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A photograph of a sannyasi seated on the floor under a cream draped tent, wearing a rust-red turban and a brown-red shawl, with a long dark beard and a rudraksha-style bead mala. A man in a white shirt leans in from the right to place a marigold garland on his head, while another man reaches forward. Beside him, a seated sannyasi in saffron-orange robes receives a garland, and an older bearded man in orange with glasses sits at left. A woman in a green headscarf holds a silver plate of marigold garlands at lower right. The setting suggests an initiation or honouring ritual.

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A photograph of two men in a richly decorated room with red drapes and gold ornate carvings behind them. On the right, a smiling man wears a saffron-orange turban, bare-shouldered orange and yellow robes, and a long beaded rudraksha-style mala with a ceremonial necklace; he sits on a gold throne-like seat and touches the forehead of an elderly man. On the left, the elderly man, with white hair, wears white clothes and an orange shawl printed with text, and sits with his palms pressed together in respectful greeting. Fruit sits on a golden tray below. The seated man in orange has distinctive saffron turban and beaded mala cues, consistent with the page's a person note, though this is an appearance-based candidate only.

Photograph of a seated ceremony at a Kumbh Mela camp, with a cream draped backdrop. A man in a rust-red turban and dark brown shawl sits in the foreground, facing right. Beside him, a bald man in orange robes has his head touched by a man in a white shirt and glasses who is applying a mark from a silver plate. Other seated figures in orange and saffron robes line the row, and an elderly bearded man in orange sits at the left edge.

Seated row of saffron-clad sadhus receiving a ritual at a festival pavilion with a pale yellow cloth backdrop and green floor. In the foreground a sadhu in a rust-red turban and brown shawl sits beside a bald sadhu in orange robes and a bearded elderly man in orange wrap and glasses. Behind them an orange-turbaned sadhu holds out a hand while a man in a white shirt bends forward, offering a steel plate, with marigold garlands on the table. Several orange-clad devotees and a woman in red stand or sit nearby.

A seated figure in an orange-red turban, orange and yellow saffron robes and a long brown rudraksha mala touches the forehead of an older man with grey hair and a moustache, who wears white clothes and an orange-and-maroon shawl with palms pressed together in namaskar. Behind them stands a person in white with a yellow beaded necklace, red fabric hangs in the background, and a golden throne-like seat and a tray of fruit sit to the right.

A photograph of seated sannyasis at a Kumbh Mela event, most wearing saffron and orange robes. In the foreground a bald sadhu in orange with a yellow shawl sits beside a man in a red turban and rudraksha mala. Several shaved-headed monks in orange sit in a row, while a man in white kurta and glasses bends forward to offer yellow marigold garlands on a white table. A woman in a red head covering and patterned blouse stands behind, and a white curtain forms the backdrop.

Indoor ritual gathering with participants seated on a green floor covering in rows. In the foreground, an older man in a white shirt and white garland bends forward, offering a silver tray of pink flower petals to a seated man in saffron-orange robes with a beard and white flower garland. Beside him, a seated woman in brown-red and orange draping and long dark hair smiles, wearing a white flower garland and beaded necklace. Behind them, many people in saffron and orange robes and white garlands sit in lines, with a man in a red-orange turban and others in white clothing. Silver plates and small bowls sit on a low table. The background shows colourful decorative panels and a standing man in orange shirt and white trousers. a person candidate is not clearly identifiable by appearance.

A photograph of an initiation or blessing moment at the Kumbh camp. A seated sadhu in a maroon-brown turban and brown robe, wearing rudraksha beads and a marigold garland, has his head bowed while a grey-haired man in white kurta holds his head with a raised arm. Beside them on the left, a bearded man with long hair wears orange robes and a marigold garland. On the right edge, another orange-robed sadhu wears a marigold garland. Behind them an orange cloth canopy hangs over a golden-draped backdrop.

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