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A photo of devotees queued along a marble counter at an ashram-style hall. In the foreground a woman in orange robes and an orange shawl, with a rudraksha mala, lifts her arm toward the counter and looks upward. Beside her a figure in a red-brown dhoti with gold bead necklaces and a red turban smiles and holds hands together. Behind them a bearded man in pink robes and a man in a red turban and white shirt with a yellow shawl stand in line. Seated sadhus in saffron and pink cloth sit on the left against a white tiled wall.

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September 11 20152015-09-11A photograph of a crowded covered walkway at a Kumbh Mela camp in India. In the centre, a smiling man in a red-orange turban and a gold-and-rudraksha necklace stands with palms pressed together in greeting, wearing a red-and-gold dhoti. Beside him, a saffron-robed sadhu with a saffron head wrap and long rudraksha mala walks forward. Behind them, turbaned and saffron-clad men and white-clad attendants fill the corridor. On the left, several seated sadhus with long beards and matted hair sit against the wall, and a camera operator with a video camera is at the lower right. Yellow umbrellas shelter people in the background.2015-09-11A photograph of a large outdoor pavilion with a metal roof and bright hazy light, where a crowd of saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees stands in an assembly. In the centre-right, a smiling woman with long dark hair wears a red-orange turban, a gold-bead garland and a saffron-and-gold shawl, with red beaded bracelets on her wrist, and her hands are joined in namaste. A bearded man in orange robes stands beside her with folded hands, and a bald older man in orange robes stands nearby. At the far right, a man in a white kurta with glasses joins his hands, and another man in a red turban and wooden beads stands at the edge. Behind them, a backdrop with blue and red panels and banana leaves suggests a satsang gathering.2015-01-13September 11 20152015-09-11September 11 20152015-09-11September 11 20152015-09-11 +1 copiesIndoor photo of a smiling man in a red-orange turban with a vermilion tilak, wearing a reddish-orange robe and a long rudraksha mala over his shoulders, walking among saffron-clad sadhus. Beside him an elderly white-bearded sadhu in orange cloth holds a metal vessel. A boy in a blue shirt stands at left and a bald man in a gold-chained orange garment is behind them. A white wall with a red-and-white banner overhead suggests a procession or gathering. Mood is cheerful and ceremonial.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22Photograph of sadhus walking along a covered corridor with pale columns and a railing. A central figure in a red-maroon turban and maroon-and-gold striped dhoti and shawl, with a gold-bead garland and orange sandals, holds his hands in añjali namaskar and smiles. To the left, a bearded elder in orange robes and a silver chain walks barefoot, and to the right a man in saffron robes wears a blue-and-red bead mala. Other saffron-clad figures follow behind. Glass windows reflect the corridor on the left.2015-09-10 +1 copiesGroup photograph of several men standing close together outdoors under a white canopy, mostly in saffron and orange robes. The central figure wears a dark red-maroon turban with a small emblem, a dark red-maroon robe and a long multi-strand beaded necklace, with hands held together at the chest and a broad smile; a figure at centre-left in an orange shawl and a black-and-white bead mala holds hands together in prayer, and another at centre-right in a saffron shawl has his hands clasped. Behind them stand men in white shirts and dhotis, one in a white kurta, and a man at far left bare-chested with a gold pendant, a rudraksha mala and white-and-orange cloth. Some figures wear white tilak marks on the forehead. The scene has a bright hazy background.2015-01-13Photograph at an outdoor evening event with tent canopy and string lights. Seated centre, a smiling man wears an orange-saffron turban, saffron robe and a long brown rudraksha mala, with long dark hair falling over his shoulders; appearance is consistent with the a person candidate, though uncertain. Beside him, a bald man in white ritual clothes with a red sash and yellow-orange tilak on his forehead leans forward with folded hands. Foreground left, a bald man in red-pink silk shawl sits beside a man in white with a red cloth. Right foreground, an older bearded man in orange robe and pale pink shawl wears a wooden bead mala. Behind them, saffron-clad devotees and onlookers in shirts stand among the crowd.2016-05-04Outdoor photograph in bright, hazy light of a group of saffron-robed people standing shoulder to shoulder, looking upward. On the left, an older bald man with a white beard wears an orange wrap and holds his hands together. In the centre, a person with long dark hair wears a rust-red turban with a crest, a red-brown robe and a long gold-beaded garland with a dark mala. Beside them, a woman in an orange shawl holds her hands clasped at her chest and wears a dark bead necklace. Behind them a man with short hair wears an orange robe, and at the right edge a person wears a yellow and orange cloth with a dark mala. The central figure is a person by appearance cues of swept long hair, a crown-like turban and ornate garland, though this is uncertain. Four to six people are visible.2015-01-13