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A photo of a nude, ash-smeared naga sadhu standing barefoot on a folded cloth in front of a tent with red, green and white tarpaulin and corrugated metal. He wears multiple strands of rudraksha malas across his chest, rudraksha bracelets on his upper arms, and an orange marigold garland on his head, holding a marigold garland and a trident-like staff. Tarps, scattered clothing, plastic containers and a burnt log lie on the ground around him. The man is a sadhu with no identifiable a person cues from appearance, so no candidate is asserted.

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February 22 20132013-02-22February 22 20132013-02-22February 22 20132013-02-22February 12 20132013-02-12 +1 copiesFebruary 14 20132013-02-14February 22 20132013-02-22A bare-chested sadhu stands before a pink and tan canvas tent. His face and body are smeared with white ash, and an orange marigold garland is wrapped around his head. Several layers of dark rudraksha mala beads hang across his chest, with matching rudraksha bracelets on his upper arms and wrists. He has a long dark beard and matted hair knotted up at the top, and he gazes steadily to one side. Canvas and wooden poles are visible behind him.2013-02-12Outdoor photo beside a canvas tent at a riverside encampment, with a corrugated metal fence behind. A standing ash-smeared sadhu with long matted hair and an orange marigold crown and marigold garlands on his neck and arms holds an orange-wrapped staff in front of him. Seated beside a small fire of wooden logs on the ground, a bearded ash-covered sadhu with rudraksha malas tends the fire. Behind them an orange-robed man sits on a red cloth and a woman in a blue and red shawl stands at right. Scattered marigolds, a small brass vessel and food packets lie on a green mat.2013-02-22A photograph of a naked sadhu seated on a striped rug inside a corrugated metal tent at a Kumbh camp. He has ash-white body paint, long matted dreadlocks, a grey beard, and a garland of orange marigolds around his head and neck. He raises one palm toward the camera and holds a lit cigarette in the other hand. Around him lie a red plastic bag, a whisk-like fly brush, an orange-marigold garland on a stand, a folded blanket, and a shoulder bag.2013-02-14February 14 20132013-02-14 +1 copiesFebruary 16 20132013-02-16 +1 copiesFebruary 15 20132013-02-15 +1 copies