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Night outdoor photograph of a crowd at an open event ground lit by a distant floodlight, with tent structures and orange-painted walls behind. In the foreground a man with long dark hair and white forehead markings wears a bare upper body with a garland, and beside him a man in a saffron-orange turban and orange robe with a long rudraksha-style beaded mala smiles while people around him reach toward him. A woman in a red saree with a beaded necklace smiles beside him, and a young man in glasses and a striped shirt with a lanyard stands in front. Several other devotees in orange, red and yellow turbans and saris fill the frame, and a white-capped man in a white shirt stands at right.

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May 08 20162016-05-08A nighttime outdoor procession under a white tent canopy with a central figure in saffron-orange robes and a matching orange turban, wearing a thick rudraksha mala, walking with head slightly bowed. Beside him a younger man in a white dhoti with a gold chain and a woman in a maroon sari with layered gold and beaded necklaces walk together. At right a man in an orange shawl with gold necklaces stands near a woman in pink holding her hands together in anjali. Devotees and onlookers in saffron, white and pink fill the background beneath strung lights and framed pictures on the tent wall.2016-05-07May 08 20162016-05-08A nighttime outdoor crowd scene at a Kumbh Mela-style gathering with bright floodlights and a row of small saffron and multicoloured flags behind. At the centre, a man in a maroon-red turban, a white jasmine garland, and a rust-brown robe with a ceremonial braided shawl is smiling and extending his hands toward the people around him. Probable Swamiji by appearance cues: a turban and white flower garland over saffron-toned ceremonial clothing, with several devotees around him. To his right, a bare-chested man with long swept-back hair and white ash marks is wearing a gold-trimmed ceremonial cloth. A bearded man in an orange saffron robe and red beaded necklace leans in from the lower right, reaching out a hand. A smiling man in white with a red shawl stands at left, and devotees in orange and saffron robes with white forehead markings fill the frame, along with a woman in yellow in the foreground.2016-05-16May 08 20162016-05-08May 08 20162016-05-08Photograph of a crowded tented event with red and white walls and a central pole draped with flowers. In the centre, a bearded sadhu with long matted hair and an orange-red shawl and white beaded necklace stands among devotees. Beside him, a man in an orange-saffron turban and dark rudraksha-style beaded mala gestures toward the crowd, while another saffron-robed man in a turban stands at right. Devotees in dark and colourful clothing, including a woman in pink, press around them, with more people visible at the back of the tent under hanging fans. Many people are visible, though most are partially obscured.2016-05-06May 16 20162016-05-16Night photograph of a dense crowd at an outdoor event lit by floodlights. At centre, a bald man in rust-orange robes with a golden necklace and bead malas stands facing a long-haired sadhu with a saffron-orange turban and rust-brown robes. Around them, a man in a dark suit and glasses, a man photographing with a camera, and a woman in a red sari with gold necklaces are close by. Behind them, people in orange and white clothing and a line of saffron-clad figures stand in the background.2016-05-08Night photograph at an outdoor evening gathering under string lights, with a draped pink, white and green tent behind the crowd. In the foreground, a smiling man in a rust-red turban and sleeveless rust-red robe, with a gold necklace and rudraksha-style beads, holds white flower garlands and presses his palms together. A bald man in a white-and-gold dhoti with beaded garlands stands at left in the foreground, and a woman in orange robes with glasses stands beside him. Behind them, a uniformed police officer, a man in a white-and-gold dhoti with a garland, and a crowd of women in maroon and red saris wearing gold-bead garlands and sandalwood-marked foreheads are visible. The swami cues are not distinctive enough to confirm an identity, so the central figure is described by role only.2016-05-12May 07 20162016-05-07April 21 20162016-04-21