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Three men in saffron-orange robes walk outdoors beside a white temple pillar carved with ornate figures and a green-and-white decorative panel behind them. The central man, bare-shouldered on one side, wears a long dark rudraksha mala over saffron cloth and a red tilak on his forehead, looking ahead. To his left, a man in saffron robes with a matching shawl and a pendant on a beaded necklace looks down. To his right, a man with long dark hair and an orange wrap holds a green palm frond. Green palm leaves frame the right edge, and a few people in white are visible in the background.2009-09-14September 20 20152015-09-20July 21 20102010-07-21April 22 20162016-04-22Photograph of saffron-robed sadhus entering a doorway in a cream-walled hall with ceiling fans. At left, a bearded elder with long grey hair and an orange shawl raises one hand in blessing, wearing a red rudraksha mala. Beside him a turbaned attendant in orange stands. In the centre, a shaved-headed young man in white clothing with a yellow tilak on his forehead and a dark rudraksha mala is bowing. To the right, a white-bearded sadhu in orange robes and a red turban wears a large white and beaded mala. Further right, several women in orange saris and glasses follow, and a man in an orange turban stands at the lower right. Lower foreground shows the heads of other devotees.2016-04-21Photo of three saffron-robed sannyasis walking along a white colonnaded corridor with grey granite wainscoting, with flower garlands hanging on the pillars. In the foreground at right, a bald man in orange robes with a dark rudraksha mala is smiling and holding his drape. In the centre, an older man in orange with a walking cane and a dark mala walks alongside a younger man wearing an orange turban, orange robes and a rudraksha mala. Behind them, people in white dhotis and shirts and a cameraman with a video camera follow.2006-10-15Three men in saffron-orange robes stand indoors in a room with cream walls, a wooden chair with a red cushion, a small side table holding a telephone and a brass bowl, and an ornate dark wooden folding screen in the background. The man on the left wears an orange turban and a rudraksha mala, and looks to the side. The central man wears an orange shawl draped over his head and shoulders, with white marks on his forehead. The man on the right, with an orange turban, long dark hair and a rudraksha mala, smiles with hands clasped in front. A person in pink clothing stands at the right edge. The right-hand figure shows cues consistent with a person, though the appearance is not certain enough to confirm.2007-02-20November LA 2007July 10 20082008-07-10Crowded indoor scene at a Kumbh Mela event with many sadhus and devotees in saffron and orange robes. In the foreground, a woman in a peach turban and rudraksha mala speaks, beside a smiling man in orange shirt with a gold chain and tilak. An elderly bearded sadhu in an orange wrap and turban stands centre, and a younger man with a rudraksha mala and orange kurta stands at right. White walls and a ceiling light frame the room.2016-04-22A man in flowing orange-saffron robes and a long rudraksha mala walks through a doorway into a plain white-walled room. His long dark hair falls past his shoulders, and he holds the mala beads in one hand while looking down. Beside him at the edge of the frame, a second man in white clothing with an orange cloth over his shoulder stands partly hidden. On the wall behind are a small thermostat and a bulletin board with a few framed religious prints. A brown wooden door is open on the left.2007-11-07A photograph of a narrow indoor corridor with fluorescent tube lights and a metal ceiling. In the foreground a man in orange robes wears a long gold bead necklace with a pendant and glasses, and walks beside a taller figure in orange with long dark hair and a black rudraksha mala. Several shaven-headed men in orange robes follow behind them. A white plastic chair stands at the left edge and a red cloth lies on the floor at right.2009-12-30