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Outdoor street scene at a crowded pilgrim camp area with corrugated metal roofs and makeshift stalls. In the foreground, several shaved-headed sadhus in saffron/orange robes and rudraksha malas stand pressed together amid a dense crowd of men, some holding cameras and phones. A dark grey car roof is in the lower foreground. On the left, a man wears a striped orange-and-white turban. Behind them a white van and a large campaign banner with portraits of three smiling people hang on a pole, with bilingual Hindi text.

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February 14 20132013-02-14February 14 20132013-02-14A dense street crowd presses around a black car on a sunny roadside lined with green banana trees and orange-painted houses. A man in a sky-blue shirt on the left raises a camera, while a bare-chested, shaved-headed man in orange-saffron cloth wears rudraksha malas. In the centre, a figure with long dark hair wears a saffron-red cloth over the shoulder, multiple rudraksha malas, and bangles on the wrist, and is greeted by devotees reaching toward him. Other sannyasis in saffron garments stand nearby, and a white-clad elderly woman watches from the right.2014-07-04 +1 copiesFebruary 14 20132013-02-14A crowd at night beneath a red and white tent, with several saffron-robed sadhus in orange turbans and rudraksha malas surrounding a bald, bespectacled man in an orange robe with a gold necklace and a red shawl, who gestures with open hands. Behind them, a man in a grey shirt holds a camera and others raise phones and cameras. Red banners on the tent wall show portraits with Hindi text, including a sign reading Shri Rameshwar Kendra and another referencing a Simhastha Mahakumbh on 20 April 2016. Other white-clad devotees and a shirtless man with raised hand stand nearby.2016-05-07Outdoor crowd scene at a riverside gathering in early evening light. A man in an orange saffron robe with white tilak on his forehead sits in the open rear window of a white car, surrounded by people. Men in white dhotis and shirts and bare-chested devotees press close, and a figure in the foreground holds palms pressed together in namaste. Behind them stand tall bamboo poles, a thatched hut, colourful banners and large orange signboards with printed text. Several people are visible in the crowd, and a camera operator stands at left.2013-02-08Dense crowd presses around a dark car in a street procession. A bald figure in saffron-orange robes sits in the rear window area, wearing a rudraksha-style necklace, and a woman with a shaved head and dark red garment stands beside him near the car. Many hands reach toward the vehicle; garlands of green and yellow flowers rest inside it. Men in white shirts and police in khaki uniform stand along the edge of the crowd, and a red pole and orange flag appear at the right. Shop fronts and blue awnings line the street behind.2014-06-29 +1 copiesJune 24 20142014-06-24 +1 copiesCrowded outdoor scene at a concrete gateway with a red corrugated roof building and orange flags behind. Several saffron-robed sadhus and monks with shaved heads and rudraksha malas press together, including one in a rust-red robe with a deep red turban and gold-yellow sash. Men in white kurtas and a man in a white shirt with a lanyard stand among them. Parked dark SUVs are visible behind the crowd.2015-09-11A photograph of a crowded procession at a festival grounds. In the foreground, a silver van has its side door open, and a person in a saffron-orange headwrap and saffron robe with a gold-toned beaded necklace leans out of the open door, surrounded by people. Beside the van, two men in saffron-orange turbans and saffron robes with rudraksha malas stand close by. Behind them, golden trident-shaped staffs are raised, and a decorated ratha-style float holds a deity murti with garlands, under a tasselled canopy in red, yellow and blue. Tents and banners line the background, with a green-and-gold banner reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetham, and a steel railway bridge spans the distance under a pale sky. +1 copiesJuly 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesFebruary 14 20132013-02-14