In the centre, a person in a red turban with a gold ceremonial necklace and a dark red shawl presses palms together in greeting. Beside them, a bearded elder in a pale peach turban and robe holds a rudraksha mala and a long staff, eyes lowered. To the left, a man in orange robes with a bearded face stands with hands folded. Other sadhus in red and orange turbans and robes, some with white beards and rudraksha malas, stand around them, with lamp-lit tent fabric overhead.2016-05-11January 13 20152015-01-13April 18 20162016-04-18Crowded outdoor festival scene under white and orange tent canopies, with many devotees in saffron and orange clothing. At centre, a smiling man in an orange-red turban and saffron robe, with a long rudraksha mala draped over his shoulders, stands among devotees. Beside him, a bearded man wears an orange turban and pink-saffron shawl. At right, a man with a shaved head wears orange garments and a gold garland and holds a tall silver staff. A boy in a dark jacket and a bearded man in cream clothing are at left. The setting suggests a pilgrimage or ashram event. Identity is not established from appearance.2016-05-07September 11 20152015-09-11