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Crowded interior of a tented camp with red and yellow draped fabric overhead and a green garland strung along the back wall. A framed deity print hangs on the orange-draped backdrop. In the centre, a bald man with glasses wears an orange robe, a brown shawl and gold beaded necklaces. To his right, a younger man with long swept-back hair wears a white garment with gold border and gold garlands. Around them, saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees with rudraksha malas press close, and a long-haired sadhu in orange turban stands in front with a silver staff. a person appearance candidate is not clearly identifiable; no person is confidently identified as a person.

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Crowded indoor event under a red and yellow draped canopy with a framed deity print on the back wall, decorated with purple flowers and green garland. Many men in saffron and orange robes crowd together; a bald man in the centre wears wire-rimmed glasses, a rudraksha mala and a gold chain, and a shaved-headed man in the foreground wears glasses and a rudraksha mala. A man at the lower right wears a white head wrap, and a man at left has white tilak marks on his forehead. A man with long dreadlocks in orange holds a staff-like object. Several people smile and fold their hands.2016-05-06September 10 20152015-09-10Photo of a crowded orange-and-white tented gathering at a Kumbh Mela sadhu event. In the center, a bald, white-bearded man in a pale pink-orange robe wears a yellow-and-orange marigold garland and speaks with a long-haired man in an orange-red turban and a dark rudraksha-style collar of beads. Around them, saffron-robed sannyasis, a man with a gold-trimmed white dhoti and gold chains holds a tall orange umbrella-staff topped with a yellow canopy hung with crystal beads, and a man in dark red robes wears a gold-chain necklace and wrist bands. Roughly a dozen or more people are visible in the frame.2016-04-22May 10th 20162016-05-10A photograph inside a decorated tent at a Kumbh Mela camp, with a row of colourful cylindrical banners and red-and-gold hanging decorations overhead. In the centre, a smiling man in a rust-orange robe and matching orange turban wears a long brown-red rudraksha mala and stands among devotees. Beside him, a bearded sadhu with yellow tilak marks wears orange robes and a mala, and a man in a maroon-and-gold dhoti and gold chain stands nearby. A young man in white ritual clothing holds a long metal staff with a ceremonial fan-like object, and a woman in yellow-orange saris with a phone stands at right. A video camera operator is visible at upper left. Several people in orange and saffron clothing crowd the scene. Appearance-based candidate: the central figure in the orange turban and rudraksha mala, with the crowd deferring to him; identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2016-05-05A crowd of saffron-robed men gathers closely in a tented hall with a white canvas ceiling and red floor coverings. At centre, a man in an orange turban, brown-orange wrap and a long beaded necklace stands smiling and reaching out his hands toward a bald man in glasses and gold beads. Around them devotees in orange, red and white clothing, some with forehead markings and rudraksha malas, press in. A bald man on the left wears a white-striped forehead marking and orange robes. Framed pictures hang on the back wall and a red banner is visible at the upper right.2016-05-08January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13Photograph of a crowded tented event with red and white walls and a central pole draped with flowers. In the centre, a bearded sadhu with long matted hair and an orange-red shawl and white beaded necklace stands among devotees. Beside him, a man in an orange-saffron turban and dark rudraksha-style beaded mala gestures toward the crowd, while another saffron-robed man in a turban stands at right. Devotees in dark and colourful clothing, including a woman in pink, press around them, with more people visible at the back of the tent under hanging fans. Many people are visible, though most are partially obscured.2016-05-06April 22 20162016-04-22Photograph inside a tented pavilion at a Shuddhadvaitam camp in Ujjain, with a red and yellow cloth canopy and a green leafy garland strung along a white wall. Several saffron-robed sadhus with long grey beards and rudraksha malas stand close together. A man on the left wears a dark braided wig-like hairstyle and a silver chain. A central sadhu in orange with a forehead tilak and layered rudraksha beads stands among the group. A man in an orange kurta and a young man in a yellow shirt with a yellow badge lean in beside them. Potted palms sit at the right edge. No clearly distinctive appearance cues establish a person presence, so identity remains uncertain.2016-05-06A dense crowd fills a decorated hall at a religious camp, with many saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees in orange and red clothing with rudraksha malas. In the foreground a bald man in orange robes and a garland stands beside a man in a white shirt, while a figure in an orange turban with jasmine garlands and a long braid faces away at right, near a table of offerings. Behind them red and yellow umbrellas, red drapes and ornate gold deity murti decorate the stalls. Some devotees wear white dhotis with red shawls and kumkum on their foreheads.2016-04-24