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A photograph, rotated sideways, of an orange-robed sadhu lying prone on a concrete ground while playing a long gold-colored horn-like trumpet. He wears an orange cloth wrap, a red-and-white garment on his lower body, and an orange head cloth, with white markings on his face. Behind him, seated and lying figures in orange and white clothing and white trousers occupy the ground, and a hand holds a brass plate. The scene suggests a Kumbh Mela gathering, with a worn grey wall in the background.

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Outdoor procession scene on a dusty unpaved road at dusk. A bare-chested sadhu in orange and red cloths walks centre frame, blowing a long brass horn held in his right hand. A tall golden ceremonial horn or crown-like ornament rests on his head above an orange headband, with white and orange tilak markings on his forehead and face and a rudraksha mala around his neck. Other people in saffron and white dhotis stand and walk around him, and a uniformed official is at the right edge. Several people are partly visible.2016-05-21A photograph of a bare-chested sadhu in orange at a Kumbh Mela-style gathering. He wears an orange headband and orange shawl over his shoulders, with orange and white paint on his face and forehead, and a beard. He holds a tall golden staff with a bell at its base, and a red wristband and gold bangle are visible on his arm. Behind him stand men in orange robes and uniformed police in khaki trousers. A small identity badge hangs from his neck. Another bare-chested man with white-marked skin is at the left edge.2016-05-21February 09 20132013-02-09December 29 20102010-12-29October 27 20142014-10-27 +1 copiesA barefoot man with long dark dreadlocks, a red tilak on his forehead and a beard walks down a sandy path past a tree-lined street. He wears a rust-red sleeveless top and draped rust-red dhoti with gold border, a rudraksha mala across his chest and a gold chain necklace. Around him, saffron-clad attendants with white ash markings and beaded malas carry a long yellow pole and a multicoloured fringed umbrella, one holding a pole while walking, another with a headband. Red-brick buildings and parked cars stand behind. Several attendants are visible, and the crowd is partly cut off at the frame edges. The central walker shows cues consistent with the page's a person flag (long dreadlocks, gold necklace, rudraksha mala, ceremonial dress), so this is an appearance-based probable candidate in a procession.2018-01-01Outdoor procession on a dirt ground with palm trees behind. Several men in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas walk along a narrow blue-edged mat. Men on the right and left blow long brass horns, and a white-bearded elder in orange robes holds a staff at centre. A man in darker brown-orange dhoti and shawl walks in front. A woman in red-orange sari stands among them. A decorated kalasha or ceremonial banner with a yellow-red border is visible in the background.2013-11-05December 29 20102010-12-29Photograph of two sadhus seated against a bright orange tent wall at a Nirvani Akhada bhandara. The man on the left, with a white beard and glasses, wears an orange turban, a light orange kurta and an orange vest, with pearl and rudraksha-style beads around his neck, and blows a long horn while holding a metal ring-shaped object with red cloth wrapped around it. The bearded man on the right wears an orange turban, orange robes and bare feet and holds a metal trident-like staff. A red patterned mat lies beneath them. No a person candidate is visible.2016-04-21May 18 20122012-05-18 +1 copiesMarch 10 20132013-03-10August 04 20132013-08-04