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Photograph under a large orange-and-white striped tent canopy with orange posts. In the foreground, a figure in orange robes with hair in a bun stands with head bowed, facing right. To the right, a man with long dark hair, a red-maroon turban and maroon robes, with a beaded necklace, stands with palms pressed together in a namaste greeting. Behind them a man in purple checked shirt holds a camera and an older woman in orange shawl and glasses watches. Other people in orange robes and saffron headwear stand in the background. The man in maroon has long hair, a crown-like red turban and distinctive adornments, but the appearance is not sufficient to confirm an identity, so the candidate is marked unsure.

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Photo at a crowded tented gathering of saffron-clad sadhus at the Ujjain Kumbh Mela. In the foreground, a young man in an orange turban and dark rudraksha mala smiles and presses his palms together in greeting toward an older bearded man in orange with a marigold garland. Another orange-turbaned sadhu stands at right with his back partly turned, and a cameraman in the upper left raises a video camera. Behind them, more orange-robed monks and white-clad figures stand under yellow and orange canopy fabric, with bangles and bead malas visible on several wrists.2016-04-22Inside an orange-and-white tent, several saffron-robed sadhus gather on cushions and mats at the Kumbh Mela. On the left, a man in a red turban and rudraksha mala sits with palms pressed together in greeting, smiling. Beside him, a figure in an orange head covering and orange clothes sits with hands folded. An older bearded sadhu in orange wears dark glasses and sits behind them. Standing at right, a bald man in long orange robes and a blue collar bead necklace presses his palms together, while another bare-shouldered sadhu with long braided hair and saffron cloth faces him. Orange tent drapes and white poles surround the group.2016-04-22February 12 20132013-02-12Photograph inside an orange-and-white tented pavilion at a Kumbh Mela event. A smiling man in a rust-red turban, rudraksha mala and gold armlets presses his palms together in greeting. Facing him, a woman with dreadlocked hair and a white tilak on her forehead wears an orange shawl over orange robes and holds her hands together in respect. Beside them, a bald saffron-robed man with a rudraksha mala sits watching. Other saffron-clad sadhus with garlands are seated in the background under orange drapes.2016-04-22February 14 20132013-02-14A photograph at an outdoor tented camp at night, with orange drapes and string lights behind. On the left, a woman in a red-maroon turban and a heavy gold beaded necklace presses her palms together in anjali with a smiling expression. In the centre, an elderly bearded sadhu in a light peach-saffron robe and matching turban, with a rudraksha mala and wooden staff, also holds his palms together. Behind them, a man in orange robes and beads smiles, and more saffron-clad sannyasis stand in the background near a white tent pole. The scene suggests a greeting or darshan exchange among monastic devotees.2016-05-11Photograph inside an orange-and-white tent at a Kumbh Mela setting. A man in a rust-red turban and a brown-beaded rudraksha mala with gold armbands sits cross-legged with palms pressed together, smiling. Beside him, a bald man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits at left. A woman in orange with a yellow shawl and dark wrapped hair presses her palms together in greeting toward a seated monk in orange with a sandalwood mark. Several other monks in orange and saffron turbans sit in the background, and a standing man in a light blue shirt is visible at the back.2016-04-22Photograph inside a large tent with orange and white striped canopy. A man in an orange saffron-coloured robe with a yellow tilak band on his forehead sits on a cushion, smiling and clasping hands with a standing man. The standing man wears an orange-brown turban, a gold-beaded garland, a rudraksha mala and gold armbands, and smiles warmly. A third man on the right in orange-brown robes and glasses smiles beside them. Behind them, several people in orange, white and pink robes stand among red and pink bolsters and patterned rugs.2016-04-23April 22 20162016-04-22May 05 20162016-05-05A photograph of a procession inside a white and orange tented pavilion at night. In the centre, a man in a red turban and deep red robes, wearing a heavy gold ceremonial necklace and gold bangles, stands with palms pressed together in namaste and a broad smile. Beside him, a younger man in orange robes and a gold-and-maroon necklace holds a striped cloth. Around them, several figures in saffron and orange sannyasi robes, some with rudraksha malas, walk or stand; a man on the right wears a pink robe and an orange turban. Lanterns and string lights hang along the tent edge.2016-05-11May 05 20162016-05-05