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Inside a large tent with a yellow, red and white patterned canopy, a crowd of photographers and onlookers stands around red and patterned carpets. In the foreground, a figure with long dark hair wrapped in a red-orange turban sits with their back to the camera, wearing saffron clothing and gold armlets. A bald man in a beaded necklace holds a small metal bowl. On the right, a man in saffron robes and a garland stands holding an object, while a man in a maroon kurta gestures toward him. Several people hold cameras and a long pole with a camera mounted on it. Appearance-based candidate not clearly identifiable.

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April 18 20162016-04-18A large ceremonial tent with yellow and red draped fabric hosts an assembly of saffron-robed sadhus and devotees. In the foreground, a person with long dark hair and a red turban sits prostrate or bowed on a red and patterned carpet, while others in red and orange robes with gold ornaments and flower garlands sit around. A man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and gold border stands at left, and a bearded man in a saffron shawl and glasses stands nearby. Several photographers with cameras crowd the carpeted area. Visible identity cues do not establish any named person.2016-04-18A photograph inside a large festive tent with a yellow, red and white patterned canopy. In the foreground, a figure with long dark hair wears a red-orange turban, a dark beaded necklace and gold bangles, seated on a patterned carpet with their back to the camera. To the left, a man in glasses and saffron robes with a rudraksha mala sits beside them. Behind, several saffron-clad sannyasis and men in white kurtas stand among camera operators and a man in a pink shirt holding equipment. Ritual-style gathering with media crew filming the scene.2016-04-18A photograph of a ceremonial gathering under a canopy of yellow and red patterned cloth. In the foreground, a seated sadhu in saffron robes and a long braided hairstyle wears a crown-like red turban and garlands of gold necklaces and bangles, sitting on a red and floral carpet with a tiger-striped cloth beneath. Beside him a shaved-headed monk in saffron sits with a garland. Behind them, a row of saffron-clad sadhus sit on carpets, some with marigold garlands, and a standing attendant in white dhoti with gold necklaces holds a long red-and-gold staff. Ornate umbrellas and a white-robed attendant holding a silver ceremonial vessel stand nearby, and a man in a yellow shawl at left raises a camera.2016-04-18 +1 copiesApril 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A crowded tent gathering at an outdoor event under an orange, yellow and white striped canopy. Several seated sadhus in saffron and orange robes sit on dark patterned cloths, many with rudraksha malas and long matted hair or turbans. A standing man in a long orange robe stands at the centre facing the seated group. Behind them, camera operators in white shirts film with video cameras and still cameras, and a crowd of devotees in orange, red and white stands along the edges. Tall silver-topped poles and a red and gold decorated umbrella frame the scene.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A photograph of a gathering under a yellow and orange striped canopy, with a pink fringed umbrella at the upper right. A bearded man in orange robes with an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala stands centre-frame, holding a small object, among seated saffron-clad sadhus and turbaned men on a red patterned carpet. Other people in white kurtas and orange clothing stand and sit around, several holding cameras and filming.2016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18April 22 20162016-04-22