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Outdoor tent gathering at a Kumbh Mela-style ceremony beneath orange and white fabric panels. Seated on a red-and-patterned mat, a bald elderly man in pale pink robes with a black bead mala and gold ring holds eyeglasses and smiles. To his left, a man in saffron-orange robes holds a tall wooden staff. To the right, a person in a red turban and red robes with a brown rudraksha mala sits beside a bald man in glasses and saffron cloth, who is seated in the foreground. Behind them, a shirtless man in white dhoti with a gold-beaded necklace holds a long red-and-white pole. Other sadhus are visible in the background, and a camera lens edge appears at the left.

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April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 21 20162016-04-21Three saffron-robed sadhus sit on a striped cloth-covered bench inside an orange-draped tent at a Kumbh Mela camp. The man on the left wears dark sunglasses, an orange wrap and a vertical tilak on his forehead. The seated man in the centre has a bare head, an orange robe and holds a black walking staff. On the right, a sadhu wears a red turban, a long rudraksha mala with ornate beads and a red-orange wrap, and is seated on a red-and-blue patterned cushion. Red and orange cushions and a tent pole are visible, with a few distant figures seated under the tent.2016-04-22February 06 20132013-02-06April 21 20162016-04-21A seated gathering on a red and maroon patterned carpet in a plain pink-walled room with barred windows. A central figure in a rust-coloured pink-turban and saffron-brown robe with a gold-beaded necklace and a rudraksha mala smiles and sits cross-legged with bare feet. Beside him at left, a bald man in rust-brown robes with a rudraksha mala and gold necklaces gestures with his hands. Behind them, a man in orange robes and glasses sits with folded hands, and another bald man in orange robes sits at the lower right with clasped hands. A man in orange at far left stands partly out of frame. A mobile phone lies on the carpet at the lower left.2016-04-21Photo of saffron-robed sannyasis seated on a floor with red and patterned cushions against a pink wall. On the left, a bald man with a yellow-orange tilak on his forehead and rudraksha mala wears an orange robe and holds a phone. In the centre, a shaven-headed man in orange with a rudraksha mala looks down while adjusting his cloth. On the right, a white-bearded older man in peach-orange robes and a dark bead necklace sits with hands folded. Two partially visible men in orange appear in the foreground, one with a tilak, in a seated satsang setting.2016-04-21Photograph inside a large tent with orange and white striped canopy. A man in an orange saffron-coloured robe with a yellow tilak band on his forehead sits on a cushion, smiling and clasping hands with a standing man. The standing man wears an orange-brown turban, a gold-beaded garland, a rudraksha mala and gold armbands, and smiles warmly. A third man on the right in orange-brown robes and glasses smiles beside them. Behind them, several people in orange, white and pink robes stand among red and pink bolsters and patterned rugs.2016-04-23Several sadhus sit on a patterned carpet against a pink-washed wall in an evening gathering, with string lights glowing through a barred window behind them. At far left a man in an orange turban and brown robe wears a gold necklace and armlets. Next, a man with white hair wears orange robes. A woman in pale pink robes with a vertical tilak on her forehead sits with hands clasped. Two bald men in saffron-orange robes wear rudraksha malas; the one on the right has a red bindi and watches to the side. A wooden staff lies on the carpet at lower left.2016-04-21February 15 20132013-02-15Photograph of seated sannyasis in a tent with orange and yellow draped fabric. A man on the left wears an orange shawl over orange robes, with a red tilak on his forehead and a beaded necklace, seated in a cushioned chair. In the centre, a person in an orange-brown robe and matching turban wears layered rudraksha malas, gold necklaces and bangles, hands folded in the lap. Two shaven-headed monks in orange robes sit to the right, one with a garland and rudraksha beads. Partially visible people appear at the edges. The scene suggests a satsang-style gathering.2013-02-11