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Photo of several saffron-robed sadhus gathered indoors at a Kumbh Mela camp. On the left, an older bald man with a yellow tilak wears an orange shawl and a wooden rudraksha-style mala. In the centre, a smiling man wears an orange-red turban and a dark brown rope-like shawl over a rust-coloured robe, holding a red phone. Beside him, a bearded man with long matted hair, white tilak and orange robe wears a yellow-beaded mala. On the right, an elderly white-bearded sadhu in red-orange robes wears a large amber and pink bead necklace and a gold pendant, while another person photographs with a phone. A cloth backdrop with a painted deity image hangs behind them.

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A photograph of four saffron-robed men standing together in a red-draped tent interior. On the left, an elderly bald man in orange robes with a long orange shawl and a rudraksha mala looks toward the group. Next, a smiling man in a rust-coloured turban and rust-brown robe wears a long brown beaded shawl and a bracelet. Beside him, a man with long matted hair, white forehead markings and a full black beard wears orange robes and a rudraksha mala. On the far right, an elderly white-bearded man in red robes and a long rudraksha mala with a gold pendant holds a mobile phone. Behind them, a deity murti is visible on a dark backdrop, with other devotees in pink and orange robes.2016-05-05A group of saffron-robed sadhus walks through a tent at a Kumbh Mela camp. At the centre, a man in a rust-red turban and rust-red wrap, with a thick braided rope-like necklace and a tilak on his forehead, walks with his arm linked to a bearded sadhu in orange robes wearing a marigold garland. At left, an elderly sadhu in orange with a hooded shawl and yellow tilak holds a cane and speaks, a rudraksha mala on his chest. At right, an older bearded sadhu in red-orange robes with a beaded necklace and a white-bearded face watches. Behind them is a carved relief of a deity and red drapes. The a person Times and Shuddhadvaitam Ujjain banners are not visible.2016-05-05May 05 20162016-05-05May 05 20162016-05-05A photograph inside a red-draped tent at a Kumbh Mela camp. On the right, a man in a tall orange-saffron turban and orange-brown robe, with long dark hair and a dark brown rudraksha mala, smiles and clasps hands with an older bearded man in the centre. That older man wears a pale orange robe, a dark rudraksha mala, gold chains and a red tilak, and has white beard and long grey hair. On the left a young man in orange robes wears a layered beaded necklace, and another man in a grey shirt with a blue lanyard stands behind. Several saffron-clad sadhus and seated devotees are visible in the background.2016-05-05A photograph of several saffron and orange-robed sadhus greeting one another in a decorated hall with a red wall and a carved relief behind them. In the centre, a man in a rust-red turban and long rust-red shawl with long braided hair smiles and clasps the hand of an elderly bearded sadhu in red robes with a large gold pendant and beaded rudraksha-style necklaces. Beside them stand a bearded man with a white tilak and orange garland, and a sadhu in orange with a long grey beard on the right. Several devotees in the background. a person identified by appearance cues: long braided hair, rust-red turban and ornate pendant-style necklaces in the central greeting role.2016-05-05May 05 20162016-05-05May 11 20162016-05-11May 11 20162016-05-11May 05 20162016-05-05A photograph of two men walking together in a crowded, warmly lit hall with a yellow-orange wall and a barred window. On the left, a smiling man wears a rust-brown turban, a brown robe, a heavy brown rudraksha-style mala, and a large ceremonial gold necklace with a gold pendant; he has gold armlets and holds the hand of the man beside him. Beside him, a bearded elder with long grey hair wears an orange-saffron robe, a multi-strand bead necklace with large shell-like pendants, and a small gold tag; he is holding hands with the first man. Around them, several people in saffron and orange robes and turbans stand close, one holding a ceremonial staff, with a string of small lights along the top of the wall.2016-04-21A 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.2016-04-22