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A crowd moves through a doorway in a plain cream-walled building, with ceiling fans and string lights visible. A bearded elderly sadhu in orange robes and a saffron shawl walks at the front. A bald man with yellow tilak, a rudraksha mala and a light cream robe walks beside him. A man in a pink kurta with an orange shawl and a name badge gestures toward the group, and a woman in orange sari carries a red-and-black patterned mat. Other people in orange and saffron clothing and a man in a dark polo stand nearby.

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September 11 20152015-09-11Photograph of saffron-robed sadhus entering a doorway in a cream-walled hall with ceiling fans. At left, a bearded elder with long grey hair and an orange shawl raises one hand in blessing, wearing a red rudraksha mala. Beside him a turbaned attendant in orange stands. In the centre, a shaved-headed young man in white clothing with a yellow tilak on his forehead and a dark rudraksha mala is bowing. To the right, a white-bearded sadhu in orange robes and a red turban wears a large white and beaded mala. Further right, several women in orange saris and glasses follow, and a man in an orange turban stands at the lower right. Lower foreground shows the heads of other devotees.2016-04-21April 21 20162016-04-21March 21 20142014-03-21Photograph of a crowded interior doorway in a plain whitewashed room with a window and open door behind a crowd. In the foreground a bare-chested man with gold armband and a red-and-gold cloth sash stands beside an older bearded man in a yellow-and-white turban. A bearded man in a yellow and orange shawl bends forward with a vertical tilak on his forehead and rudraksha beads. A bald man in orange robes with a red rudraksha mala stands in the centre. A younger bearded man in a red-orange turban and red robe, and several saffron-robed sadhus with orange turbans surround them, with women in saffron and white saris visible at the edges.2015-09-11A group of saffron-robed sadhus and devotees walks down the steps of a brick building with an open doorway. Foreground: an older man in orange cloth with a rudraksha mala and a pink-and-blue bag carries papers. Behind him a bearded man in an orange wrap with a pink head cloth, and another in yellow with a white shirt. Several bare-chested or white-clad men follow, and a man in a green head cloth holds a folding fan. A colourful painted pillar stands at the right edge, with potted plants by the steps.2009-12-30Crowded indoor scene at a Kumbh Mela event with many sadhus and devotees in saffron and orange robes. In the foreground, a woman in a peach turban and rudraksha mala speaks, beside a smiling man in orange shirt with a gold chain and tilak. An elderly bearded sadhu in an orange wrap and turban stands centre, and a younger man with a rudraksha mala and orange kurta stands at right. White walls and a ceiling light frame the room.2016-04-22April 21 20162016-04-21January 29 20102010-01-29April 21 20162016-04-21A photo of a group walking through a pale peach-walled hall. In the centre, a smiling man wears an orange-red turban with a red tilak, a rust-brown robe, a long gold ornate necklace, a dark rudraksha mala and a gold armlet. Beside him, an older man in orange with a grey beard and glasses walks, and on the right a white-bearded sannyasi in orange with long grey hair and a red forehead mark is shown in close foreground. Further back, orange-clad monastics and a bald man in white-and-gold dress are visible. A silver-topped staff rises at the top right. A green-lit window and a red cushion are behind. Centre figure identity uncertain: appearance cues are consistent with a candidate but not sufficient.2016-04-21October 03 20152015-10-03