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Outdoor photograph under an overcast grey sky with green trees at left. A crowd of devotees in orange and saffron clothing stands close together, many with rudraksha malas. In the centre, a man with short dark hair wears an orange shawl over an orange kurta and gestures with his hands while others around him bow and fold their hands in namaste. A woman in a white top with a long braid and glasses stands beside him, with an orange shawl draped over her shoulders. In the foreground a woman in a green top and pink headwrap bends forward, and several men bow low. No appearance-based cue for a specific person is reliable, so the central figure is labelled only as a man in orange; identity is uncertain.

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Outdoor photograph under an overcast sky of a group of devotees in orange and saffron garments performing a river or water ritual. In the foreground, a man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala bends forward and reaches toward the water, while a woman in a white top and orange shawl stands beside him. A woman in white with a rudraksha mala and orange shawl, wearing glasses, stands in the centre. On the right, a man in a white shirt with orange cloth sprinkles water with his raised hand, and others in orange lower their heads in prayer. Several people in white and orange are visible, including a few partly obscured figures at the edges.2006-06-04June 04 20062006-06-04Outdoor photograph of a large crowd gathered under an overcast grey sky, with palm trees, leafy trees and street lamps behind them. Many people stand or sit with palms pressed together in namaste, most wearing saffron-orange garments and shawls. A bald man in a white kurta stands in the middle background. A woman in a white top with an orange shawl stands at centre-right, and a man in a grey shirt stands to the right. Women in orange and green saris are visible in the foreground, and a man on the left sits on steps wearing a white garment. The mood is a collective prayer or satsang at a riverside or street venue.2006-06-04May 13 20142014-05-13Crowded outdoor riverbank scene at a Kumbhamela gathering, with a striped blue-and-white canopy and red, gold and white draped tent backdrop behind. Many people stand in shallow water and on the sand. In the foreground a group of saffron-robed sadhus and sannyasis, some with shaved heads, white tilak marks and rudraksha malas, walk together. A bearded man in an orange robe with a long beard and a figure wrapped in orange cloth stand among them. Devotees in white, orange and colourful saris and dhotis surround the group, and a cameraman films at right. Several sannyasis wear orange robes and orange head wraps.2010-01-30January 30 20102010-01-30Outdoor photograph at a riverbank with a crowd of devotees gathered at the water's edge, a tented pavilion and bright blue sky behind them. In the centre, a tall man with a shaved head and white beard wears an orange saffron shawl and a dark rudraksha mala, holding a bundle of green mango leaves with white and yellow flowers. Beside him a man in an orange robe with a red tilak mark on his forehead smiles and raises a hand. Several orange-robed sannyasis and devotees in white and yellow surround them, with a bare-shouldered woman with a gold necklace in the foreground. Some people are bathing in the river. Appearance-based cues on the central figure are limited, so the identity of the person holding the leaves is uncertain.2010-01-30July 22 20132013-07-22February 15 20132013-02-15August 09 20072007-08-09December 30 20092009-12-30August 09 20072007-08-09