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Photograph inside a decorated tent hall at a sadhu camp. A smiling woman in a saffron-orange robe and matching saffron headscarf, with a black beaded mala around her neck, stands at left in the foreground. Behind her a group of sadhus in orange and maroon robes, rudraksha malas and turbans or shaved heads crowd around a raised white platform draped in yellow cloth. A seated elderly sadhu with a white beard and bare feet sits on a rug on the platform at left, while a deity-like figure draped in orange garlands is visible at the left edge. A man in a peach shirt in the lower centre faces away. Garlands of marigolds hang from the platform.

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September 10 20152015-09-10Crowded indoor ceremony under a white tent with gold-decorated ornate backdrop. Center, a woman in an orange sari and pearl necklace with a dark mala sits on a cushioned seat, leaning forward and smiling. Around her, devotees in orange and saffron robes and turbans, a man in a white shirt and tie holding a small book, and a bald man in orange glasses sit or stand close by. A woman in a red-and-gold turban with a red bindi smiles at the left foreground, and a man in a white shirt sits at the bottom edge. Visible people number about a dozen, with more partially visible in the background.2015-01-13May 10th 20162016-05-10September 10 20152015-09-10Seated group of saffron-robed sadhus on a white platform before a large orange backdrop showing a seated figure draped in garlands. At centre, a smiling person wears a rust-red turban with a red bindi, a rust-red dhoti and shawl, a heavy gold necklace and gold bangles, and sits cross-legged with hands clasped. To the left, a bearded man with long dark hair wears an orange robe and a rudraksha mala, and bald and white-haired men in orange sit further left. At right, a woman in an orange headwrap and orange robe with a dark rudraksha mala sits with hands folded. Gold drapes and a carved wooden chair frame the scene.2015-09-10 +3 copiesSeptember 10 20152015-09-10Photograph of a crowded, warmly lit ceremonial gathering at a Kumbh camp, with many people in saffron and orange sadhu robes. At centre, a figure in a deep red turban, a gold-and-bead necklace and a red-and-gold wrap stands in conversation with an older bearded man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala, who holds his palms together in greeting. Around them, men in orange clothing, a man in a cream kurta holding a phone, and other devotees look on. Roughly ten to fifteen people are visible.2015-09-10January 13 20152015-01-13A photograph of a tented gathering where a group of saffron and orange-robed sadhus stand close together, smiling and talking. In the centre, a woman in an orange turban wears a heavy gold necklace and bangles and stands with a broad smile, flanked by men in orange and maroon robes, one with a long grey beard, another with a shaved head and glasses, and one at right in peach robes and a peach head cloth. Several shaved-headed men wear vertical tilak marks. Green floor matting and a steel plate are visible at lower left. Only partially visible people appear at the edges, and the scene shows a relaxed, celebratory mood.2016-05-08 +1 copiesApril 23 20162016-04-23Evening photo inside an orange-and-white canopy tent at a festival camp, with string lights and distant figures in orange behind. In the foreground, a smiling person with long dark hair wears a deep red-maroon turban topped with a gold crescent ornament, a red-maroon shawl, layered gold necklaces, gold bangles and an armband, and presses palms together in namaste. Around them, saffron-robed sadhus sit and stand, including an elderly bearded man with white beard and orange tilak at left, a bald man in saffron at center-left holding a phone, and a man in orange with rudraksha malas standing behind. A younger man at right in red-maroon with gold necklaces smiles.2016-05-11Evening photo inside an orange and white striped tent at a gathering of sadhus in saffron robes. On the right, a smiling figure with long dark hair wears a maroon-red turban topped with a gold crescent ornament, a maroon shawl, layered gold necklaces and gold bangles, and is laughing with a man beside him wearing gold necklaces and a maroon dhoti-style garment. On the left, a white-bearded elder with a yellow tilak on his forehead and glasses has his hands folded, and a bald saffron-robed sadhu beside him also presses palms together in greeting. Behind them a tall saffron-robed man with rudraksha malas stands, and a man in a pink top and another in white-streaked red clothing are visible at the edges. Several people are visible in the scene.2016-05-11