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Five men stand in a paved courtyard before a dark stone Hindu temple shikhara strung with lines of lit oil lamps, with a small shrine and red-and-white flag at the top. Left, a bare-chested priest in cream dhoti holds a brass plate. Next, a man in saffron-orange wrap with a rudraksha mala and gold pendant stands beside a man in red turban and orange robe. Two sannyasis in orange robes and rudraksha malas stand next to them, with a white-clad man at right. Dusk light, lamps and a fenced crowd complete the scene. a person's presence is not confidently identifiable from appearance.

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Five men stand on a stone-paved courtyard before a tall dark stone temple shikhara strung with orange lights, with a smaller lit shrine to the left and trees behind. The man second from left wears a brown-orange dhoti, a red turban, and a beaded necklace, with hands folded. Beside him, two men in saffron/orange robes and rudraksha malas stand in the middle, one with a shawl over his head. The man far left is bare-chested in a cream dhoti holding a brass plate, and the man on the far right wears a saffron shawl over white dhoti. Several other people in orange and white robes are visible in the background. Whether the central figure is a person cannot be established from appearance alone.2015-09-16September 16 20152015-09-16September 16 20152015-09-16September 16 20152015-09-16September 16 20152015-09-16September 16 20152015-09-16Photograph at dusk of a dark stone temple tower, its carved spire strung with long vertical lines of orange lights, with a flag and small red shrine on top. In the foreground on the paved courtyard, a bare-chested priest in cream dhoti holds a tray with a lamp and offering toward a man in a maroon-and-gold dhoti with a red-and-gold turban, a gold pendant and garland. Beside them, two saffron-robed figures with rudraksha malas stand, one holding an offering plate, and a man in saffron shawl and white trousers stands at right. A uniformed police officer stands in the background.2015-09-16Two saffron-robed sadhus stand barefoot on a stone-paved courtyard in front of a dark, tiered stone temple shikhara strung with orange and red lights at dusk. The taller man on the left wears a rust-brown dhoti, a red head covering and a rudraksha-style necklace; the man beside him wears an orange-saffron wrap and a beaded mala. At right, a bare-chested priest holds a ritual object near a shawl-wrapped devotee. Lamp-lit banners and a crowd in white and red fill the background behind a metal fence, with a small lit shrine to the left. The swami's identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2015-09-16September 16 20152015-09-16 +1 copiesSeptember 16 20152015-09-16Two men stand barefoot on a stone-paved courtyard before a dark stone temple tower at dusk, its spire and walls strung with rows of warm oil lamps. The man on the left wears a rust-red turban, saffron-brown robes with a gold-yellow border, and a long mala with a large gold pendant; his hands are folded at his waist. The man on the right wears an orange-saffron wrap and a dark rudraksha mala with a gold pendant, arms crossed. Behind them a fenced crowd of devotees in white and orange stands watching, and temple lamps glow on a smaller shrine at left. a person: the man on the left wears a rust-red turban, a long gold-pendant mala and saffron-brown robes, consistent with the page's Kumbh Yatra caption; the man on the right is identified only by role as a visiting Portugal-based yoga guru.2015-09-16 +1 copiesTwo sadhus stand with hands clasped on a stone-paved plaza in front of a tall dark stone temple shikhara strung with lines of warm fairy lights, with a pink-lit entrance structure at left. The man on the left wears a deep maroon turban, a maroon-and-gold dhoti and shawl, and a long beaded mala with a large gold pendant. The man on the right wears a saffron-orange shawl and a dark rudraksha mala. Devotees in white dhotis and orange saris stand behind a metal railing at right and left, and a small group of people is visible at the railing. The sky is pale blue at dusk.2015-09-16