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A crowded orange-walled tent at a Kumbh Mela camp, with a thatched roof and a wooden lattice behind. Many men sit on floor mats in rows, most in white kurtas, dhotis and shawls, some with white or saffron head cloths and forehead markings. Two men with folded hands raise their palms in prayer near the front. A man in a red 'Being human' t-shirt stands at the back, and a bald man in white sits on a chair at right. Behind them hang orange banners promoting a person.org and a person.tv with photographs of pilgrims and temples. Roughly forty people are visible.

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A crowded tent gathering of mostly men seated on plastic chairs and mats, many looking upward toward an unseen speaker. In the foreground a bearded man in a white shirt and grey cap sits beside a man in a striped shirt, while on the right an elderly bearded sadhu wears a red turban and orange-saffron robes, with a grey shawl. Several men wear white dhotis and white turbans; one holds a long wooden staff with a tuft, and a few wear orange or saffron clothing. Behind them, orange cloth draping and a wall of printed photo posters showing temple deities and ritual scenes fill the background, with a banner reading www. style text on the right. Dhoti-clad attendants stand near the back2013-02-14A large crowd of men sits and stands in a tented outdoor gathering with orange and saffron fabric overhead. In the foreground, a man in a pink checked shirt with a red lanyard sits near the front, while a man in a blue sweater and a man in a maroon vest with white shawl sit beside him. Behind them, many men wear white dhotis, saffron turbans, kurtas and sweaters. A man at left holds a mobile phone up to photograph. Large colourful banners with temple imagery and printed text hang on the back and right side of the tent, and a decorative yellow-and-red embroidered banner hangs from a white pole. The setting appears to be a satsang gathering with devotees seated on green matting.2013-02-11A large crowd of devotees fills a tented pavilion with orange and red fabric walls, seated and standing close together at an outdoor event. Many men wear white dhotis and kurtas, some with white or yellow turbans and grey beards, while women in red, orange and yellow saris and salwar kameez sit toward the left. A man in a red shawl and a woman in a red shawl stand near the back. A decorative yellow and multicoloured embroidered banner hangs on a pole at right. Printed photos and books sit on a table at the upper left.2013-02-14A dense crowd of men sits on the ground under a thatched shelter with white cloth draping its bamboo poles, at an outdoor satsang. Many wear turbans and head cloths in orange, saffron, tan, green and white, and several wear orange or saffron shawls. A man in a green t-shirt and glasses sits near the centre, and a bald man in a tan sweater is at lower right. Behind the seated crowd, a standing man in a white garment and orange-brown shawl with a rudraksha mala and a striped turban stands near the back. Printed banners with temple photographs hang on the orange backdrop above, and red plastic chairs are visible at right. No one in the scene is clearly identified as a person.2013-02-12A seated audience fills an orange-draped tent with green carpet at a satsang, facing toward the front. Several men in white kurtas and dhotis sit in folding chairs, one wearing a red shawl and another a maroon cap. A bearded sadhu in a saffron-yellow robe with a rudraksha mala and tilak sits in the middle of the row, next to a woman in an orange-yellow sari with a brown shawl. Standing at the back, a man in a maroon jacket holds a microphone, and a sannyasi in an orange wrap stands at the right edge near a mic stand. Banners behind them show photographs and printed text about Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam and Kumbh Mela programmes.2013-02-11February 14 20132013-02-14A crowd of men sits cross-legged on green flooring inside a large orange-draped tent at a Kumbh Mela camp. In the foreground a man in a white kurta and black shawl sits facing forward, and a seated man in an orange shawl with printed motifs kneels at left. Several older men wear white kurtas, one with a grey beard and another with a red cloth and vibhuti marks on the forehead. Behind them hang posters of deities and ritual scenes, and a decorated kalasha-style ornament hangs from the upper right. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so no candidate is marked.2013-02-14February 12 20132013-02-12February 11 20132013-02-11A large crowd of mostly men sits and stands under a canopy at an outdoor gathering. Many wear white dhotis and kurtas, several have white turbans or headcloths, and some wear saffron or orange robes. A man in an orange shirt in the upper right holds a phone to his face. Behind the crowd, a tall orange-and-white wall of printed panels shows many deity murti images in colourful framed pictures. Bamboo poles and thatched structures are visible at the edges, and green matting covers the ground in front.2013-02-14A large outdoor satsang crowd seated on green mats under an orange tent. Many men wear white dhotis, orange or brown shawls, and turbans or woollen caps. A bald man in white with a sacred thread sits near the right edge, and a man in a blue jacket stands behind the seated rows. Behind them hang orange banners with a grid of colourful deity and religious posters. A shaved-headed man in white and orange sits in the lower centre, with a bright turban in front of him. a person is not clearly visible here, so no appearance-based identification is made.2013-02-12Crowded seated satsang inside an orange-draped tent at a Kumbha Mela ashram setting, with a thatched roof and tall white poles visible at top. Many devotees sit close together on the ground; a bearded man in white with a long rudraksha mala sits at lower left, a man in grey wears a grey knit cap, and a young man in orange and red clothes sits center. Several men stand at the back in white dhotis and rudraksha malas, one with bare chest and orange cloth. A man in white at right holds his palms joined in prayer. Posters on the tent walls show Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam information and photographs. No identifiable a person is clearly visible.2013-02-11