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Photograph inside a red-canvas tent at a Kumbh Mela camp. A bearded sadhu with long matted grey hair and a beaded necklace stands bare-bodied, holding a long wooden pole, while a turbaned man in an orange garment is perched on his shoulders. A second naked bearded sadhu stands beside him gripping the pole, and an elderly bearded man in a white turban and white shawl holds a staff at right. Five or so standing men in casual shirts and a green sports t-shirt watch around them. No identifiable a person depiction is present among the visible figures.

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February 14 20132013-02-14February 14 20132013-02-14 +1 copiesPhotograph inside a red and blue tarpaulin tent at a Kumbh Mela camp. A nude elderly sadhu with long matted grey hair and a white beard, wearing a multicoloured bead necklace and a silver pendant, stands holding a wooden rod at waist level while a nude sadhu with a topknot faces him from the right. Standing spectators in a blue striped shirt and a green Slazenger t-shirt watch. Behind them, saffron-robed sadhus wearing orange turbans and a shawl stand under the tent, and a white-bearded sadhu sits on the ground at lower right. No candidate for a person is identifiable from appearance.2013-02-14February 14 20132013-02-14 +1 copiesA photograph inside a red canopy tent at a Kumbh Mela camp. A naked, long-bearded sadhu with matted hair and a walking staff stands centre, wearing a multicolour bead mala and necklaces. Beside him an orange-turbaned man in an orange cloth and a white-bearded sadhu in a white shawl and red robe stand among several men in casual shirts, including a green Sazerac t-shirt, who look on smiling. Marigold garlands and a small brass lamp sit at the right edge. No figure clearly matches the a person appearance cues.2013-02-14February 14 20132013-02-14A crowd of ash-smeared naked sadhus stands on a dusty road during a procession, with many men in orange loincloths and rudraksha malas. In the foreground, a man with long curly hair raises his arms toward the bright sunlit sky, while a bearded sadhu in the centre stands facing forward. Behind them, orange and red flags and a decorated pole rise above the crowd, and trees line the road under hazy morning light.2016-05-09February 22 20132013-02-22February 10 20132013-02-10May 09th 20162016-05-09Photograph of a large group of ash-smeared naked sadhus at dusk or night. Several raise their arms overhead and face forward in a crowded procession. One bearded man in front has a rudraksha-style necklace and raised arms, while an orange-robed man stands at the left edge. The background is a dim hazy sky with warm lamplight. Visible people number roughly twenty or more, with many partially cropped at the edges.2013-02-10February 22 20132013-02-22