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A photograph of a seated sadhu at a Kumbh Mela camp. He sits cross-legged on a patterned mat in front of a yellow, orange and green tent, with his hands clasped in his lap. His body is smeared with grey ash, he is bare-chested, and his long hair is piled in a high matted topknot. He wears a leopard-print orange cloth around his waist and several strands of white beads with a tooth-like pendant around his neck. A small fire pit with burning logs and ash lies in front of him. Tent fabric bears printed Sanskrit text. No other people are visible.

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February 16 20132013-02-16 +2 copiesA bare-chested sadhu with ash-smeared body and a tied-up matted topknot sits cross-legged on a mat in front of a colourful tent with yellow, green and purple panels and marigold garland. He wears an orange and white wrap, a white bead necklace with a pendant, and holds his hands together. A small fire smoulders in a pit before him beside a log, with sandals scattered nearby.2013-02-15A bare-chested sadhu stands before a pink and tan canvas tent. His face and body are smeared with white ash, and an orange marigold garland is wrapped around his head. Several layers of dark rudraksha mala beads hang across his chest, with matching rudraksha bracelets on his upper arms and wrists. He has a long dark beard and matted hair knotted up at the top, and he gazes steadily to one side. Canvas and wooden poles are visible behind him.2013-02-12A photograph of a naked ascetic sadhu seated on a patterned mat on bare ground at the Kumbh Mela, viewed from behind. His hair is piled in a topknot and he has a long beard; his body is smeared with grey ash and he wears a thin rope around the waist and shoulders. Scattered dark coal and ash pieces, smoke rising from the ground, a metal cup and a long iron tong lie nearby. Another person's bare feet are visible at the top edge of the frame.A bearded sadhu sits in an open tent under blue tarpaulin, leaning on a bundled red and orange floral blanket slung from ropes. He wears a dark rudraksha-bead vest and a white beaded necklace, with an orange marigold garland on his head, and his body is smeared with grey ash. One leg is raised and he holds a cigarette to his lips. Around him lie a brass lota, a plastic water bottle, a jar, a steel plate with money and offerings, and a woven bag hanging nearby. The page's a person flag does not match this figure's appearance, so no a person candidate is claimed.2013-02-22 +2 copiesA bearded sadhu sits cross-legged on a colourful striped cloth inside a dark canvas tent with bamboo poles. He wears long matted locks wrapped with a red and orange flower garland, ash-white body paint, and many strands of rudraksha beads across his chest and neck, plus beaded bracelets. His right hand is raised in a blessing gesture. Another seated person in orange robes sits at the right edge, and a few others rest in the background.2013-02-13February 14 20132013-02-14February 11 20132013-02-11A photograph of a naked sadhu seated on a striped rug inside a corrugated metal tent at a Kumbh camp. He has ash-white body paint, long matted dreadlocks, a grey beard, and a garland of orange marigolds around his head and neck. He raises one palm toward the camera and holds a lit cigarette in the other hand. Around him lie a red plastic bag, a whisk-like fly brush, an orange-marigold garland on a stand, a folded blanket, and a shoulder bag.2013-02-14February 13 20132013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13February 22 20132013-02-22