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A row of seated sadhus in orange and saffron robes sits behind ornate silver-toned low tables, each holding a brass plate heaped with orange and yellow marigold garlands. Several men wear orange turbans, and some have long grey beards and matted hair. Behind them stands an elaborately carved silver-coloured temple structure with a decorated deity figure, and a red and pink canopy hangs in the background. The row of tables extends to the right, with more marigold plates at each seat.

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September 12 20152015-09-12September 11 20152015-09-11A row of saffron-robed sadhus and sannyasis sit cross-legged on a stage before a silver-decorated altar with ornate deity shrines and pink-draped niches. Marigold garlands sit on silver trays in front of each seated figure. Several men wear orange turbans and rudraksha malas. The backdrop is maroon with bright stage lights overhead. A younger attendant in orange stands at the left edge near the shrines.2015-09-12A row of saffron-robed sadhus sits cross-legged on a stage behind silver-tiered offering stands heaped with marigold garlands and bowls of yellow and orange flowers. The seated men wear orange and saffron cloths, rudraksha malas and sacred ash or tilak marks; several have long white beards and one wears a red turban at the far end. Behind them, ornate pink and gold shrine decorations and a flower-decked deity murti frame the stage, with a microphone stand at the right. a person is the seated sadhu on the far left, in orange robes with a tilak, a saffron shawl, rudraksha mala and a full dark beard, sitting among the assembled leaders.2015-09-11September 11 20152015-09-11 +1 copiesSeptember 11 20152015-09-11 +3 copiesSeptember 11 20152015-09-11September 12 20152015-09-12September 12 20152015-09-12September 11 20152015-09-11 +1 copiesA photograph of a row of seated sadhus and mahants in saffron and orange robes behind long low silver-tone tables holding plates of yellow and orange marigold garlands. A man in the centre-left wears a red turban with an orange-and-yellow shawl and a white sacred thread, seated among elderly bearded men in orange cloth. Behind them are a gold ornate throne-like backdrop and pink and gold decorative panels with a red curtain. A figure at the far right wears an orange robe, a dark rudraksha mala and a yellow shawl. Four prominent people are clearly visible, with more partially visible along the row.2015-09-11A row of saffron-robed sadhus and religious leaders seated on a stage behind silver-patterned tables. Each table holds a metal plate of marigold flowers. A man in pale peach robes sits at the far left, next to a bearded man in orange with a sash. At the centre, a bald man in orange smiles behind a microphone on a stand. To his right, a man in a red turban and orange robes is seated, and further right several white-bearded sadhus in orange garments sit in a line. A red curtain and ornate gilded throne-like structure form the backdrop. A large group of people stands at the edges, indicating a formal assembly at the Kumbh Mela.2015-09-11