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A photograph of a seated row of men on an elaborately decorated stage at a large public event, viewed from behind a dense crowd of heads in the foreground. Five figures sit at a long table with silver-trimmed fittings and marigold offerings. The second and fourth from left wear orange-saffron robes with rudraksha malas and a red turban; the central figure in an orange-saffron robe wears long swept-back hair and a gold chain, and is distinctive in appearance, consistent with a person candidate seated among the sannyasi dignitaries. A man in a white shirt sits at the far left. Behind them stand ornate silver and pink shrine structures, a deity murti adorned with garlands, and a figure in orange at the right edge.

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September 12 20152015-09-12A stage with a red backdrop and gilded shrines holding deity murtis is filled with seated saints in saffron and orange robes behind silver-edged low tables with flower offerings. Several bearded elders with long white beards sit at the table line, one in a red-and-orange turban and rudraksha mala. Seen from behind, a large audience of women and girls in white clothes with orange shawls sits on the floor facing the stage, many with hair in plaits or buns. The setting suggests a gathering of sadhus at a Kumbh event.2015-09-11September 12 20152015-09-12September 11 20152015-09-11September 11 20152015-09-11September 12 20152015-09-12A photograph of a seated row of saffron-robed men on a stage before a red draped backdrop. Several wear orange or saffron dhotis and shawls, and several have orange turbans or tall orange headwear. Trays of orange marigold garlands sit on silver-toned low tables in front of each seated figure. Some wear rudraksha malas and gold chains. A standing figure in the background wears a saffron garment. Behind them are ornate gilded pillars, a decorated canopy and a deity murti. An ornate silver-toned throne-like seat stands at the back.2015-09-12September 11 20152015-09-11 +1 copiesA stage event in front of a richly decorated altar with gilded deity murtis and pink-and-gold arches. Seated on a raised dais in saffron robes are several sadhus and priests; the central figure wears a red-orange turban, a rudraksha mala and a white beard, speaking into a microphone. Others wear orange and red turbans and shawls, and some hold brass plates with offerings. Seated in rows below, a large audience in white clothes and saffron shawls listens, while a cameraman on a tripod films the stage.2015-09-12July 19 20152015-07-19 +1 copiesSeptember 11 20152015-09-11 +1 copiesFive men sit cross-legged on a raised stage draped in maroon and multicoloured cloth, in front of a silver-framed shrine with a central deity murti of Shiva and Parvati, with another deity murti to the left. Each man has a silver tray of marigold flowers before him on a silver low table. The man second from right, centre, wears an orange-red turban and a red-orange robe with a rudraksha mala, and presses his palms together in anjali. To his left a man in a white-and-orange robe with gold necklaces sits, and at the far left a long-haired man wears an orange robe and mala. On the right an older man with a white beard wears an orange robe and a dark mala, and a woman in an orange robe, turban and mala sits at the far right. Silver umbrellas and kalasha-like finials frame the shrine, and several people in white sit in the background. This appears to be a puja or satsang on stage.2015-09-12