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A bearded sadhu stands outdoors at a crowded festival, wearing an orange turban wrapped with strands of brown rudraksha beads. His body is draped in dense layers of rudraksha malas, with a larger necklace holding silver-toned beads and a bone-like pendant with a silver plate. He wears several rings on his fingers, including one with a green stone and one with a red stone, and holds a red-painted staff in one hand. A small dark cloth pouch hangs at his side. Blurred figures in orange and white clothing fill the background.

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Close photo of a bearded sadhu at a crowded outdoor Kumbh Mela setting. He wears an orange turban wrapped with rudraksha beads and a heavy cloak of dark rudraksha mala strands over orange robes. Multiple silver rings with coloured stones, including turquoise and red, decorate his hands. He holds a red-painted wooden staff and a bead mala, with a silver ornament and horn-like pendants at his chest. Blurred figures and a light background fill the scene.Photograph of a bearded sadhu standing outdoors at a crowded fair, wearing a bright orange turban wrapped with strands of brown rudraksha beads. Dense rudraksha mala layers drape across his shoulders and chest over a rust-brown robe, with a long silver-and-bead necklace hanging to his waist. He smiles sideways toward someone out of frame. Two people stand partly visible at the edges: a figure in a black vest with a red bag on the left, and a man in a cream kurta on the right. Background shows blurred tent structures and bamboo poles. No one here is identified as a person by visible cues, so this is a devotee-style sadhu with rudraksha adornment. +1 copiesApril 28 20182018-04-28 +1 copiesApril 28 20182018-04-28 +1 copiesA bearded sadhu sits on a cloth-covered seat beneath a blue tarpaulin, wearing a crown of orange marigold garlands. He is bare-chested with a thick layered rudraksha mala vest and a clear crystal bead necklace with a black bead strand. Ropes hang around him, and a colourful woven and tasseled cloth hangs at the right. He holds a small clay cup and a short stick, and gazes off to the side. No other physical people are visible. a person identification is not established from appearance alone.2013-02-12April 28 20182018-04-28 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph at a crowded festival site with tents and blurred figures behind. Centre: a bearded sadhu in an orange turban and a dense layering of dark brown rudraksha beads draped over his head, shoulders and chest, smiling slightly. To the right, a man in a cream-coloured kurta with a white collar looks back over his shoulder. A partly visible person in dark clothing stands at the left edge. Overlaid on the image are a dove logo at top left and a copyright notice at bottom right. +1 copiesDecember 21 20152015-12-21 +1 copiesA photo of a man seated on sand outdoors, hands pressed together in namaskar with eyes closed and a faint smile. He has long dreadlocked hair, a red and white tilak with a red bindi on his forehead, and a rust-red cloth wrap. He wears multiple strands of rudraksha malas around his neck, arms and wrists, plus a gold pendant on a chain. Beside him to the right sits a younger man with a black turban, a rudraksha mala and white dhoti, also seated and appearing to pray. Another partially visible seated person is at the left edge.2018-04-28A man stands waist-deep in water with eyes closed and palms pressed together in anjali mudra at his chest. He has long matted dark hair swept back, a red tilak on his forehead, and a full beard. He wears many layers of rudraksha malas in reddish-brown across his neck and chest, plus rudraksha bracelets on both wrists and upper arms. His torso is bare apart from a dark maroon cloth. The background is blurred sandy shore and water. The appearance matches the page's a person reference: long hair, rudraksha malas and ritual devotion, though the face is not conclusive. a person in devotional pose, performing a river or sea prayer.2018-04-28A smiling bearded man with long dreadlocked hair wrapped up in a rust-orange turban with a small jewelled ornament stands in profile, looking to his right. He wears a sleeveless rust-orange shawl draped over his shoulders, layered gold necklaces, a thick rudraksha bead mala, rudraksha bracelets on his upper arms, and a leopard-print waist cloth with a gold belt buckle. He holds a tall gold staff on the right edge of the frame. Blurred figures and a red sign fill the background.2016-12-07December 08 20162016-12-08