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Outdoor photo at an ashram-style entrance with orange and red-brown clad sadhus in a line. A central figure in a rust-red turban and red-brown robe with gold-yellow borders holds a small red object and gestures toward a bald man in a plain orange kurta. Other men wear rudraksha and gold-bead necklaces, bare-shouldered wraps and bead bracelets, one in white. Saffron flags hang at the left; a printed portrait of a smiling man in orange turban hangs on the right. Ten or fewer people visible.

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September 14 20152015-09-14September 14 20152015-09-14Outdoor photo on a concrete ground in front of a red-tiled building with lattice windows. Several people in red-maroon ochre robes with gold borders converse. A man in a dark red turban and a heavy gold pendant with multiple gold-bead necklaces speaks and gestures with his hand. Beside him a bald man in red robes wears a rudraksha mala and wrist beads. On the left an older bearded man with white hair wears an orange-saffron kurta and shawl. On the right a woman in red sari with gold border and gold bead necklace stands. Behind them more people in red and orange robes and garlands, and a parked car.2015-09-14A photograph of a crowded indoor gathering in a tent-like setting with gold and orange drapes behind. In the centre, a smiling man in a maroon-and-gold robe with a maroon turban, rudraksha mala and a large gold pendant claps his hands while facing a man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a red flower garland. To the right, a shaved-headed man in a maroon robe with a white forehead mark and beads stands smiling, and another shaved-headed man in orange robes is on the left. Several other saffron-clad sadhus and attendants stand around. a person cues: the centre figure in the maroon-and-gold robe and turban wears a rudraksha mala and gold pendant, but identity remains uncertain from appearance.2015-09-10 +1 copiesOutdoor group photo at a Kumbh Mela setting in Nasik, with a yellow-orange patterned wall and hanging dried foliage behind. A line of men in orange and saffron robes and saffron-toned attire stands close together. On the left, a bearded man in orange robes and sunglasses stands beside a bald man in an orange shawl with gold-toned beads. In the centre, an elderly white-bearded man in pale peach robes stands barefoot beside a man in a red turban and peach robes with a mala. On the right, a man in a deep maroon robe with heavy gold necklaces and bangles, wearing a maroon turban, stands smiling. Further right, a bearded man in a red turban and peach kurta stands beside a man in orange with a rudraksha mala and a bearded man in orange with a mala. A hand holding a phone is visible at the far left edge.2015-09-14September 11 20152015-09-11 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20152015-09-14January 03 20162016-01-03A photograph of a crowded sadhu gathering at an outdoor Kumbh Mela setting with a dark backdrop and warm lighting. A bald man with glasses and a rudraksha mala, wearing a rust-red dhoti with gold border, leans in holding a black microphone toward a man in an orange-red turban, gold-bordered rust-red dhoti, and a large gold pendant on a beaded necklace who points forward. To the right, a bearded man with hair tied back wears an orange kurta and rudraksha mala. Other saffron-clad sadhus and devotees stand behind, with a decorated altar and flags at upper right.2015-09-14October 18 20152015-10-18A photograph of a ceremonial scene indoors with a white ceiling, recessed lights and a gold-decorated seat at right. A man in a yellow-orange robe with a red-orange sash stands at centre, with a tilak and a trident-topped staff with a crescent behind him, receiving an offering. A bare-chested sadhu with grey-white ash and beard in orange cloth stands beside him. A man in a red-orange turban and beaded silver jewellery kneels at right, leaning forward and holding out an orange cloth. Other devotees in orange and red robes stand around, one in white with a rudraksha mala behind. a person cues appear on the central figure: a trident staff, saffron robe and tilak, but the appearance is not clear enough to confirm identity.2014-03-22September 11 20152015-09-11 +1 copies