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Photograph of several men seated in a row inside a tent draped with red and gold patterned curtains at a Kumbh camp. The foreground man on the left wears an orange turban, orange kurta and rudraksha-style beaded necklace, with a gray beard, and rests his hands on his knees. Beside him a bald man in orange robes sits with hands folded on a low wooden table. Further along, more men in saffron and orange robes sit on white cloths behind wooden tables holding papers, folders and banknotes. Marigold garlands hang in the background. The men are seated listening, appearing to be sadhus and priests.

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Seated row of sadhus in saffron-orange robes on white-covered low platforms beneath red and multicoloured floral draped curtains at an ashram camp. The foreground man on the left wears an orange turban and grey beard, with a gold bracelet and ring, and rests his hands on his knees. Beside him a bald man in orange kurta sits with hands folded on his lap. Further back, more orange-clad men sit in line. Small wooden tables in front hold orange cloths, currency notes and printed papers. Four to six people are visible.2015-09-10September 10 20152015-09-10 +1 copiesA photograph inside an orange-draped tent at the Ujjain Kumbh Mela, with a long row of saffron-robed sadhus seated on low wooden benches covered in patterned red and blue cloth. Several wear orange or maroon turbans and rudraksha or beaded necklaces with gold bangles. A standing sadhu in orange robes, with a long beard and an orange shawl, stands at the right beside a pillar. Attendants in beige clothing move along the back. The tent is lined with white poles and orange fabric.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 23 20162016-04-23September 10 20152015-09-10September 10 20152015-09-10 +1 copiesSeptember 10 20152015-09-10September 10 20152015-09-10May 07 20162016-05-07Seated group of saffron-robed sadhus on a white platform before a large orange backdrop showing a seated figure draped in garlands. At centre, a smiling person wears a rust-red turban with a red bindi, a rust-red dhoti and shawl, a heavy gold necklace and gold bangles, and sits cross-legged with hands clasped. To the left, a bearded man with long dark hair wears an orange robe and a rudraksha mala, and bald and white-haired men in orange sit further left. At right, a woman in an orange headwrap and orange robe with a dark rudraksha mala sits with hands folded. Gold drapes and a carved wooden chair frame the scene.2015-09-10 +3 copiesSeveral saffron-robed sadhus sit cross-legged on a striped mat in a hall, eyes closed or gazing forward. The foreground sadhu wears an orange shawl with orange tilak marks on his forehead. Beside him a bearded sadhu wears an orange turban and a long rudraksha mala. An elderly bearded sadhu in a pink shawl holds his hands together, and a sadhu in orange robes sits at the right edge. Behind them, more orange-clad people and white-clad attendants stand in the background, and a fan is visible at upper right. No individual is identifiable as a person from appearance cues in this frame.2015-09-14