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Outdoor photograph under a red and gold patterned canopy at a Kumbh Mela gathering, with a corrugated metal shed behind. Several sadhus and sannyasis in saffron and orange robes stand close together. On the left, a sadhu with long grey matted hair and white-painted face and forehead, a red tilak, and an orange wrap. In the centre, a bare-chested bearded sadhu with silver chains and an orange loincloth holds a small white object. Right of centre, a man with long dark hair, a rudraksha mala with silver beads, a gold necklace, and an ochre-brown robe with gold trim smiles. Far right, an elderly bespectacled man with a white beard wears a red robe and orange shawl. Other men in orange and red robes and a young man in a red sweatshirt stand around them. The a person Paramahamsa Shivam a person candidate has long dark swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala with silver beads, gold chain and an ochre robe with gold border, and a visible probable identification is in the description as an appearance-based label: a person, a person in the centre-right, with a rudraksha mala and ochre robe.

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Outdoor photo under a red and yellow patterned canopy with corrugated metal roofing behind a crowd of saffron-robed sadhus and devotees. Centre, a smiling man with long dark hair wears a brown-orange dhoti-style cloth, a gold necklace and a rudraksha mala, with his hands clasped at his chest; a bearded man in orange kneels and bows to him from the front. Beside them, a long-haired man in an orange robe with gold bangles, another bearded man in an orange-and-red robe, a bald man in orange with a mala, and a turbaned elder in bright orange with beaded necklaces stand among others. On the left, an elderly sadhu with white-painted forehead and grey beard wears an orange wrap. Several men in orange and red clothing crowd the scene. The photo is a watermarked Nithyanandapedia archive image, not a screen or poster.2013-02-15 +1 copiesFebruary 15 20132013-02-15February 15 20132013-02-15February 15 20132013-02-15Outdoor group photo beside a corrugated metal wall with marigold garlands hanging at right. Several saffron-robed sadhus stand close together. At centre, a smiling man with long dark hair wears an orange shawl, a rudraksha mala with large silver beads, a gold necklace and bangles, and a red-and-white forehead mark; he holds a sadhu's arm. Left, a bearded man in an orange kurta and a red-clad younger man stand beside him. Beside the centre figure, a white-bearded sadhu has white ash-painted skin and face markings. At right, an elderly sadhu wears an orange turban and a red garland. Several figures appear behind them. Appearance-based candidate: Swamiji (probable) for the smiling man with long hair, rudraksha mala, gold necklace and orange shawl, standing among sadhus.2013-02-15February 15 20132013-02-15Outdoor scene at a Kumbh Mela camp beside a corrugated metal wall, with marigold garlands on tall poles behind. A man with grey-white painted body and long grey beard, wearing orange cloth, stands at left. Center: a smiling figure with long dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange robe with gold trim, multiple beaded rudraksha necklaces and a gold chain, hands clasped. Around him are saffron-robed sadhus, one with an orange turban, another in a red shawl with a bushy white beard and long mala, and several bald men in orange robes with rudraksha malas. A man in a leather jacket at far left wears a name badge.2013-02-15 +1 copiesFebruary 15 20132013-02-15A photograph of an outdoor festival tent with orange fabric canopy and white poles, where several sannyasis in saffron and orange robes gather in conversation. On the right, a man in a red-brown turban and rudraksha mala with long hair stands beside a bald man in orange holding a phone and a cloth. Center, a bespectacled bald man wears a gold ceremonial necklace and a striped shawl. A bearded man in cream and orange robes stands at left, with a figure in orange speaking at lower left. Several people stand behind in the background.2016-05-13Outdoor photo of a group of saffron-robed sadhus and sannyasis standing on a paved path before a red-roofed building. A bare-chested man with long dreadlocks, dark glasses, beaded necklaces and silver bangles holds a microphone and speaks. Beside him, a bearded man in an orange-and-pink wrap and rudraksha-style beads holds a small camera. Several others wear orange or pink cloths, tilak marks and garlands. A red-draped table sits at left. A photographer's camera rig stands at right.2017-10-03 +1 copiesFebruary 15 20132013-02-15 +1 copiesJanuary 13 20152015-01-13