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April 18 2016

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February 15 20132013-02-15 +1 copiesFebruary 15 20132013-02-15 +1 copiesFebruary 16 20132013-02-16 +1 copiesOutdoor tent with yellow and red patterned canopy at an Ujjain gathering. Several bare-chested sadhus with ash-smeared bodies and long matted or grey hair sit on red carpets wearing marigold garlands, one with a yellow garland on his head. A standing man in an orange robe and white dhoti-style garment stands centre-left, and another man in orange clothing with a red beaded rudraksha-style mala sits at right beside a sadhu. A crowd of men in shirts and kurtas stands behind. One sadhu receives a garland while an attendant touches his head.2016-04-18Photo of a group of naked ascetic sadhus, many with long grey beards and matted hair, wearing marigold garlands across their shoulders and heads, standing under a yellow and red patterned canopy. The central man has long dark hair, a beard, red and brown rudraksha malas, and orange marigold garlands. Men on the left and right hold a staff and a metal pole. The ceremonial gathering appears to be a sadhu procession or akhara event.2016-04-18A close, upward-angled photograph of a bare-chested sadhu standing under a red-and-orange cloth canopy. He wears a thick orange marigold garland around his neck and a marigold wreath in his hair, with white ash smeared across his forehead and face. He has a rudraksha bead mala and a silver chain with a pendant at his chest.2013-02-15 +1 copiesApril 22 20162016-04-22April 18 20162016-04-18A crowded procession scene shows several ash-smeared naked sadhus draped in thick yellow marigold garlands, with flower crowns on their heads. The foreground sadhu with a long grey beard is walking forward between others. Behind them, a man in a grey patterned t-shirt with a badge and a turban-wearing man in orange stand among devotees. A uniformed police officer holds a rope barrier on the left, and a decorated orange-and-gold ceremonial palanquin with yellow canopy appears at upper right.2016-05-09Close portrait photo of a long-haired man in an orange saffron shawl and wide gold-bead necklace, wearing a large multicoloured flower garland of white jasmine, yellow and red marigolds, purple globe amaranth and green leaves. He has a white tilak with a red kumkum dot on his forehead and stands outdoors in front of a crowd, with a wooden pole behind him. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron shawl, rudraksha-style gold beads and flower garland, shown as an in-person devotee-facing procession figure.2009-12-23September 30 20172017-09-30A bearded sadhu stands at the centre of a crowd during a procession, his body smeared with grey-white ash and wearing a thick garland of yellow marigolds draped over his shoulders and head, with white and rudraksha-style beads around his neck. A red tilak marks his forehead. Beside him an older white-bearded man in saffron-orange robes wears a rudraksha mala and white beaded necklace, and a turbaned man in orange stands behind. Police in uniform are at the left edge, and to the right a yellow-garlanded bare-torso figure is partly visible. Behind them are colourful decorated structures with circular ornaments and flags, and a red banner showing a bearded holy man is visible at upper left.2016-05-09