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Interior of a large open-sided pavilion with corrugated metal roof and red-painted beams, decorated with hanging striped cloth pillars. A crowd of sadhus in saffron and orange robes, several with orange and peach turbans, long white beards, rudraksha malas and walking staffs stand on a patterned carpet. A man in a white kurta with a red-and-white sash stands at right with his back to camera. A camera on a tripod and a cameraman appear at left.

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September 14 20152015-09-14February 12 20132013-02-12September 14 20152015-09-14A crowded indoor tent event with striped canopy and hanging lights, many people in saffron and orange robes. In the centre, a bald man in red-saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and gold-bordered cloth walks among devotees; he has glasses and a crimson-gold garment. Nearby a man in a white dhoti and red-brown rudraksha beads stands beside him. Behind them a golden backdrop displays a deity murti. Many sadhus wear orange robes and turbans, and some hold their hands together in greeting. Several faces are partially visible at the bottom of the frame.2015-09-10Photograph of saffron-robed sadhus and attendants inside a decorated tent with red carpet and hanging festoons. Centre-left, a long-haired man in an orange turban and orange wrap, seen from behind, faces an older bearded sadhu with vermilion forehead marks and an orange robe. To the right, a white-bearded man in orange robes and glasses, with tilak, gestures with one hand. Behind them, a man in white dhoti with a flower garland, another in white with gold trim, and a figure in a red-trimmed white dress stand on the red carpet. A man at right holds a silver staff with a crystal-like finial. Decorations include coloured tassels and lamps overhead.2016-05-05October 17 20102010-10-17A large indoor tent hall at the Kumbh camp filled with many seated sadhus and holy men in orange and saffron robes, most sitting on a red carpet in rows. A standing man in white dhoti and a peach-coloured shawl with yellow borders walks through the centre aisle. Several bearded men wear rudraksha malas and some wear orange turbans or head cloths. Red and white pillars, striped fabric canopy and hanging lights frame the scene, with a few people on the left edge in orange garments. The setting suggests a gathering of sadhus rather than a single identifiable speaker.2015-09-10 +1 copiesIndoor ceremonial hall with a white fabric ceiling, hanging colourful tassel decorations and ceiling fans. A long row of brass ritual implements, lamps and a kalasha-like vessel sits on mats on the concrete floor, in front of which a line of saffron-robed sannyasis and white-clad devotees stand with hands folded. Men in orange and ochre robes and one in a red-orange turban stand prominently at right, several with full beards. A man in white stands among them. A figure in orange walks across the left side of the hall near a blue-draped table.2009-12-30September 14 20152015-09-14Photograph inside a open-sided pavilion with a corrugated metal roof and red-painted posts hung with colourful tassel decorations. A bearded elderly man in a long saffron-orange robe stands centre-frame, hands folded at his waist, turned toward a bald man in a rust-red and gold-bordered dhoti with a gold-beaded garland and a shoulder cloth, who is speaking. To the left, a shaved-headed man in rust-red dhoti with gold trim and a beaded necklace stands beside an orange-robed monk and another man in orange. Behind them, a row of seated people in white and red clothes and some children fill the floor, with a ceiling fan and electric lights overhead.2015-09-16 +1 copiesDecember 30 20092009-12-30September 11 20152015-09-11 +1 copies