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Photograph of a crowded courtyard with pink columns and cream walls. At centre, a smiling man with swept-back dark hair wears a rust-red and gold-striped dhoti and a shawl, with heavy gold necklaces, rudraksha malas and gold armbands. Beside him, a shaved-headed man in a rust-red wrap and beaded mala gestures with open palms. At right, a bald man in saffron robes and layered rudraksha malas smiles and gestures. Behind them, saffron-clad sadhus, a bearded man in an orange turban, and women in saris and shawls, some with palms joined, mingle among onlookers and a man with a camera. A woman in a yellow dress stands at left. Pink and white fabric and string lights decorate the upper walls.

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Photograph of a courtyard with pink pillars and a whitewashed building; a crowd of devotees in saffron and orange clothing mill about. At centre, a smiling man with a swept-back long hairstyle wears a rust-red dhoti and shawl, a heavy gold necklace, gold armbands and bangles, and holds his hands together in greeting. Around him, a shaved-headed man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands at left, a woman in orange sari and a woman in green-and-red patterned shawl face him, and a woman in yellow touches the ground in reverence at lower left. Several other devotees and onlookers in white and orange appear in the background.2014-03-13Photograph of a crowded courtyard event with pillars and cream walls. In the centre, a smiling man with long dark hair wears a maroon-and-gold saffron-edged robe, a heavy gold necklace, gold armbands and a red tilak, and holds his hands up in greeting. Beside him, a shaven-headed man in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha beads stands near a kneeling monk in orange who bows low. At left, a woman in a maroon sari with rudraksha malas reaches toward the group. Around them, devotees in white, orange and yellow clothing gather, including a bearded man in an orange turban at back. A man in a peach kurta stands at right, and a yellow cloth with red trim lies on the ground in front.2014-03-13September 14 20152015-09-14A crowd of saffron-robed sadhus and devotees gathers in a narrow concrete doorway. At centre, a smiling man in a deep red turban and saffron-orange shawl wears a heavy gold-beaded necklace and a long rudraksha mala, with a red bead string at his chest; he stands among a close group. Another man beside him wears an orange and gold shawl and gold necklace, and a bearded sadhu on the left wears saffron and orange robes. Behind them, many orange-clad sadhus with white beards and turbans watch, and devotees in white kurtas stand nearby. Peeling walls and a painted blue panel frame the scene.2015-09-11 +1 copiesPhotograph of a crowd of sadhus and devotees in saffron and orange robes moving through a doorway at a Kumbh Mela camp. In the foreground, a smiling man in a reddish-brown dhoti-style wrap with gold-toned bead necklaces and a maroon turban stands beside a bald man in a maroon wrap with a rudraksha mala. To the right, a man in a white dhoti with gold-bordered cloth and a red-brown mala walks past. Behind them, many men in orange turbans and saffron cloth fill the frame, with a few women in white saris. Red carpeting lies on the ground and a blue wall panel is visible at left.2015-09-11September 11 20152015-09-11 +1 copiesOutdoor photo on a concrete ground in front of a red-tiled building with lattice windows. Several people in red-maroon ochre robes with gold borders converse. A man in a dark red turban and a heavy gold pendant with multiple gold-bead necklaces speaks and gestures with his hand. Beside him a bald man in red robes wears a rudraksha mala and wrist beads. On the left an older bearded man with white hair wears an orange-saffron kurta and shawl. On the right a woman in red sari with gold border and gold bead necklace stands. Behind them more people in red and orange robes and garlands, and a parked car.2015-09-14A photograph of a crowd gathered under a yellow-beamed porch beside an orange-painted wall during a temple visit. At centre, a smiling man with a dark headband, white and red forehead markings, long gold ceremonial necklaces and an orange-saffron wrap stands beside a bald man in matching orange robes with a gold-and-rudraksha necklace. A devotee in a white shirt, palms pressed together in greeting, faces them at left, while older men in white and other onlookers press in behind. A green tree is visible at right.2012-05-16 +1 copiesSeptember 11 20152015-09-11 +1 copiesSeptember 11 20152015-09-11Outdoor photo on a paved path beside a cream-coloured building with arched windows and green foliage. A bald, bearded elder in saffron-orange robes and a draped orange shawl, with a rudraksha mala, gestures with an open hand toward a younger man. That younger man, with long dark hair swept back, wears a rust-red and gold-bordered dhoti and shawl, a garland of white flowers and a rudraksha mala, and smiles with hands folded in front. Beside him stand a bald monk in red-and-gold robes with hands joined in greeting and a monk in saffron robes. Behind them, several men in saffron and white clothing and a few onlookers stand along the walkway.2014-03-14September 20 20152015-09-20