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A bearded sadhu in an orange saffron robe with black armbands and a brown rudraksha mala stands at a microphone on a stage, holding a sheaf of white papers. He has long swept-back white hair, a white bearded face, and a white tripundra marking with a red dot on his forehead. Behind him, a man in a white kurta with folded arms and another man with a moustache watch from the side, in front of a painted blue backdrop with clouds and a red and gold decorated pillar.

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January 29 20102010-01-29January 29 20102010-01-29A photograph of a man in an orange saffron robe with long, flowing white hair and a long white beard, holding a microphone to his mouth while reading from loose white papers he holds in his other hand. He wears a white horizontal tilak mark on his forehead and a rudraksha mala around his neck. Beside him, two men stand in a doorway: one in a white shirt with a finger raised to his lips, and another partly visible behind him. A red and yellow ornamented pillar and blue-painted wall frame the scene, and the setting appears to be a stage or temple-like booth at night.2010-01-29January 29 20102010-01-29A performer in a costume dressed as a long-bearded sadhu stands at a stage holding a microphone in his right hand and a sheaf of papers in his left. He wears an orange-saffron kurta with black cuffs, a rudraksha mala, and a white tripundra with a red dot on the forehead, with a tall white topknot and long white beard. Behind him, two men watch: one in a dark knit cap and green jacket, and a mustached man in a white shirt with arms folded. The backdrop shows painted clouds, red and colourful drapes and a carved gold panel.2010-01-29A photograph of a bearded sadhu in an orange robe speaking into a black microphone while reading from a folded sheet of paper at a night event. He wears a tall white matted hair bun, white and red tilak on his forehead, and rudraksha malas around his neck and wrist. Behind him stand a man in a blue jacket and brown knit cap and another man in white on the right, while a colourful painted pillar with red, green and gold patterns frames the scene.2010-01-29January 02 20142014-01-02Photograph of an outdoor pandal stage at a Kumbh Mela-style event in Mandya, Karnataka, with painted colourful temple-style pillars and blue cloth draping behind. A bearded sadhu with long white hair and a long white beard, wearing saffron robes and a rudraksha mala, stands barefoot holding a microphone and a sheet of paper and speaking. Beside him, a man in saffron robes holds a red object, and two men in saffron robes stand to the left, one with a shaved head and glasses. A man in white dhoti and shirt with a white towel over his shoulder stands nearby. A man in pale shirt applauds at left, and a crowd of onlookers in white and casual clothing watches from the right, while a figure in white lies prostrate in the lower foreground.2010-01-29January 14 20142014-01-14A seated elderly man in orange robes speaks into a handheld black microphone at a crowded outdoor gathering. He has long white hair, a white beard, glasses, and white and red tilak marks on his forehead and arms. Behind him stand people in red and white clothing, and marigold flowers lie in the foreground. a person appears to be the speaker based on the saffron robes and presentation at a stage event, though his face is not identifiable here in the visible cues; he is seated in the in_person position among devotees at what appears to be a Kumbh Mela event.2015-09-11Outdoor stage event under a colourful temple-style backdrop with painted pillars. A bearded, long-haired sannyasi in orange robes and rudraksha beads speaks into a microphone while holding papers. Beside him, a bald man in orange robes holds a red flower or fruit, and another orange-robed figure with a shawl stands near. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands with hands folded, a man in white with a towel over his shoulder stands nearby, and a man in a pink checked shirt claps with palms together. Other spectators in white and blue watch from behind a crowd, and a man bends low in the foreground. Scattered petals lie on the white sheet floor. Four prominent people are visible, with more spectators behind.2010-01-29July 16 20162016-07-16