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Photograph inside a cream draped tent with green floor covering. Seated saffron-robed sadhus wear yellow marigold garlands. A bearded elder on the left wears orange robes and glasses with a red forehead mark. In the centre, a man wears a red-maroon turban, a brown rudraksha-style mala and a yellow marigold garland, and sits on the floor with a bracelet on his wrist. Other seated sadhus in orange robes, one bald, another with an orange head covering, sit behind low grey tables. At the right edge a hand holds a metal plate with a lit oil lamp, and a small plate of flower petals rests on a table.

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Seated devotees in orange and saffron robes wearing marigold garlands inside a pale cream tent at a Kumbh Mela camp. On the left, a bearded elder in orange wears glasses and a red tilak. In the centre, a man wears a dark red-brown turban, a brown woven shawl over bare shoulders, a yellow marigold garland with a pink flower, and a bracelet. Beside him, a bald monk in orange sits with a garland. On the right, a monk in a yellow-orange head wrap holds a metal plate with a flaming oil lamp, while a person's arm reaches in from the edge. Small metal trays with marigold petals sit on low tables.2016-04-22A photograph inside a white tent at a Kumbh Mela setting. Three seated sadhus in saffron-orange robes and marigold garlands sit on a green mat behind small grey tables. The man at left has white hair, a white beard, spectacles and a red tilak on his forehead. The central figure wears a maroon-red turban, a dark brown rudraksha-style mala and a yellow marigold garland with green accents; he sits with his hands near a small table. Behind them a bald man in orange robes and a yellow-orange turbaned man receive a flame from a plate of burning lamp held by a hand at right. A small plate with yellow flowers rests on a table at right. Cream drapery hangs behind them.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22A photo of seated sadhus in saffron and orange robes on a stage, with marigold garlands on silver trays in the foreground and a large ornate golden canopy behind them. In the centre, a man in a red-maroon turban with a red bindi, a small headset microphone, rudraksha and gold beaded necklaces, and a gold bangle sits holding a sheet of paper. To his right, bearded elders in orange robes and sandalwood tilaks sit attentively. A rich maroon curtain forms the backdrop. a person cues: red turban, rudraksha malas, ceremonial gold ornaments, seated centre stage at the Kumbh gathering.2015-09-11 +1 copiesA photograph of seated saffron-robed sadhus at a stage event with marigold garlands on silver trays in front of them. The central figure wears a red turban, a red and gold robe, a beaded rudraksha-style mala and gold armbands, and speaks into a headset microphone. To his left sits a bald sadhu in orange, and to his right a white-bearded elder with long white hair in orange robes. Another elder in orange sits at the far left edge, and a red curtain and a white statue are visible behind.2015-09-11 +1 copiesSeptember 11 20152015-09-11 +1 copiesFour seated men on a decorated stage before a shrine with silver and pink ornamental arches and a deity murti in the background. The second man from left wears a red turban, rudraksha-style gold and beaded necklaces, a saffron-and-gold shawl over a red-brown garment, and a headset microphone, and gestures with his right hand while speaking. The men on either side and beside him wear saffron robes; the man at far left is bald with a yellow tilak, the two at right have long white beards and tilak marks, and the far-right man wears glasses and a rudraksha mala. In front of them are low silver-covered tables holding brass plates of orange marigold petals and a brass lamp stand. Several sannyasi-style figures are seated together during a satsang-style gathering. Only the four seated men are visible.2015-09-11 +1 copiesA seated group of saffron-robed sadhus and devotees at a tented event with pale yellow-green drapes behind them. In the centre, a smiling man wears a red-orange turban, a red-brown shawl over his shoulders, and multiple strands of beads, with a bindi on his forehead. Beside him, a bald man in saffron robes and a beaded mala sits at a small table, and at right a woman in an orange head covering and mala holds a phone. Several other saffron-clad men with beards sit at the left. Small tables hold banknotes, papers and a mobile phone. Faint white text reads 2020 Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam2016-04-22A photo of a seated row of saffron-robed sadhus on a stage at a Kumbh Mela event, with marigold garlands on trays in front of them. In the centre, a man wears a red turban, a gold-coloured rudraksha-style necklace and a yellow-and-gold armband, and has a small microphone at his cheek. Beside him, an elderly bearded sadhu with a white beard, glasses and a yellow tilak on his forehead sits in orange robes. At the far right, another elderly bearded sadhu in orange wears a yellow forehead band and glasses. Behind them is a red curtain and an illuminated golden arch of lights. a person is the central figure with the red turban, gold necklace and microphone, seated in the centre of the stage row.2015-09-11 +1 copiesApril 22 20162016-04-22September 11 20152015-09-11