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A photograph inside a large tented pandal at a Kumbh Mela gathering, with a yellow tarpaulin floor. Rows of low white wooden stools hold steel plates heaped with orange marigold flowers. A figure in a plain saffron-orange robe walks across the floor, head shaved. On the right, a bearded sadhu in orange clothing with a rudraksha mala looks toward the camera. Behind them, many people in orange, saffron and white clothing stand and sit under the tent, with green poles and a black mat strip on the floor.

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A seated row of saffron-robed sadhus and sannyasis sits on a yellow cloth at a long line of low white tables, each holding a steel plate piled with orange marigold garlands. In the foreground, a shaven-headed sannyasi in orange with a rudraksha mala sits at right, looking to the side, beside a seated woman in orange with a beaded mala and another orange-robed person in a saffron head wrap. Behind them, devotees in orange, white and pink stand along a green-and-white rope barrier, and a man in a grey jacket stands at far left. Appearance cues for a candidate are insufficient to name anyone, so the foreground sannyasi is described by role only.2013-02-15A long row of saffron-robed sadhus sits cross-legged on low wooden benches under an orange cloth canopy at night, with brass plates of marigold flowers set in front of them. Several have shaved heads and orange clothing, and some wear white beards and forehead markings. A young attendant in orange walks along the line on the left, while more robed men and onlookers stand in the background beside an orange wall of fabric.2016-05-11Photo of a seated ritual line of saffron-robed sadhus and sannyasis at a Kumbh Mela setting. Each seated person has a low white table in front holding a steel plate heaped with orange marigold flowers. In the foreground a bald man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits low, head bowed; behind him a woman in orange with a rudraksha mala and a shaved-head monastic in orange sit beside a standing crowd in white dhotis, saffron and multicoloured saris. A green rope barrier runs across the scene and the floor is yellow cloth.2013-02-15February 15 20132013-02-15 +1 copiesFebruary 15 20132013-02-15April 22 20162016-04-22February 15 20132013-02-15 +2 copiesApril 23 20162016-04-23A photograph inside a striped canopy tent at a Kumbh Mela camp, with a long yellow cloth runner laid on the ground. Rows of low wooden seats hold metal plates piled with orange marigold garlands along both sides. In the centre, a saffron-robed sadhu in a folded orange head covering faces a man in a yellow dhoti and deep red top, with a line of orange-clad sadhus behind him. On the right, a figure in an orange turban and saffron garment stands with his back to the camera, and a man in white kurta stands further right. Standing men and women in western and Indian dress line the back edge beyond a corrugated metal fence. a person's presence is per the page only; no candidate's appearance is clearly established here.2013-02-15February 15 20132013-02-15February 15 20132013-02-15May 04 20162016-05-04