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Crowded indoor scene at a Kumbh Mela event with many sadhus and devotees in saffron and orange robes. In the foreground, a woman in a peach turban and rudraksha mala speaks, beside a smiling man in orange shirt with a gold chain and tilak. An elderly bearded sadhu in an orange wrap and turban stands centre, and a younger man with a rudraksha mala and orange kurta stands at right. White walls and a ceiling light frame the room.

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Crowded indoor scene in a white-walled room with a red plastic chair at right. Many saffron-robed sadhus and devotees in orange and red turbans and shawls stand close together, with a few wearing rudraksha malas and gold necklaces. A bearded man in orange robes at centre-right holds his hands together in greeting, and an older woman in orange at lower left smiles. Partially visible figures fill the edges of the frame.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22Indoor scene of several saffron-robed sannyasis walking through a pale yellow corridor. To the left, an older bald man with white-and-red tripundra markings and a bald man in orange robes speak together. Other orange-clad men with shaved heads and tilak markings follow behind, and a man in a white shirt stands in the background. A small white wall panel with a red sign is visible.2010-01-29April 22 20162016-04-22A photo of a group walking through a pale peach-walled hall. In the centre, a smiling man wears an orange-red turban with a red tilak, a rust-brown robe, a long gold ornate necklace, a dark rudraksha mala and a gold armlet. Beside him, an older man in orange with a grey beard and glasses walks, and on the right a white-bearded sannyasi in orange with long grey hair and a red forehead mark is shown in close foreground. Further back, orange-clad monastics and a bald man in white-and-gold dress are visible. A silver-topped staff rises at the top right. A green-lit window and a red cushion are behind. Centre figure identity uncertain: appearance cues are consistent with a candidate but not sufficient.2016-04-21Photograph of saffron-robed sadhus entering a doorway in a cream-walled hall with ceiling fans. At left, a bearded elder with long grey hair and an orange shawl raises one hand in blessing, wearing a red rudraksha mala. Beside him a turbaned attendant in orange stands. In the centre, a shaved-headed young man in white clothing with a yellow tilak on his forehead and a dark rudraksha mala is bowing. To the right, a white-bearded sadhu in orange robes and a red turban wears a large white and beaded mala. Further right, several women in orange saris and glasses follow, and a man in an orange turban stands at the lower right. Lower foreground shows the heads of other devotees.2016-04-21Indoor scene in a plain cream-walled room with a brown wooden door and a floral curtain. A central man with a bald head, white beard and a large white and red tilak on his forehead wears orange robes, smiles and holds his hands together in greeting. Beside him, a man in an orange turban with long dark hair, his palms pressed together, faces a woman in orange clothing seen from behind. Several other men in orange robes with shaved heads stand around them, one holding a small pink cloth.2010-01-29A photograph of a group of men in saffron and orange robes walking at an evening event with warm lighting. In the centre, a smiling man wears an orange turban, a long wooden rudraksha-style bead necklace and an orange shawl. To his left, a bearded elder in orange with a red bead mala and glasses presses his hands together in greeting. To the right, a man in orange with a turban and beaded necklace gestures with his hand. A man in white with a red lanyard and ID badge stands at the left edge, and a young man with a gold beaded necklace stands at the right edge. A metal rod stands at the right. a person is not asserted here; the central figure's appearance cues are a turban, beaded necklace and orange robes, but the candidate is uncertain.2016-05-07A photograph of a tented gathering where a group of saffron and orange-robed sadhus stand close together, smiling and talking. In the centre, a woman in an orange turban wears a heavy gold necklace and bangles and stands with a broad smile, flanked by men in orange and maroon robes, one with a long grey beard, another with a shaved head and glasses, and one at right in peach robes and a peach head cloth. Several shaved-headed men wear vertical tilak marks. Green floor matting and a steel plate are visible at lower left. Only partially visible people appear at the edges, and the scene shows a relaxed, celebratory mood.2016-05-08 +1 copiesMay 05 20162016-05-05March 21 20142014-03-21