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Outdoor gathering under a canopy decorated with palm fronds and orange flower garlands. A bare-chested man with rudraksha beads and a yellow-and-blue dhoti stands at left, facing a seated group. Seated on a striped cloth mat, several men wear saffron-orange robes and orange turbans. A man in white robes and white head cloth sits in the centre. A woman in a purple sari stands behind the group, with many onlookers in shirts and hats filling the background. The seated figure with long hair, orange turban, rudraksha mala and gold necklace in an orange robe is a person candidate, though appearance is only partially clear.

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Outdoor gathering at a festival pavilion with a striped rug on the ground and marigold garlands hanging from the canopy. Seated front row, saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees listen while a crowd stands behind them; uniformed police in khaki stand at the back. A man in a white kurta sits centre-front beside saffron-robed monks. On the far right, a sannyasi wearing an orange turban, a long-haired figure with a rudraksha-style bead necklace and orange robes, sits with hands resting on his lap. Several monks sit cross-legged with shaved heads. The scene is busy with many spectators behind the front row.2007-02-02Outdoor gathering at a Kumbha Mela event in T. Narasipura, Karnataka, with a large crowd behind and around a seated group on a striped mat. In the front row, several men wear orange saffron robes; one has a shaved head and orange shawl, another a white-bearded face with orange clothing. A central figure in white robes and a white head cloth gestures with his hand while seated among the orange-clad monks. To the right, a seated figure with long swept-back dark hair, an orange turban, orange robes and a gold necklace of beads is visible, and a man in orange with an orange turban sits beside him. Orange marigold garlands hang overhead and a few uniformed police officers and men in khaki hats stand in the background.2007-02-02A photograph of a large outdoor gathering on a colourful striped mat, with seated monks and devotees in saffron robes. In the centre, a man in a white dhoti and white head cloth sits with hands folded in his lap, flanked by bald saffron-robed sadhus with white beards. At the right, a figure in a saffron turban and saffron robe wears a long beaded mala, with a large crowd and uniformed police standing behind. Garlands hang at the top right and a crowd watches in the background.2007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02A seated gathering of saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees on a striped woven mat under a canopy with red and white fabric and hanging decorations. In the foreground, a man in white ritual clothes sits cross-legged beside a row of saffron-robed monks. On the far right, a younger man wears an orange turban, saffron robes and a long gold-beaded necklace, with long swept-back hair; he appears to be a person, based on the turban, saffron clothing and distinctive gold necklace. Behind them, many people sit or stand under the tent, some in white and some in orange.2007-02-02Outdoor ceremony under a canopy with a floral arch overhead and green banana-leaf or reed decorations. In the centre, a bald man in saffron-orange robes gestures with his right hand while another man in a white shirt stands beside him. Seated on a striped cloth in front of them, a bald monk in orange robes sits with a man in white and a man in an orange turban and a long beaded necklace. A man bare-chested in a yellow dhoti at left holds a basket of red flowers. Behind them a large crowd of orange-robed monks, white-clad men and women watch, with a video camera operator at right.2007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02April 18 20162016-04-18April 23 20162016-04-23February 02 20072007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02A large outdoor gathering of saffron-robed sannyasis seated on a striped colourful mat under a canopy decorated with marigold garlands and banana-leaf and palm-frond decorations. In the front row, several monks in orange and ochre robes sit cross-legged, one wearing a rudraksha mala. At the center, a man in white ceremonial clothing sits with hands in lap. On the right, a man with long swept-back hair, an orange robe and a long gold-beaded necklace sits with hands folded; beside him, another saffron-clad monk wears an orange head wrap. A camera operator films from the right edge. Behind them, a dense crowd of devotees, some in white and some in hats, stands and sits under the canopy. Swamiji (probable) appears to be the man with long hair and gold necklace in orange robes, seated in the front row.2007-02-02