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Two men sit side by side on a wooden bench in front of a weathered brick wall with a green plastic bag and strings of lights above. The man on the left wears an orange-saffron shawl and body wrap, has white sacred ash marks on his forehead, and wears layered dark and rudraksha beaded malas. The man on the right wears a red-maroon turban with an orange-gold top, a red-maroon and gold-bordered wrap, a multi-strand beaded mala and a large gold ceremonial pendant, and a red tilak on his forehead; a uniformed police officer in khaki stands behind him. Both men look off to the side. Under the photo's caption, a Kumbh Yatra camp setting is described, but no printed name appears on the people themselves.

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September 16 20152015-09-16Two men sit side by side on a wooden bench in front of a weathered brick wall at an outdoor event. The man on the left wears an orange shawl over orange clothing, a long rudraksha and bead mala, and a white horizontal tilak marked on his forehead, looking downward. The man on the right wears a deep red turban with a small red mark on his forehead, red and gold clothing, a heavy gold-toned pendant on a beaded necklace, and a red-and-gold shawl, speaking while seated. Behind them a uniformed police officer in khaki stands with his arm raised. Two physical people are seen; the person in the red turban has distinctive ornate saffron-red attire and a crown-like turban cue, so a probable identification is noted in the description.2015-09-16September 16 20152015-09-16Photograph of two seated men in ritual settings. On the left, an older man with a swept-back grey braid wears an orange shawl, a black-and-white beaded mala and a white tripundra forehead mark, and sits with eyes lowered. Beside him, a man in a red-and-gold turban and red robe with gold border wears a large rudraksha mala and an ornate gold pendant, hands folded in his lap. Behind them, several attendants in matching red-and-gold robes with beaded necklaces stand, one adjusting a turban. At the far right, a cameraman in white dhoti with a video camera is filming. Caption text on the image reads a copyright notice and archive source.2015-09-16Photo of an outdoor evening scene near a temple with string lights overhead and a green plastic sheet on a tree trunk. A seated elderly man in an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala with bare sandal-paste tilak sits on a wooden bench at left. Beside him a bald man in a red-brown robe with a golden ornamental pendant and a red-maroon turban is seated and turned toward a standing bald man in red-brown robes, large gold-and-beaded garlands, and eyeglasses with white tripundra markings on his forehead, who gestures with his hands. Further back, a cameraman films and other men in red robes and garlands stand, with women in pink saris at right. Brick wall and steps are behind them.2015-09-16September 16 20152015-09-16 +1 copiesOutdoor evening scene with several people seated and standing in front of a dark tree line. In the foreground, an elderly man with grey hair, white forehead markings and a long saffron-orange shawl sits on a wooden bench, wearing a dark rudraksha mala and a small pendant, hands clasped. Beside him, a man with a shaved head and white tilak wears a reddish-brown robe with a golden border, a heavy gold-toned ceremonial necklace with a large pendant, and sits with hands folded. Behind them stand several men and women in reddish-brown and maroon robes with gold borders, garlanded with beaded necklaces, one holding a folded red cloth. A few people at the left edge wear orange and maroon clothing with hands joined in greeting.2015-09-16Four people sit close together indoors against a pale marble-patterned wall, with a patterned red cushion behind them. In the centre, a smiling person wears a rust-red turban with a vermilion tilak on the forehead, a rust-red robe with a gold border, and a heavy multi-strand gold bead necklace. To the right, a bald, smiling older man with a tilak and rudraksha mala wears orange robes and gestures with one raised hand. Behind them, a bearded man in orange robes sits with his head partly visible, and a person in a grey-white beard and orange robe sits at the left edge. At the bottom left, a person with curly grey hair is partly visible. The scene reads as a relaxed conversation among ascetics. The centre person has a turban, gold necklace and red-gold robe, which are cues consistent with the page's reference to a person, but the appearance is not conclusive.2015-09-11September 16 20152015-09-16May 18 20122012-05-18September 16 20152015-09-16September 14 20152015-09-14