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Night scene at a Kumbh Mela-style outdoor camp with a crowd of sadhus in orange and saffron garments. In the foreground, a man in an orange turban and orange dhoti stands beside a bare-chested sadhu with a long beard and a rudraksha-style necklace. To the right, an older man with a white moustache wears an orange-and-yellow patterned shawl draped over his shoulder and holds his chest with one hand. Behind them, several bearded ascetics in loincloths stand among onlookers, with red flags, tents, metal barriers and a glowing decorated structure in the background. A printed banner with a portrait hangs at upper left. a person's appearance is not clearly identifiable among the people shown.

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September 13 20152015-09-13Night photograph at a Kumbh Mela setting beneath a white tent canopy with string lights. Several sadhus stand close together. A bearded man in a saffron-orange turban and dark orange robe with a gold-coloured necklace stands at centre-right with hands folded. Beside him a sadhu covered in white ash, with long grey hair and beard, wears a rudraksha mala and holds a staff. Another sadhu with a red-orange turban and red shawl stands behind, and a man in a checked shirt and dark trousers stands at left. A further ash-smeared naked sadhu with a white-painted face stands at far right holding a red cloth. Oil lamps sit on a ledge at right.2016-04-22September 13 20152015-09-13Night photo of a dense crowd of sadhus and devotees moving through a street at the Ujjain Kumbh Mela. Many bare-chested men wear orange and saffron cloths wrapped at the waist, some with shaved heads, one with a white-grey beard, and one wearing a bright orange turban on the right. A red flag on a tall pole rises above the crowd near the right edge. Men in white dhotis, a man in a green checked shirt, and others in ordinary clothes stand among them. Streetlights and a dim background light the scene.2016-05-21Night photograph at an outdoor Kumbh Mela area beside a white canopy and orange-painted barriers. In the foreground a man in an orange polo and orange dhoti holds a smartphone. Next to him a bearded man in an orange shawl stands with hands folded. A man in a black and white checked shirt stands among the group. A bearded sadhu in a red shawl and orange robe holds a tall silver staff and wears an orange turban. Beside him a man in an orange turban and rust-brown robe wears a heavy gold necklace and has yellow tilak marks, hands joined. At right a naked ash-smeared sadhu with white-painted face and matted hair stands holding a red cloth. Several other people stand in the background. No readable name or caption identifies any person.2016-04-22September 13 20152015-09-13Evening photograph of a large crowd of naked sadhus with ash-smeared bodies walking forward on a road at a Kumbh Mela-style gathering, lit by a row of street lamps against a pale dusk sky. Several bearded ascetics with matted or long hair lead the group, one holding his hands out. On the left, men in orange head wraps and orange-saffron clothing stand in the foreground, one wearing a red knit cap, and an orange flag flies at upper left. Dozens of people fill the scene; the crowd is dense and extends into the background.2013-02-10May 21 20162016-05-21September 13 20152015-09-13February 10 20132013-02-10September 13 20152015-09-13Night photograph of a dense crowd moving along a street at the Ujjain Kumbh Mela. Many bare-chested men wear orange and saffron dhotis and shawls, some carrying red flags on poles. Figures in white and pale clothing walk among them, and police in khaki uniform stand at the lower edge. Illuminated signs and red lights glow in the background, with a red-and-white directional sign at left.2016-05-21