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A photograph inside a tent with red and yellow fabric and marigold garlands overhead. A bald, smiling elderly sadhu in orange robes sits on the left, holding hands with a smiling figure on the right who has long dark hair, a rudraksha mala, a gold necklace, orange shawl and a red-orange tilak. A standing man in orange robes and glasses stands behind them, and another man in a yellow jacket is partly visible at the top left. A partly visible shaved head appears at the bottom right. The right-hand figure has the appearance of the a person, identified by long swept hair, rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold necklace, seated in a greeting. Four people are visible.

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Photograph of two seated men on a colourful cloth in a tent decorated with marigold garlands and yellow and red fabric. On the right, a long-haired man in orange saffron robes with a gold yellow edge sits cross-legged, wearing a gold chain, a multi-strand rudraksha mala with pearl beads, gold bangles and earrings, with a red tilak on his forehead; he is gesturing as he speaks. On the left, a bald older man in orange robes holds the right man's hand. A third person in orange stands behind them and a partly visible man in a yellow vest is at the left edge.2013-02-15February 06 20132013-02-06Photograph inside an orange-and-white tented pavilion at a Kumbh Mela event. A smiling man in a rust-red turban, rudraksha mala and gold armlets presses his palms together in greeting. Facing him, a woman with dreadlocked hair and a white tilak on her forehead wears an orange shawl over orange robes and holds her hands together in respect. Beside them, a bald saffron-robed man with a rudraksha mala sits watching. Other saffron-clad sadhus with garlands are seated in the background under orange drapes.2016-04-22Photograph inside a large tent with orange and white striped canopy. A man in an orange saffron-coloured robe with a yellow tilak band on his forehead sits on a cushion, smiling and clasping hands with a standing man. The standing man wears an orange-brown turban, a gold-beaded garland, a rudraksha mala and gold armbands, and smiles warmly. A third man on the right in orange-brown robes and glasses smiles beside them. Behind them, several people in orange, white and pink robes stand among red and pink bolsters and patterned rugs.2016-04-23April 21 20162016-04-21Photograph inside an orange-and-white tent at a Kumbh Mela setting. A man in a rust-red turban and a brown-beaded rudraksha mala with gold armbands sits cross-legged with palms pressed together, smiling. Beside him, a bald man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits at left. A woman in orange with a yellow shawl and dark wrapped hair presses her palms together in greeting toward a seated monk in orange with a sandalwood mark. Several other monks in orange and saffron turbans sit in the background, and a standing man in a light blue shirt is visible at the back.2016-04-22May 04 20162016-05-04A photograph of a temple-setting exchange. A bald older man in orange robes bends forward, holding a yellow fruit and a folded paper or money, offering them toward a seated man in orange robes with long dark hair, a red bindi and a dark rudraksha mala, who raises one hand in a gesture of speech. Behind them are brass lamps, a small brass bell, a kumkum box, and garlands of orange and purple flowers on a deity or altar display. Two younger men in orange stand at the left edge, one with a white forehead mark. A visible cues-based candidate appears in the seated man, with long hair, orange robes, rudraksha mala and a throne-like seat, so the appearance is a probable match; the bald offerer is a devotee.2010-07-15September 20 20152015-09-20Two seated men in saffron and orange robes sit before a bright orange backdrop on a red floral carpet, with low wooden tables and steel plates in front. The man on the left is bald with an orange tilak on his forehead, a rudraksha-style bead mala and an orange wrap, and extends his open hand toward the other man. The man on the right wears a pink turban, a long brown rudraksha mala, ceremonial gold necklaces, gold armbands and bangles, and smiles while seated in conversation. Another partially visible person in orange sits at the right edge.2016-04-21May 07 20162016-05-07May 13 20162016-05-13