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Three saffron-robed sadhus stand in a bright, tented hall with stage lights and a flower-strewn platform. On the left, a bearded man with a tied-up grey topknot wears an orange robe, a shawl and a white and rudraksha-style beaded necklace, extending one arm. In the centre, an older white-bearded sadhu in orange wears glasses and a tilak on his forehead, reaching to clasp hands with a woman in an orange sari. On the right, a dark-bearded man in an orange kurta with a shawl and a tied topknot extends his hands to receive or greet. Marigold garlands and framed portraits sit on the table at right, and more people in white and orange stand behind them.

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September 14 20152015-09-14September 14 20152015-09-14September 14 20152015-09-14April 23 20162016-04-23Photograph inside a red-draped hall at a Kumbh Mela camp, with a dark carved relief panel on the right wall. In the foreground, a bald man with orange tilak and an orange shawl reaches toward a tray. A central figure in an orange-red turban and terracotta-brown shawl leans forward and touches a plate, while beside him a bearded elder with long grey-white beard and wild hair wears a red-orange robe, a red forehead mark and layered beaded necklaces with a gold pendant. Several other saffron-robed sadhus stand behind, and a seated crowd fills the background. Hands are raised in namaste in the lower left.2016-05-05A stage event with saffron-robed monastics. On the left, a tall man with long grey hair and a full white beard, wearing a loose orange shawl and robe, stands with hands pressed together toward a seated monk. Seated at right, a bald man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and red tilak, wearing glasses, smiles with hands together. Beside him sits another orange-robed monk with a grey beard and red forehead mark. Behind them, a large painted backdrop shows robed figures in white with hands folded in devotion. Several other people are partially visible at the edges, including a person in white in the right foreground. The left figure has no clearly distinctive identifying cues for the a person candidate, so identity remains uncertain.2016-05-20September 11 20152015-09-11A photograph of three saffron-robed sadhus in a tent-like pavilion with colourful hanging banners and a red-and-gold throne-like seat at the edge. A woman in a red turban, orange-red robe with gold border and layered gold chains shakes hands with an older man in a long grey beard and orange robe, who bends forward at the centre-left. On the right, a bearded man with a long grey beard, a yellow-striped orange shawl, rudraksha beads and a vertical tilak on his forehead looks toward her. A printed picture is visible on the back wall.2015-09-11September 11 20152015-09-11A photograph at an indoor sadhu gathering under bright stage lights and a red-and-gold canopy. In the centre, a bearded elderly sadhu in orange-red robes and layered beaded necklaces with a large gold pendant raises his right hand in blessing. Beside him, a younger man in a rust-coloured turban and brown-red robe with a rudraksha mala stands with palms pressed together in namaste. On the left, a bald man in orange clothing and gold chain greets him with folded hands, and other sadhus in saffron and orange robes with white tripundra marks stand nearby. A framed image of a deity murti hangs on the back wall, and a dark-skinned young man with glasses wearing orange appears at the right edge.2016-05-05A photograph inside a tent at a festival camp, with warm stage lights and a dark backdrop bearing a carved deity relief. Several men in saffron and orange robes gather closely. A bearded older sadhu with long grey hair and a beard, wearing a red-orange robe, a large gold pendant and beaded necklaces, is held by the arm by a man in orange on the left. Beside them stands a smiling man in a rust-red turban and rust-red shawl with a rudraksha mala, and a bearded man with a white tilak on his forehead. Others in red-orange robes and rudraksha malas stand around, some with tilak marks. A decorative tree hangs in the upper right corner.2016-05-05September 15 20152015-09-15 +1 copies