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A photograph inside a hall at a Kumbh camp shows seated saffron-robed sadhus on the left, lined up behind low ornate wooden stools with brass inlay and small printed booklets. The foremost elder wears a rudraksha mala, has a shaved head and a red tilak, and sits with hands clasped. Behind him several bearded sadhus in orange and saffron robes sit in a row. Orange garlands hang on a figure at the upper left. Standing at right in an orange-pink polo shirt, a man faces the row, and a few other people in orange stand in the background among the seated attendees. Gold-and-orange drapery and red columns frame the scene.

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September 10 20152015-09-10September 11 20152015-09-11Interior of a striped tent at a Kumbh camp where a long row of seated sadhus and devotees sit on mats behind low brass-edged tables holding flowers, marigolds, money and offerings. Many sadhus wear saffron and orange robes, one wears an orange turban, and one bearded elder with long grey hair and glasses sits in the foreground in orange clothing. A seated man in a cream kurta holds a small item near the front, and a child in a blue shirt sits among them. On the right, a large portrait of a seated figure in orange robes wearing a garland of white and orange flowers and a rudraksha mala is displayed on a golden draped backdrop; this is a printed portrait, not a physical person. Crowd of roughly twenty to thirty visible people.2015-09-10A row of saffron-robed sadhus sits cross-legged on a raised platform under a tent, with ornate gold-and-jewelled low wooden stools in front of them, each holding a folded white envelope and a red-and-gold booklet. Several sadhus have long white beards and grey hair; one wears an orange turban, and others have shaved heads. Behind them hang orange and gold drapes and a garland of white and red flowers. In the foreground on the right, a young man in a coral-pink polo shirt and light trousers stands with his back to the camera, facing the seated row; a child is partly visible beside him. A marigold garland and a multi-coloured hanging decorate the tent pillars.2015-09-10A seated row of saffron-robed sadhus and devotees inside a hall during a ritual meal offering. In the foreground, a bearded man with long grey hair wears an orange-peach robe with an orange shawl and a dark rudraksha-style bead necklace, hands folded in front of him. Beside him, a red-robed elder with a red crown-like headdress and beaded necklaces sits with hands joined. Further left, more seated sadhus in orange and red robes sit behind rows of silver-tone trays and low silver platters holding marigold garlands and offerings. A bearded man on the far right wears a peach kurta with a red tika. Ornate brass lamps and metal stands stand in the background. Roughly eight people are visible.2015-09-14Seated row of sadhus in saffron and orange robes at a feast, facing forward behind silver-plated thalis and steel tumblers on low ornate silver stands. The foreground man at right has a full grey-white beard, long hair, a saffron shawl and a gold-and-bead garland. Next to him, a man with a thick black beard wears a pale peach robe and a heavy gold necklace. Others in orange and saffron sit along the row, some with rudraksha malas, and a standing attendant in pink appears at the upper right beside a brass lamp stand. Gleaming brass lamps and a large kalasha-style vessel stand in the background.2015-09-14September 10 20152015-09-10Photograph inside a decorated tent at a Kumbh camp, with a long row of saffron-robed sadhus and seated devotees on mats. A large framed portrait of a saint, garlanded with white and orange flowers, is at the upper right. In the foreground a man in a cream kurta holds folded paper while a boy in a blue striped shirt and a woman in a red top sit nearby. Several sadhus wear orange turbans or headwraps, and one elderly bearded sadhu with long white hair and glasses sits at the right holding a metal plate with offerings. Silver trays with flowers and cash sit on the mats. Striped fabric draped across the tent ceiling. No clear in-person identification of a person is visible in the row; the garlanded figure is a portrait.2015-09-10Photograph of sadhus seated in a row at a feast in a tent at the Kumbh camp. Men in orange and saffron robes sit behind low ornate metal thalis with banana-leaf plates of food, lemons and small steel cups. A central figure with white beard and dark rudraksha mala eats from a leaf plate. Golden drapery, garlands and a striped tent wall form the backdrop.2015-09-10 +2 copiesA row of seated sadhus in saffron and orange robes sits along a long low table set with marigold garlands and offering trays on a green floor before a pale green draped backdrop. Several wear orange and red turbans and forehead tilaka marks; one older man with long grey hair and a white beard sits centre, and a figure at right wears a saffron headwrap and rudraksha beads. Yellow and orange marigold flowers lie on the table beside the seated figures.2016-04-22September 10 20152015-09-10 +1 copiesA photograph inside a ceremonial tent at a Kumbh camp where several saffron-robed sadhus sit cross-legged on a long white-covered table set with brass plates of marigold garlands. A bald elderly man with a white beard and tilak sits centre left in orange robes, beside a white-bearded man in orange with a pink shawl. A bearded man in orange with a rudraksha mala and glasses. Behind them a crowd of devotees and photographers stands near golden draped backdrops and garlanded decorations.2015-09-10