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A photograph of a bare-chested sadhu sitting cross-legged on a rug in the open ground, reaching with a long iron rod toward a small brass cup and a metal vessel among scattered charcoal and ash-coloured embers. Smoke rises from the coals, and the man has matted hair tied in a topknot and a long beard, with a white cloth wrapped around his waist. Round soot-blackened fire patches and a folded white mat lie on the sandy ground.

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A photograph of a bearded sadhu with long matted hair tied in a topknot, seated bare-chested on a mat in smoky ground dotted with blackened ash mounds and charred logs. He wears a white dhoti and holds a small metal cup while reaching toward the ash, with a long iron rod lying beside him. Smoke drifts across the scene. No ornate a person cues such as saffron robes, crown, or rudraksha are visible, so no candidate is identified.A photograph of a naked ascetic sadhu seated on a patterned mat on bare ground at the Kumbh Mela, viewed from behind. His hair is piled in a topknot and he has a long beard; his body is smeared with grey ash and he wears a thin rope around the waist and shoulders. Scattered dark coal and ash pieces, smoke rising from the ground, a metal cup and a long iron tong lie nearby. Another person's bare feet are visible at the top edge of the frame.Four sadhus sit cross-legged on sandy ground amid rising smoke from a scattered ring of charred logs, a ritual fire setting. The foremost man, bare-chested with a long beard and white beaded necklace, wears a red bandhani-patterned cloth and sits with hands resting on his lap. Behind him, two men wear orange and red cloths, and a man on the right has a white shawl draped over his head and red lungi, with tilak marks on his forehead. Steel tumblers and small bowls sit near them, with cloth tents and a wooden pole in the background. The scene reads as a fire-side sadhu gathering at the Kumbh Mela.Four sadhus sit on the dusty ground in smoke, surrounded by scattered dung cakes and small metal cups. The man in the foreground wears a red and white dhoti, a white sacred thread and a long pearl mala, with white markings on his bare chest. Beside him, a bearded sadhu in orange cloth sits cross-legged, and another bearded man in red cloth sits behind. At right, a sadhu draped in a white cloth over his head wears a tilak on his forehead and a red dhoti. Tents and a tarpaulin stand behind them, with a tin pot and a log nearby. The scene suggests a sacred fire ritual at the Kumbh Mela.A photograph of a naked ascetic performing a deep forward-bending yoga posture on a woven orange-and-brown mat on bare ground at the Kumbh Mela. His forehead rests on the mat, his buttocks raised, and a thin yellow cord with knots is wrapped around his waist. Scattered blackened cow-dung cakes and smouldering ash lie on the ground around him, with a small metal cup and a pair of sticks at the lower right. Bamboo poles and a cloth tent edge appear at the left. No a person candidate is visible.A photograph of a naked ascetic performing a yoga posture, head down on a leopard-print cloth and one leg raised high in the air. A thin yellow rope is tied around his waist and hips, and the body is covered in grey ash. Around him are scattered smouldering dung cakes and small flames on the bare ground, with a metal cup and tongs nearby. No other people are visible.A photograph of a naked ascetic performing a deep forward-bending yoga posture, head bowed to the ground on a brown-and-orange patterned mat on sandy earth. The figure's body is ash-smeared and sun-darkened, with a thin knotted rope or cord wrapped around the waist and a white cloth near the hips. Smoldering cow-dung cakes lie on the ground around the mat, with smoke drifting across the frame.June 13 20102010-06-13February 15 20132013-02-15A figure sits cross-legged on a flat stone platform inside a ring of ash and charred logs on bare, rocky ground. The person wears a yellow head wrap, a loose white long-sleeved shirt and white trousers, with a red cloth sash at the waist and a wooden bead mala around the neck. Smoking embers and burnt branches surround the seat, and a second fire pit with stones appears at the top edge of the frame.2007-02-02 +1 copiesA photograph of a nearly naked ascetic with a body smeared in ash, bent forward in a full prostration with his forehead touching a striped woven mat on sandy ground. A yellow rope is wrapped around his waist and a white cloth covers his lower body. Scattered smoldering embers and charcoal pieces lie on the ground, and a steel tumbler and tongs rest at lower right. A bamboo pole stands at the left edge. No one is identifiable as a person from visible cues.A photograph of a single man seated cross-legged on a raised mound of sand amid blackened, charred ground with smouldering embers and small fire pits. He wears white loose clothing with a white shawl draped over his shoulders and a white cloth tied across his eyes, and his bare feet rest on the sand. Ash and burnt debris cover the ground around him, with a long-handled tool lying at the top edge of the frame.2007-02-02 +1 copies