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Photograph of a warm, orange-lit tent interior at the Kumbh Mela. A woman in a rust-orange turban and orange garment, wearing a gold necklace and bangles, laughs while clasping the hands of a bearded man with long grey-white hair and a white-and-orange tilak on his forehead; he wears orange robes. A third man in rust clothing stands behind him, and a younger person in white with an orange lanyard watches at left. Orange fabric walls and a bright sunset glow fill the background.

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A photograph of three men laughing and greeting each other under an orange-lit tent. On the left, a man wearing an orange-red turban, a gold-beaded necklace and gold bangles, with dark rudraksha beads at his neck, reaches out to clasp the hands of an older bearded man on the right. That man has long grey hair and a beard, a tilak on his forehead, and wears orange robes. Between them stands a bearded younger man in a pink shirt, smiling. Orange and yellow fabric fills the background.2016-04-23May 10th 20162016-05-10A photograph of a crowd of saffron-robed sadhus at a tented camp event. In the centre, a smiling man in a rust-coloured turban and a brown-red wrap wears a long beaded necklace and a red tilak. To his right, a bearded elder with long grey hair and a beaded necklace with a gold pendant clasps hands with a man in an orange shirt. Other saffron-clad men and a bearded sadhu with long hair and a white tilak stand nearby, and a carved deity panel is visible in the background under warm lights. Appearance-based cues do not clearly establish any individual as a person, so no identification is made.2016-05-05A photograph inside a tent at a festival camp, with warm stage lights and a dark backdrop bearing a carved deity relief. Several men in saffron and orange robes gather closely. A bearded older sadhu with long grey hair and a beard, wearing a red-orange robe, a large gold pendant and beaded necklaces, is held by the arm by a man in orange on the left. Beside them stands a smiling man in a rust-red turban and rust-red shawl with a rudraksha mala, and a bearded man with a white tilak on his forehead. Others in red-orange robes and rudraksha malas stand around, some with tilak marks. A decorative tree hangs in the upper right corner.2016-05-05Night photograph at an outdoor camp during an event, with green and white tent fabric and a bright floodlight behind. Two central men stand face to face, smiling and conversing. The man on the left wears a rust-red turban, a rust-red robe and a long dark brown rudraksha mala, with hands pressed together in greeting. The man on the right has long white hair and beard, wears an orange robe and a multi-bead necklace with a gold pendant. Around them stand other men: one in a saffron-orange turban and cloth, one in a pink turban and red robe, one in a pale peach robe with glasses, and one in an orange robe on the far left. Several people are present in the scene.2016-04-22 +1 copiesMay 10th 20162016-05-10Outdoor evening scene at a Kumbh Mela camp under a white and yellow decorated canopy with green fabric walls. A smiling man in a saffron-orange robe, a bright orange turban and a thick brown rudraksha-style bead garland stands with hands clasped. Beside him a bearded man in a red robe and pink turban wears a bead necklace. On the right an elderly white-bearded sadhu in orange robes, with a white forehead mark and a large shell and bead necklace, stands with hands clasped and talks with the group. Other saffron-clad people and onlookers stand in the background, with a parked car and lights at night.2016-04-22Photograph inside an orange and white striped tent with an orange canopy overhead. A smiling man in the centre wears an orange-red turban, a dark tilak, a heavy gold necklace, and a rudraksha mala with a golden pendant, and a gold armlet. Seated at left, an older man with white hair and beard wears orange clothing and a rudraksha mala. At right, a bearded man with a white beard and a red-and-white tilak on his forehead wears orange robes and holds a dark cloth. Other people stand behind, including a bald man in orange and a man in orange with a bearded face. Several people visible, all sitting or standing in a tent setting.2016-04-23May 11 20162016-05-11September 11 20152015-09-11A nighttime outdoor gathering at a Kumbh Mela camp under a lit decorative canopy. A young man on the left wears a red-orange turban, a rust-coloured shawl and a thick brown rudraksha mala, gesturing with open hands as he speaks. Facing him on the right, an older bearded sadhu with long grey hair and white tilak wears an orange robe and a large beaded necklace with a gold pendant. Behind them a man in a pink turban and red robe with a grey beard stands beside a bespectacled man in an orange-white robe, with other saffron-clad figures and onlookers in the background.2016-04-22A photograph of three sadhus greeting each other under an orange-walled tent at a festival setting, with string lights overhead. On the left, an elderly bearded sadhu with long grey hair and a grey beard wears saffron robes and a long rudraksha mala, clasping hands with the central figure. The centre figure has long dark hair in a topknot, a thick dark beard, a yellow tilak on the forehead, saffron clothing and rudraksha beads. On the right, a smiling person in a red-maroon turban topped with a golden crescent ornament wears a maroon wrap and heavy layered gold necklaces and gold armbands. Several onlookers stand behind them in casual and saffron clothing.2016-05-11