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Outdoor gathering under a canopy of yellow and red decorated tent cloth with hanging umbrellas and ceremonial staffs topped with silver finials. Several sadhus and devotees in saffron and orange robes sit and stand together. A bearded elder in a saffron turban and a long-haired bearded man in an orange-gold robe with yellow marigold garlands sit on a patterned carpet, hands in anjali. A woman in red-orange robes with ornate gold necklaces smiles beside a seated man in a saffron turban and beaded malas, and a younger man in orange with his back to the camera faces them.

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Outdoor gathering under large decorated umbrellas with red, orange and yellow fringed canopies. Several saffron-robed sadhus and devotees sit on patterned carpets wearing yellow and orange marigold garlands. A bearded man in a red and white turban holds a long ceremonial staff topped with a metal finial, and a man in a white turban holds a tall umbrella pole. Standing devotees in white kurtas and orange shawls fill the background among tents, with a bald man in the centre front wearing a pale pink robe and garland seated in meditation posture.2016-04-18 +1 copiesApril 18 20162016-04-18A seated elderly sadhu with a long white beard and an orange turban sits at the centre of a red and blue patterned carpet, wearing an orange robe and a bright yellow-orange marigold garland, holding a rudraksha mala in his hand with a wooden staff resting beside him. Around him sit several people in saffron and orange robes with gold necklaces and rudraksha malas, including women and a man with a shaved head, some with orange turbans, and a man in white with a gold sash standing at the right edge. A small red bottle sits near the seated figure. The scene appears to be a gathering of sadhus and devotees.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18Outdoor ceremonial gathering under a canopy of yellow, orange and red striped fabric with mirrored ornaments and fringed parasols. Seated along a red and blue patterned rug, several sadhus in saffron and orange robes wear marigold garlands, and a woman in front has an orange head wrap and a flower garland. Standing at right, two attendants wear white dhotis with gold borders and gold bangles, and a silver staff rests against the canopy pole.2016-04-18Outdoor gathering under a yellow and orange canopy. Several seated sadhus in saffron robes wear marigold garlands, sitting on a patterned rug; the front-right figure in orange with a saffron headwrap and garland sits with hands folded near the face. Standing behind them are men in white dhotis and orange garments, some wearing rudraksha malas, and a bearded elder in an orange vest with a saffron turban. A few younger boys in orange kurtas and rudraksha malas stand at right. The seated figures appear in quiet meditative or prayerful posture.2016-04-18Outdoor gathering under a canopy of yellow and orange fabric, with several saffron-robed sadhus seated on patterned red and maroon carpets. Front row seated figures wear orange robes and marigold garlands; one has an orange head wrap. Behind them, standing men in white kurtas, orange and maroon clothing, and a man in a grey shirt with a red lanyard observe the seated group. A young man in a grey kurta with a red lanyard appears at the right edge. The setting is a ceremonial sadhu assembly with garlanded honourees.2016-04-18A large outdoor tent with a red, yellow and white patterned canopy hangs overhead. Many saffron-robed sadhus and devotees sit on carpets and rugs in an assembly. In the foreground, a seated woman in an orange robe with a yellow-and-white flower garland sits on a red and navy carpet, and a man in red-brown robes sits beside her. On the right, a bald man in orange robes with garlands stands near a tall gold-topped umbrella, and a man in a white dhoti and red shawl holds a silver staff. Golden parasols shade the gathering, and a photographer stands at left.2016-04-18Outdoor tent at a Kumbh Mela-style gathering. Seated on a low covered platform with red and blue cushions, a woman in orange robes wears a long yellow-marigold garland and a white forehead mark, her hands folded. Beside her sits a bald man in pale pink robes and a rudraksha mala, and at left another seated man in orange with a orange turban and beaded mala. A standing attendant in orange and yellow holds a yellow umbrella at the left edge, and a crowd of onlookers in white and pink shirts stands behind. A photographer in orange at right gestures toward the seated group. Orange and white striped tent fabric overhead.2016-04-22A crowded outdoor gathering of sadhus and ascetics in saffron and orange robes, many wearing orange and red turbans and marigold garlands. In the foreground a bare-chested figure with long dark hair wears a red-orange turban, gold bangles and a gold necklace, seated on a patterned rug beside a red-and-gold ornamental umbrella with beaded fringe. Other attendees hold up tall umbrellas and staffs, and a person in yellow at the left photographs the scene with a phone.2016-04-18