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Outdoor crowd scene at a festival site. A bare-chested, white-bearded sadhu with long matted hair leans over a wooden barrier at upper left, extending a hand and holding a white book or packet. Below him, devotees in saffron and orange clothing reach upward toward him. At center right, a man in an orange turban and orange robe, with long dark hair and rudraksha-style beads, stretches his arm forward; the cues are dark swept-back hair, orange turban and beaded necklaces, consistent with a person, in a crowd of devotees. Behind the crowd, a colourful umbrella with blue, orange and green panels and tasselled fringe stands beside white tents, and a large blue banner at left shows a painted portrait of a bearded saint. Photographers with cameras are visible among the people.

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A festival procession scene at a Kumbh Mela camp. In the foreground, a young man with long dark hair wears an orange turban, orange robes and a long beaded necklace; he reaches toward a large blue banner. Behind him, several saffron-clad attendants in orange robes and ceremonial gold necklaces stand near a ceremonial trident. Above on the left, an elderly bare-chested sadhu with long grey beard and matted locks reaches down with a turquoise cloth toward the banner. Photographers and cameramen crowd the scene, and a red, blue and gold canopy with tasselled fringe stands on the right, with white tents behind. A blue banner shows a bearded sadhu with long matted hair, and marigold garlands hang on the wooden platform. +1 copiesOutdoor scene at a crowded Kumbh Mela-style camp. In the foreground, a man in a saffron-orange turban, orange robe and long beaded necklaces, with long dark hair, smiles while holding a blue cloth bundle toward a white-bearded elder in white ritual wraps and a white head covering. Behind them, a crowd of men and photographers with cameras surrounds the scene. At upper left, an elder with long matted hair and a white beard leans over a wooden platform, holding out a pink cloth. A blue backdrop painted with a bare-chested sadhu figure and a golden trident, marigold garlands, a white tent and a striped umbrella complete the setting.November 24 20062006-11-24February 08 20132013-02-08A photograph of an outdoor festival crowd at a temple-like wooden platform. On the left, a shirtless elderly man with long white hair and a white beard leans over a wooden railing, adorned with orange marigold garlands. Below him, a large blue vinyl banner shows a painted-style image of a long-bearded sadhu with cattle. In the foreground, a white-clad figure with head covered faces away. On the right, a smiling man in an orange turban, orange robe and layered beaded necklaces stands under an ornate blue and orange canopy with tasselled fringe. Several men in orange shawls and white shirts crowd around him, one photographing with a camera. +1 copiesA photograph of a festive ceremony under a large white and red tent decorated with marigold garlands and flower strings. A man with long dark hair in an orange saffron robe and rudraksha-style beaded mala stands at the upper centre, one arm raised and pointing. Beside him, another saffron-robed man with a mala stands near a seated man in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl, who sits on a cushioned seat and is being approached by devotees. Several people in white and orange clothing, including a woman in a saffron sari, surround the group. Offerings of fruit, marigold garlands and flower baskets are arranged nearby, and a brass vessel stands in front. Attendees in white kurtas, sarees and orange robes fill the floor beyond, with a fan and red-and-white pillars visible.2010-01-01April 21 20162016-04-21Outdoor photo at a Kumbh Mela-style camp. An elderly bearded man with grey hair and bare upper body leans from a wooden balcony draped with marigold garlands, looking down at a large blue printed banner showing a figure in orange robes. Below, a man in an orange turban and orange shawl with a rudraksha-style necklace stands among devotees; a white-robed priest with a white forehead mark and grey beard stands beside him. Several men in orange shawls and white clothes crowd the street. An orange and blue decorated umbrella with fringe and a golden trident-shaped finial stands at right, and a tent and orange walls frame the background under hazy sky.April 22 20162016-04-22August 09 20072007-08-09December 31 20092009-12-31Outdoor satsang under an orange and yellow canopy with crowded seated devotees in saffron and orange robes. A man in the center wears an orange sleeveless top and sits on a red cushioned seat with a gold necklace and mala, appearing to be a guru-like central figure surrounded by others. A young performer on the left stands bare-chested in a striped skirt with white beaded ornaments and red-and-white beaded necklace, hands folded in namaste. A bearded man in white robes with long dreadlocks sits near the center holding a phone, and an older bearded sadhu with orange turban sits to the right. A standing man in orange robes on the right gestures toward the seated group. Several people stand and mill about in the background, including men in orange and pink turbans.2016-04-23