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A row of seated sadhus in saffron and orange robes sits on white cloth at a long banquet-style gathering, with brass thali plates of food in front of them. In the foreground an elderly bearded sadhu with long white hair and glasses sits cross-legged with his hands clasped. Behind them a gilded figure in orange robes is adorned with white and red flower garlands, with yellow draped fabric in the background. A white-clad person is visible at the left edge, and a figure in pink robes at the right. The setting appears to be a camp tent during a religious gathering.

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September 10 20152015-09-10September 10 20152015-09-10 +2 copiesPhotograph inside a decorated tent at a Kumbh camp, with a long white-draped table where several saffron-robed sadhus sit in a row. Marigold and orange flower garlands and brass plates of flowers and offerings line the table. In the foreground at right, a man in a yellow silk garment with a bare chest and dark-rimmed white glasses stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. A white-bearded elder in orange sits near the table edge, and a bearded sadhu in orange robes sits behind them. A brown-robed priest stands in the background among other attendees, and the walls are striped red, yellow and white.2015-09-10September 10 20152015-09-10 +1 copiesThree seated men on a white-draped dais under a gold-and-yellow canopy at an outdoor camp tent. The central man wears a red-maroon turban, a rudraksha mala, a gold necklace and red-brown robes, with his hands clasped in his lap; he fits the appearance of Swamiji (probable) by his turban, rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklace, and is seated in the centre of the dais. The man on the left has white hair and a white beard, wears orange robes with a pink cloth on his shoulder and a tilak. The man on the right wears orange robes and glasses and holds a small red object. Behind them a large printed portrait, labelled with a caption in the background, shows an orange-robed figure garlanded with red and white flowers. Marigold offerings sit on silver plates in front of the dais.2015-09-10A photograph of a row of seated sadhus in saffron and orange robes at a Kumbh Mela camp, each wearing marigold and orange garlands and rudraksha-style beads. Several men in the foreground have shaved heads and some wear orange turbans; a few hold small brass plates with flaming oil lamps and lit wicks. A large orange and red backdrop with painted deity imagery hangs behind them, and devotees in white stand in the background. The scene suggests a ritual aarti offering performed by the gathered priests.2015-09-10 +1 copiesSeptember 10 20152015-09-10 +1 copiesSeptember 10 20152015-09-10A photograph of a row of seated sadhus in orange and red robes at a long banquet table covered with white cloth, with silver thalis, steel bowls and water bottles set before them. The nearest seated man on the right has long grey hair and beard, a rudraksha mala and a red-orange cloth, and rests his hands on his lap. Next to him a bearded man wears a red robe with a marigold-coloured head wrap, and further along a man in a pale pink robe and a white-bearded elder sit close together. Behind them a large carved stone relief panel and a gold draped backdrop form the setting, with a red floor covering. Several standing attendants in saffron cloth are visible at the back.2016-05-05September 11 20152015-09-11 +1 copiesSeptember 10 20152015-09-10September 15 20152015-09-15