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A crowded indoor hall with rows of hanging lights and a large orange-carpeted floor where many people in orange and saffron clothes gather. In the foreground, a bald man in a plain orange robe stands at centre-left, facing a shaven-headed man in an orange robe who bows forward. At far left, a man in an orange turban and orange wrap stands beside a red cushion. A man with a full beard in orange robes and a rudraksha-style necklace appears at right, with a dark-haired head in the lower right foreground. Behind them, more men in white and orange clothing move through the crowd.

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A crowded photograph of saffron-clad sadhus and sannyasis at a large hall event, with many orange-robed figures visible in the background. In the foreground, a bald man in a saffron wrap gestures toward a bespectacled, grey-bearded devotee who holds a folded cloth or offering. At left, a figure wears a tall orange turban and a long rudraksha mala. At right, a smiling man with a yellow-and-red forehead mark wears an orange hooded wrap. Several people stand close together amid the offering and greeting activity, with red-and-orange drapery and stage banners behind them.2016-05-05May 05 20162016-05-05May 05 20162016-05-05Photograph inside a large orange-and-white tent at a sadhu gathering, with a crowd of saffron-robed sannyasis seated on the floor and an orange side wall behind. In the foreground, a man in a pink-red turban and gold-bead necklace stands at left, next to a bald man in orange robes wearing a rudraksha-style gold necklace. At right, a man in a white dhoti with a gold-trimmed border and a beaded garland stands holding a stack of colourful printed papers while a young girl in a yellow sari with an orange backpack reaches toward him. Another bald man in orange robes stands at far right. Ornate chandelier at top left. Several people in pink, white and orange clothing move through the aisle.2016-04-21A crowd of saffron-robed men gathers closely in a tented hall with a white canvas ceiling and red floor coverings. At centre, a man in an orange turban, brown-orange wrap and a long beaded necklace stands smiling and reaching out his hands toward a bald man in glasses and gold beads. Around them devotees in orange, red and white clothing, some with forehead markings and rudraksha malas, press in. A bald man on the left wears a white-striped forehead marking and orange robes. Framed pictures hang on the back wall and a red banner is visible at the upper right.2016-05-08May 05 20162016-05-05May 10th 20162016-05-10October 18 20152015-10-18 +1 copiesA photograph in a large hall with a white draped ceiling and colourful tassel decorations. A man with long dark hair, orange robes, rudraksha mala and a red forehead mark smiles while handing a rolled scroll and an orange gift bag to an older man in a pink turban, orange-and-pink robes and glasses. Behind them, rows of seated devotees in orange and white attire fill the hall, with a few standing in white, and a cameraman in a yellow shirt on the right. A person in a teal turban is partly visible at the right edge.2009-12-30May 08 20162016-05-08December 11 20112011-12-11A photograph of devotees in orange and saffron clothing gathered under a canopy at a ceremonial event. A man at the left wears an orange kurta and orange turban and holds a white envelope and a white bag. Beside him a man in an orange kurta and saffron turban wears a yellow shawl and a long garland of dark beads. In the centre a bald man in a light saffron wrap and yellow shawl stands with palms pressed together in namaste. On the right a woman in a red-orange turban and ornate gold-and-beaded necklace smiles, and a person in orange robes stands at the lower right. Decorated ritual items and colourful deity figures are visible behind them under a metal frame. Four to six people are visible.2015-01-13