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Photograph of a crowded tented gathering with orange and white fabric canopy overhead and bright tube lights. A woman in a deep maroon sari with a red-and-gold turban-style head covering and heavy gold necklaces and bangles stands at right, facing a group of saffron-robed sadhus. A bearded man in a pale pink-orange robe with a rudraksha mala stands centre-left, and a white-bearded elder in orange robes is at left. Several men in orange with rudraksha malas and forehead markings surround them. A trident-topped staff rises near the woman. No figure is clearly identifiable as the a person candidate by the required cues, so the role-based description stands.

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Night scene under an orange-and-white canopy tent with bright overhead lights, crowded with saffron-robed sadhus and devotees. In the centre, a smiling man in an orange robe and rudraksha mala stands beside a figure in a deep red turban topped with a gold crest, wearing heavy gold necklaces, gold armbands and a deep red shawl, holding a silver staff. Nearby, a bearded man in pale pink and a white-bearded elder in white stand at the left edge, and many other people in orange, red and white ornaments and vibhuti marks fill the background. The tent has a white canopy with orange stripes and a pale cloth covered in petals is visible at the left.2016-05-11Evening photograph under a white tent with orange-draped sadhus and devotees in a crowd. Centre, a smiling bearded man in saffron-orange robe with a tilak on his forehead shakes hands with a woman in a maroon-red turban and gold ceremonial necklaces and bangles, who wears a crescent-shaped gold headpiece. At left, a man with glasses, a long beard and a white pearl-and-bead mala, dressed in cream-coloured kurta and an orange shawl, gestures with an open hand. Behind them, other saffron-clad sadhus and saffron-wrapped people stand smiling.2016-05-11May 11 20162016-05-11Night-time photo under a white tent at an outdoor gathering of saffron-robed sadhus and devotees. In the centre, a smiling bearded man in an orange-saffron robe and rudraksha mala greets a woman in a maroon-red sari heavy with gold necklaces, bangles and armlets; she wears a red turban and holds a gold trident-like staff. To the left, a man in a peach kurta and orange shawl, with a rudraksha mala, stands near a bearded elder in orange. Around them, many saffron-clad sadhus and young men in orange kurtas stand close together, some holding phones. Oil lamps light the scene.2016-05-11Evening photo inside an orange and white striped tent at a gathering of sadhus in saffron robes. On the right, a smiling figure with long dark hair wears a maroon-red turban topped with a gold crescent ornament, a maroon shawl, layered gold necklaces and gold bangles, and is laughing with a man beside him wearing gold necklaces and a maroon dhoti-style garment. On the left, a white-bearded elder with a yellow tilak on his forehead and glasses has his hands folded, and a bald saffron-robed sadhu beside him also presses palms together in greeting. Behind them a tall saffron-robed man with rudraksha malas stands, and a man in a pink top and another in white-streaked red clothing are visible at the edges. Several people are visible in the scene.2016-05-11May 11 20162016-05-11May 10th 20162016-05-10Evening photo inside an orange-and-white canopy tent at a festival camp, with string lights and distant figures in orange behind. In the foreground, a smiling person with long dark hair wears a deep red-maroon turban topped with a gold crescent ornament, a red-maroon shawl, layered gold necklaces, gold bangles and an armband, and presses palms together in namaste. Around them, saffron-robed sadhus sit and stand, including an elderly bearded man with white beard and orange tilak at left, a bald man in saffron at center-left holding a phone, and a man in orange with rudraksha malas standing behind. A younger man at right in red-maroon with gold necklaces smiles.2016-05-11May 11 20162016-05-11Photo inside a white and orange tent at night, with several saffron-robed sadhus gathered in a procession-like walk. In the centre, a person in a red turban with a gold ceremonial necklace and a dark red shawl presses palms together in greeting. Beside them, a bearded elder in a pale peach turban and robe holds a rudraksha mala and a long staff, eyes lowered. To the left, a man in orange robes with a bearded face stands with hands folded. Other sadhus in red and orange turbans and robes, some with white beards and rudraksha malas, stand around them, with lamp-lit tent fabric overhead.2016-05-11May 11 20162016-05-11May 08 20162016-05-08