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Outdoor Kumbh Mela scene under a white and orange canopy with draped fabric and string lights. Seated on a raised platform strewn with marigold petals, a man in an orange-saffron robe with a long-haired head and beard sits centrally, with a seated figure in pale pink robes beside him and a bearded man in a red-brown turban and pink-orange garment standing to the left. Several devotees in saffron and orange robes sit nearby, and a cameraman in a pink vest films from the left foreground. A large crowd of onlookers and sadhus is packed behind wooden barricades under pink and orange tent fabric.

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Outdoor photo of a festival pavilion draped with white cloth panels and fairy lights, with a marigold-strewn floor and a brick edge. A bearded sadhu in an orange shawl and pink dhoti stands at centre-left, and a woman in pink-orange robes sits cross-legged at centre, her long hair loose. Seated devotees in red, orange and striped shirts sit nearby, and people in orange and saffron clothing wear marigold garlands. Photographers with cameras stand around the edges, and spectators in the foreground lean in. A banner at top left reads partly in Hindi with a painted figure. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person.A large outdoor tent event filled with saffron and orange-robed sadhus and devotees seated on the ground. In the centre, a bare-chested man with long dark hair wears a red and white dhoti and stands before a raised platform where a saffron-clad figure with a garland sits. Surrounding people wear orange, yellow and white clothes, some with turbans and headwraps.2016-04-23April 18 20162016-04-18A large orange-and-white tented assembly at a Kumbh Mela camp, with many sadhus in saffron and orange robes seated on red carpets and low wooden platforms. A standing saffron-robed sadhu near the center addresses the gathering, while several seated elders wear orange shawls and ash marks. Men and women in white, red and grey clothing sit cross-legged on the carpets in the foreground, some with tilak on their foreheads. Orange tent poles and draped fabric frame the scene.2016-04-22A photograph of an outdoor ritual enclosure at a Kumbh Mela site, with a yellow-painted ground and marigold garlands strung on orange-red poles. A bare-chested man with a long beard and a red turban-style cap stands at left, wearing an orange-and-pink wrap and multiple beaded necklaces. A man in a red shirt and dark trousers kneels on the yellow ground, bending forward with his hands near the floor. Around them, several people sit or crouch behind a low brick edge, including a man in a white shirt with a camera and a man in a striped shirt holding a video camera. Photographers with cameras and a video rig fill the foreground, and a woman in a yellow sari and a pink-clad man are at the edges. Orange tents and marigold garlands frame the scene.A large outdoor gathering under a decorated red, yellow and white canopy hung with green leaves. A seated elderly man in orange robes sits on an ornate wooden throne with a red cushion, with his hands folded in his lap, while attendants in white uniforms with red sashes and white turbans stand behind him. Rows of saffron-robed sadhus and monks sit on a grey mat in front, several with orange turbans and long beards, along with a few people in white dhotis. A crowd of onlookers sits beyond them, and a decorated palanquin or structure with colourful fringe is visible at the rear. a person is identified by appearance only as the central seated figure on the throne, given the page's reference to this event, though the cues are not definitive.2008-02-18A large outdoor event beneath a white and red striped tent canopy. On a raised golden throne at the back, a figure in white and gold clothing is seated on a red-draped dais, with garlands of marigolds lining the steps. Seated devotees in white clothes and yellow shawls fill the red carpeted floor in front, and several men in saffron and orange robes sit to the right, one holding a camera nearby. Brass pots with flowers line the steps, and a gold-framed backdrop with arched designs frames the stage. Speakers and a fan stand at the sides.2010-01-01April 18 20162016-04-18A large outdoor tented gathering of seated devotees during a satsang or discourse, sitting on green mats under orange and red tent cloth. Foreground devotees in white dhotis and white shirts sit with palms pressed together in namaste; some wear saffron and orange shawls, others bright yellow or maroon head wraps. A bald man in an orange shawl sits at left, and a bearded sadhu in white with a rudraksha mala sits at right. Several women in saffron and red saris sit among the crowd, and a woman in white with orange tilak sits at lower right. A banner with a decorative paisley border hangs at upper right beside a ceremonial cart, and a uniformed attendant stands near a camera operator. Vermilion and sandalwood paste and a brass plate with offerings appear at lower left.2013-02-12February 18 20082008-02-18April 18 20162016-04-18A crowded indoor gathering of saffron-robed monastics and devotees seated on a marble floor in a temple-like hall. At center, a man in orange robes sits on an ornate white-and-red throne, flanked by a brass kalasha-style vessel placed before him. Around him, shaven-headed monks in orange and pink robes sit close together, one bearded sadhu wears a headpiece, and a woman in orange stands at left beside uniformed police officers. Television camera crews on tripods film the proceedings at lower left, and a man in red sits on the floor in front, with a few devotees in orange and yellow turbans at right. The setting appears to be a formal assembly or satsang.2008-02-17