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A dense crowd of sadhus and devotees seated on the ground in a large tent at a Kumbh Mela akhada gathering. Most wear saffron, orange and pink robes, and several have orange or white turbans and long grey beards. In the centre a bearded man in a pale peach kurta sits cross-legged and looks to his side, and to the right a man with long dark hair and a grey beard wears an orange top with rudraksha beads. Brass plates with offerings sit on the floor at lower left. The scene is packed with many more seated figures in the background.

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April 21 20162016-04-21April 23 20162016-04-23April 23 20162016-04-23September 14 20152015-09-14May 07 20162016-05-07A large crowd of sadhus and devotees in orange and saffron robes sits closely on the ground under a tent or pavilion with white pillars. In the foreground a white-bearded man with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged, eyes lowered, wearing orange robes and a pink undercloth. Beside him a long-haired sadhu with a red headband, bare chest, red shawl, bangles and vibhuti marks on his forehead leans forward to tend a plate of food. To the right a sadhu in a pale headcloth and orange robe eats from a leaf plate, with small steel cups and bowls of food on the floor.2016-05-07A large crowd of sadhus and sannyasis sits seated under a tent with yellow canvas walls and white poles, many in saffron and orange robes and matching orange turbans. Several bearded men wear blue lanyards with name badges, one older man with a white beard in the foreground wears an orange robe and blue lanyard, and a man in white kurta stands near the centre. Behind them more people are gathered under the tent, with orange flags hanging from the poles.2016-04-21September 10 20152015-09-10May 11 20162016-05-11A large crowd of sadhus and devotees sits on the ground inside an orange-lit tent, many in saffron and orange robes and turbans. Several men wear red, yellow and peach garments; a few bearded men have long grey hair. A woman in pink sits in the lower foreground. Metal cups and plates are set on the floor among the seated people. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance; the scene shows seated ascetics in a tented assembly.2016-04-23A large crowd of saffron-robed sadhus and devotees sits on a bare ground floor under a long orange-and-white tent lined with orange poles and hanging lights. Many men wear orange or peach robes, turbans and rudraksha malas; some have long white beards. In the foreground a bearded man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged, while a man in a striped light-blue shirt sits facing a seated sadhu in a peach robe. Behind them, further rows of seated monks and standing attendants fill the tent.2016-04-21April 21 20162016-04-21