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Photograph at an evening event under a red and orange draped entrance arch decorated with palm fronds, where a yellow sign reads a Hindi phrase. In the foreground, an older woman in an orange-red shawl and matching robe, with a bead necklace, walks forward. Behind her, several men in orange robes stand, one with a long white beard and another wearing a red-orange turban, while a man in a white shirt and a woman in a red top and a woman in a striped salwar move through the frame. A man in a checked shirt at left holds a phone and camera. Several people in the scene are holding phones.

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May 06 20162016-05-06May 06 20162016-05-06Photograph at a Shuddhadvaitam camp in Ujjain. In the foreground an older white-bearded sadhu with long grey hair and a white tripundra on his forehead wears an orange robe and a large rudraksha mala. Beside him a man in a rust-brown robe and orange turban, wearing a gold-toned necklace and a brown beaded mala, smiles while walking with the group. Behind them, saffron-robed attendants with malas and a uniformed guard stand in front of a red and yellow draped entrance. Several people on the right wear white and gold garlands. Camera operators lean in at the left edge. The scene is a procession of visiting holy men and camp staff through a decorated gateway.2016-05-06A crowd moves through a doorway in a plain cream-walled building, with ceiling fans and string lights visible. A bearded elderly sadhu in orange robes and a saffron shawl walks at the front. A bald man with yellow tilak, a rudraksha mala and a light cream robe walks beside him. A man in a pink kurta with an orange shawl and a name badge gestures toward the group, and a woman in orange sari carries a red-and-black patterned mat. Other people in orange and saffron clothing and a man in a dark polo stand nearby.2016-04-21February 12 20132013-02-12A photograph of a crowded corridor at an event with a red and green striped fabric canopy overhead. In the centre, a smiling person in an orange-saffron turban, orange robe and long orange shawl walks forward, flanked by an elderly bearded sadhu in orange robes and a rudraksha mala. Behind them, a long-haired man in white holds a silver staff and wears a gold-coloured necklace. Around them are men in pink, white and yellow shirts wearing blue lanyard badges, a woman in a white sari, and uniformed police at the right edge. Overall, a procession-like walk through a camp corridor.2016-05-06A photograph of an outdoor temple-festival procession under a draped canopy with saffron and gold curtains, green carpet underfoot and a blue-and-white patterned tent wall. A bald man in a saffron robe and an orange-turbaned man with a rudraksha mala walk through the centre, flanked by saffron-clad sannyasis and a long-haired sadhu in front. Men in white shirts and a woman in a sari stand at a blue-draped table at right. A cleric at left carries a brass tray with flower garlands.2008-12-30September 11 20152015-09-11 +1 copiesFebruary 11 20082008-02-11A photograph taken in a tent with orange-red walls and warm lighting. An elderly sannyasi with a long white beard, wearing an orange robe, a saffron turban and a white beaded mala, steps up onto a raised platform while leaning on a wooden staff, his left hand extended to a bystander. Beside him stands a tall bearded man in a red-orange kurta and a white pendant necklace, looking ahead. Around them, many people in orange and saffron robes, a man in a grey-blue sweater, and a photographer with a camera stand on a blue-and-yellow mat. The person in the foreground is partly visible, bare-shouldered in a white vest. Appearance-based label: the tall bearded man in red-orange clothing is not a clear a person candidate, so no identification is made; the elderly figure in orange with the turban and mala is a priest-like sannyasi.2013-02-12Photograph of a group of saffron-robed sadhus walking through a pink and yellow ceremonial archway at an event. In the foreground, a bearded elder with white hair and a red tilak wears an orange shawl. Beside him, a man in an orange-saffron head wrap and glasses wears an orange robe and a rudraksha mala. Another bald elder in orange robes walks behind them, and a bald man in glasses wears an orange robe with a dark bead necklace at right. A man in a light shirt with dark curly hair stands among them. Several people in red and blue clothing crowd at left, some raising mobile phones. A partial banner reading a Hindi phrase hangs in the background.2016-05-06A photograph of a corridor doorway in which an elderly woman in pale peach sari-style robes and a peach head wrap walks forward with a wooden cane. She has a yellow tilak on her forehead and wears layered brown rudraksha-style malas and a pendant, with red thread on her wrist. Behind her, a younger boy in peach kurta with a red-and-white beaded mala and glasses follows. A bearded man in a red turban and orange-red robe holds a silver-tipped staff, and other men in saffron and yellow turbans and white kurtas stand nearby.2015-09-11