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Several saffron-robed sadhus sit cross-legged on a striped mat in a hall, eyes closed or gazing forward. The foreground sadhu wears an orange shawl with orange tilak marks on his forehead. Beside him a bearded sadhu wears an orange turban and a long rudraksha mala. An elderly bearded sadhu in a pink shawl holds his hands together, and a sadhu in orange robes sits at the right edge. Behind them, more orange-clad people and white-clad attendants stand in the background, and a fan is visible at upper right. No individual is identifiable as a person from appearance cues in this frame.

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May 05 20162016-05-05A seated assembly of saffron-robed sadhus under an orange tent at the Ujjain Kumbh Mela, a row of men on low wooden benches. In the foreground a bald sadhu in orange with a yellow tilak on his forehead sits at left, and beside him a sadhu with a long grey beard wears orange and reads from an open book. A man with a red-orange turban and a beaded rudraksha necklace with gold bands on his arm sits centre-left. At right, a younger shaven-headed monk in dark red-orange cloth kneels with palms pressed together facing the seated row. Several more sadhus in orange and peach robes line the bench behind, with white tent poles and a fan visible.2016-04-22A large tent interior with a crowd of seated sadhus in orange and saffron robes sitting cross-legged on striped mats in rows. Many wear orange turbans or headwraps, some have white and orange shawls, and several wear rudraksha malas and sacred ash marks on their foreheads. Some older men have long white beards. At the top of the frame, a golden decorated throne and an ornate golden structure are visible near the front of the hall, with pillars and white fabric overhead. A man in a white cap sits at lower left, and a woman in a red patterned sari is at lower right. Scene appears to be a gathering of sadhus.2015-09-11A dense crowd of sadhus and devotees seated on the ground in a large tent at a Kumbh Mela akhada gathering. Most wear saffron, orange and pink robes, and several have orange or white turbans and long grey beards. In the centre a bearded man in a pale peach kurta sits cross-legged and looks to his side, and to the right a man with long dark hair and a grey beard wears an orange top with rudraksha beads. Brass plates with offerings sit on the floor at lower left. The scene is packed with many more seated figures in the background.2016-05-11A seated audience at a satsang hall with orange walls and posters on the back wall. In the foreground, three men in saffron-orange shawls sit in folding chairs; the man on the far left has yellow tilak on his forehead, the man in the centre has a yellow-marked forehead under a draped orange cloth, and the man on the right wears an orange turban with a red tilak and a rudraksha mala. Behind them, men in white shirts and a man in red headwear sit attentively, and a standing man at the top right, holding a camera, wears a white kurta. The scene reads as a devotee gathering during a discourse.2013-02-12July 15 20162016-07-15September 10 20152015-09-10March 19 20142014-03-19April 22 20162016-04-22A row of seated sannyasis on a stone-floored veranda. On the left, a man with grey hair and a beard wears an orange shawl over an orange robe and a dark cord necklace. Beside him an elderly bearded man in peach-coloured robes and a long orange shawl with a blue-striped sash sits with hands clasped. Next, a young boy in peach and orange cloth sits with a red tilak. On the right, a bearded man with long dark hair, a red tilak and a red-and-orange garment sits with folded hands, and another person in orange sits further along. Blurred figures in white and orange stand in the background.2015-10-03May 12 20142014-05-12Photo of saffron-robed sannyasis seated on a floor with red and patterned cushions against a pink wall. On the left, a bald man with a yellow-orange tilak on his forehead and rudraksha mala wears an orange robe and holds a phone. In the centre, a shaven-headed man in orange with a rudraksha mala looks down while adjusting his cloth. On the right, a white-bearded older man in peach-orange robes and a dark bead necklace sits with hands folded. Two partially visible men in orange appear in the foreground, one with a tilak, in a seated satsang setting.2016-04-21