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A photo inside a pink-and-orange canopy tent at Kumbhapuri. A bearded man in a pale peach robe and matching peach turban, wearing a large red flower garland, bends forward. Beside him, a man in saffron-orange robes and orange turban stands with hands folded, wearing a yellow-orange garland. Behind them, a bare-chested man in orange cloth and an orange headwrap stands with arms at his sides, and a man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala gestures to the left. A ceremonial brass vessel sits at the lower right. Decorative fringed banners hang at the top corners.

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February 11 20132013-02-11May 04 20162016-05-04A photograph of a crowded indoor setting with a bare white wall. In the centre, a man in a red-maroon turban and bare upper body, wearing a marigold garland and a white jasmine garland, is being embraced at the head by an older bearded man in saffron-orange robes who presses his palm to the turban. Around them, several devotees and companions stand close: a bearded man in orange kurta with glasses, a younger man in a yellow-and-orange patterned shirt with green-framed glasses, and others with raised hands. The scene appears to be a welcome or blessing among devotees. a person identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2015-10-03 +1 copiesA photograph at a Kumbh Mela shahi snan event under a bright orange canopy. In the centre, a bearded elderly sadhu in a peach-orange turban and draped orange robe, with a red tilak on his forehead, holds a small object and looks down. A saffron-robed man stands at left with a white-bearded companion beside him, and a smiling woman in a red turban and red-orange robe with rudraksha beads stands at right. Other saffron-clad figures and onlookers are visible behind, along with an orange pole in the foreground. Several physical people are visible, and the man in the centre has no distinctive a person cues, so the candidate is uncertain.2016-04-22February 12 20132013-02-12February 11 20132013-02-11January 03 20162016-01-03A photograph of a bare-chested man in an orange-and-gold turban and gold ear ornaments bowing his head while a grey-haired man in saffron-orange robes raises his hand above him, placing a red and pink flower garland over his turban. A second man with white beard and orange shawl stands at left in soft focus. A deep blue starry backdrop fills the stage. The bowing figure wears wooden beaded bracelets and a gold-trimmed orange cloth. The scene appears to be a blessing or initiation moment.2015-07-21February 11 20132013-02-11February 14 20132013-02-14February 11 20132013-02-11Outdoor festival scene under an orange and white tent canopy with orange support poles, at what appears to be a Kumbh Mela gathering of sadhus. In the centre a bald man in a pink robe with a marigold garland smiles at a man in a red-orange turban, dark rudraksha mala and red-brown robe who holds a hand-gesture greeting. At left, a bald sadhu in rudraksha beads and gold-trimmed cloth faces away from the camera. At right, a man with gold necklaces and bangles grips an orange pole, and several other saffron-clad devotees and sadhus stand behind. Roughly ten to twenty people are visible.2016-04-22