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A photograph taken in dense morning fog at the Allahabad Kumbh Mela. A sadhu walks sideways across a sandy ground, carrying a rolled orange bundle and dark cloth over one shoulder on a long wooden staff topped with a yellow knob. He wears red-orange lower garments, a grey upper wrap and dark shoes, and his head is covered by a dark cloth. The figure is blurred and mostly silhouetted against the white mist.

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A photograph taken in dense fog of a single sadhu walking toward the camera. He wears an orange head wrap, a grey jacket and loose red trousers, with dark boots. Over his shoulders rests a long wooden staff with yellow gourd-shaped weights hanging from it, and an orange bundle is slung on his back. The ground and sky are almost indistinguishable in the mist.A figure wrapped in a thick cream-white shawl with a hood walks across muddy ground through dense morning fog at the Allahabad Kumbh Mela. The shawl covers the head and shoulders, and the person wears orange-saffron cloth around the waist and legs, with sandals on the feet. Faint outlines of other people stand in the mist on the right edge. The dim fog gives the scene a muted grey tone, and a small purple logo with a white bird appears in the upper left corner.A hazy, dusty dawn or dusk scene at the Kumbh Mela with a pale orange sun low in the smoggy sky. In the foreground, a silhouetted figure carries a tall pole or staff on their shoulder, with hanging tassels or cloth strips dangling from its upper end. Power lines cross the sky above. The figure is dark and largely featureless, with no clear clothing or colour details visible. A purple and white bird logo appears in the upper left corner.A misty, hazy outdoor photograph of a single standing figure seen in profile against a pale grey fog. The figure wears a light-coloured turban and a long, patterned shawl or wrap with a large floral print in muted tones, over a dark garment with a red-orange hem near the feet. The figure appears to have a white beard and is walking or standing on open ground, with no other people, deities or ritual objects visible. A faint purple and white bird logo appears in the upper left corner and a copyright notice in the lower right.January 06 20142014-01-06January 06 20142014-01-06January 06 20142014-01-06January 06 20142014-01-06January 06 20142014-01-06January 19 20142014-01-19August 11 20112011-08-11January 19 20142014-01-19