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Inside a tented camp with a bright fire glowing in the upper left, a bearded elder in pale peach robes and a long white beard, wearing a multi-strand white beaded necklace, stoops forward with his palms pressed together, receiving greetings. Facing him, a woman in orange robes with a swept-up dark hair bun and gold hoop earrings joins her palms in namaste. Around them, monastics in saffron and orange clothes and orange turbans stand close, and a bald young man in the lower left holds his hands in anjali beside rudraksha beads. The setting has red carpets and bedding on the right.

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A photograph of a Kumbh Mela camp event with several saffron-robed sadhus. In the centre, a man with long grey hair and a full white beard wears an orange-red robe, rudraksha beads and a gold pendant, and stands with palms pressed together in greeting. Beside him a smiling sadhu wears a rust-orange turban and rudraksha mala. Other saffron-clad holy men and a young man in red with glasses stand nearby, and a dark relief carving of a deity is on the back wall under bright lights. Several orange-clad figures have tilak on their foreheads.2016-05-05A photograph of a crowded indoor setting with saffron-clad sannyasis. In the foreground, a smiling person with a red bindi and orange head wrap sits on the floor with palms pressed together in namaste, wearing an orange shawl and a flower garland. To the right, a long-haired man in an orange-and-pink robe leans forward with his hands folded, wearing a red tilak and a mala. Behind them, a bearded elder in an orange wrap and white clothing stands near a ceremonial staff, and a man in a grey top with pearl necklace stands center. A camera is visible at the right edge. Overall about six people are visible.2013-02-12December 30 20092009-12-30A large tent hall filled with saffron-robed sadhus seated on red carpeting. In the centre, a bearded man with a white beard and shaved head, wearing an orange robe, rudraksha mala and a red tilak, stands with palms pressed together in greeting and smiles. Behind him, a younger man in a red kurta and white dhoti stands among the seated crowd. A bald man in an orange shirt in the left foreground walks away from the camera. Overhead, striped fabric canopy and hanging lights; a red-draped wall with decorative panels.2015-09-10Indoor scene in a plain cream-walled room with a brown wooden door and a floral curtain. A central man with a bald head, white beard and a large white and red tilak on his forehead wears orange robes, smiles and holds his hands together in greeting. Beside him, a man in an orange turban with long dark hair, his palms pressed together, faces a woman in orange clothing seen from behind. Several other men in orange robes with shaved heads stand around them, one holding a small pink cloth.2010-01-29Photograph of a crowded, warmly lit ceremonial gathering at a Kumbh camp, with many people in saffron and orange sadhu robes. At centre, a figure in a deep red turban, a gold-and-bead necklace and a red-and-gold wrap stands in conversation with an older bearded man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala, who holds his palms together in greeting. Around them, men in orange clothing, a man in a cream kurta holding a phone, and other devotees look on. Roughly ten to fifteen people are visible.2015-09-10February 14 20132013-02-14A tented gathering with orange and saffron fabric walls and a gold-coloured throne at left. A long-haired man with a white tilak on his forehead wears a rust-orange shawl with a yellow edge and several beads on his neck, and holds his hands together in greeting. Facing him is an elderly bearded sadhu in a white turban, glasses, an orange robe and a wooden staff. Around them stand other sadhus and devotees in orange and red robes, one in a yellow turban and one in a red turban, with a bald man in orange and a rudraksha-style mala at centre. The scene suggests a respectful greeting between a guest sadhu and the central figure. Swamiji (probable) appears as the long-haired man in orange, shown in person; the identification rests on his long swept-back hair, orange clothing and beaded necklaces.2013-02-14May 05 20162016-05-05Indoor photo of a seated man in an orange-saffron turban and orange robe, smiling with a marigold garland, being greeted with hands clasped. A taller man on the right with long dark hair, a full beard, an orange shawl over orange clothing and a wristwatch leans in and holds his hands. Around them stand other devotees in orange and peach robes, one in a grey top with a pearl necklace and rudraksha-style beads, and an older bearded man in a peach jacket and orange scarf. Warm orange light, a red-orange cloth backdrop, and a camera visible at the right edge.2013-02-12 +2 copiesPhoto at a Kumbh Mela camp tent of several saffron-robed sadhus in close conversation. In the foreground, a bald man in glasses stands at left. A smiling man in a deep orange turban, orange robe and a dark beaded mala with gold bangles presses his palms together. Beside him, a white-bearded sadhu with marigold garlands holds a small object. On the right, a sadhu in an orange turban and robe, also with a marigold garland, leans forward. Behind them, more orange-clad figures and onlookers stand under a white tent canopy.2016-04-22September 21 20152015-09-21