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A photograph taken under a open-sided tent at a Kumbh Mela gathering, with a green carpet and colourful striped mats on the floor. In the foreground, seated sadhus and devotees wear orange and saffron cloths and red-orange turbans, some with their heads bowed. Standing near the centre, a man in a dark wrap and a long-sleeved white garment with a dark rudraksha-style necklace stands beside a figure in a cream shirt and dark garland, while others in orange and white stand along the back. A red-and-white decorated chariot or ratha is visible through the opening at the top left, with a red flag above it. The scene is dimly lit and partly in silhouette.

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December 23 20162016-12-23September 11 20152015-09-11A covered outdoor pavilion with a corrugated roof and red-painted posts shows a procession walking across a striped woven mat in green, red, blue and cream. At centre, a sannyasi in a flowing orange-saffron robe with a rudraksha mala walks, flanked by men in maroon dhotis with gold-bordered sashes and gold-bead garlands. A man in a white shirt stands behind, and women in white and pink saris stand at right near red plastic chairs. At left, brass oil lamps and a garlanded pedestal with a white cloth are set up. Several people are visible, some partly cut off at the frame edges.2015-09-14Crowded indoor ceremony under a large corrugated-roof pavilion with white and pink draped backdrops. Several saffron-robed sannyasis wearing orange and orange-yellow turbans and shawls press around a central figure with long, swept-back hair and a deep red turban, wearing a red-brown robe with a bare upper arm and red-beaded bracelets. Some hold curved golden ceremonial rods, and garlands hang around the group. A man in a blue shirt and a man in a white turban stand nearby, and a photographer with a camera is at right.2015-01-13April 18 20162016-04-18September 12 20152015-09-12Outdoor stage event at a large tent, seen from among a seated audience in silhouette. On the left, drummers in orange and white stand beside dhol drums. A bare-chested man with a long braid wears a white dhoti with a red sash and a garland. An older saffron-robed sadhu with a white beard and rudraksha mala stands centre stage, a bearded man in white clothing and a turban nearby, and a cameraman in dark clothes moves through the scene. A decorated chariot or ratha and a white car appear at the back, with ceremonial staffs or tridents on the right. The description does not identify any individual.2015-09-12December 23 20162016-12-23A crowded indoor tent gathering of saffron-clad sadhus and devotees. In the centre, a man in an orange turban and orange shawl with a pink undergarment stands beside a woman in a deep red-brown shawl and red turban, who is reaching toward him. Around them, men in orange and gold turbans, rudraksha beads and orange robes stand or sit, and a figure in a red-orange turban holds a ceremonial staff topped with a trident-like finial. White and pink draped fabric hangs from the tent ceiling, and a seated devotee in the foreground wears an orange turban. No clear identification of a person can be made from appearance, so the central figures are described by role and dress only.2015-01-13Silhouetted photograph of a stage event at an outdoor tented pavilion, with a dense audience seen from behind in the foreground. Several robed figures stand in a line on the stage: a man in white dhoti and shawl with a beaded necklace and red sash beside a drum, a bald man in saffron-orange robes and a long mala, and other figures in orange and dark clothing, some holding long ceremonial staffs or tridents at the right edge. Tall colourful banners hang overhead and a white vehicle is parked behind the stage. Figures are backlit, so details of faces and clothing are indistinct.2015-09-12Evening photograph under a white tented pavilion with red trim and hanging fans and lights. Several saffron-robed monks with shaved heads walk in a line across a gravel floor, one with hands in anjali near the left edge. A man in the centre wears a dark-red and gold-bordered robe with a long red-and-white flower garland and a rudraksha mala, and behind him a bare-chested man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala walks alongside. Devotees in orange and white clothing follow, including a child in orange, and onlookers stand in the background. The setting suggests a procession or walk among devotees.2015-05-29Crowded outdoor event under a corrugated metal roof with orange and red bunting. In the centre, a long-haired sannyasi in a red-and-gold turban, rudraksha mala and gold ornaments stands among saffron-robed monks. A man in an orange shawl with a large bead necklace stands beside him. A man in a blue shirt and a camera operator with a video camera on his shoulder stand nearby. Several turbaned and saffron-robed attendees, some bald, surround the group. The swept-back long hair and distinctive adornments of the central sannyasi are a person candidate, though his face is not clearly identifiable.2015-01-13