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Outdoor photo at a riverside gathering under a multicoloured canopy with tasselled fringe. A crowd of saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees surrounds a central older bald man with a white-striped forehead, wearing an orange shawl and a dark rudraksha mala, who stands among them; he has no crown or turban and no distinctive a person cues beyond the shared saffron attire. A man in front wears an orange dhoti, bare-chested with rudraksha malas, holding a flower garland and a small object. Other devotees in saffron and white robes, some with shaved heads and tripundra markings, stand close together. Background shows people along a sandy bank, water, trees and a scaffold structure under a clear sky.

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January 30 20102010-01-30January 30 20102010-01-30January 30 20102010-01-30January 30 20102010-01-30January 30 20102010-01-30Crowded outdoor riverbank scene at a Kumbhamela gathering, with a striped blue-and-white canopy and red, gold and white draped tent backdrop behind. Many people stand in shallow water and on the sand. In the foreground a group of saffron-robed sadhus and sannyasis, some with shaved heads, white tilak marks and rudraksha malas, walk together. A bearded man in an orange robe with a long beard and a figure wrapped in orange cloth stand among them. Devotees in white, orange and colourful saris and dhotis surround the group, and a cameraman films at right. Several sannyasis wear orange robes and orange head wraps.2010-01-30January 30 20102010-01-30Outdoor photograph at a riverbank with a crowd of devotees gathered at the water's edge, a tented pavilion and bright blue sky behind them. In the centre, a tall man with a shaved head and white beard wears an orange saffron shawl and a dark rudraksha mala, holding a bundle of green mango leaves with white and yellow flowers. Beside him a man in an orange robe with a red tilak mark on his forehead smiles and raises a hand. Several orange-robed sannyasis and devotees in white and yellow surround them, with a bare-shouldered woman with a gold necklace in the foreground. Some people are bathing in the river. Appearance-based cues on the central figure are limited, so the identity of the person holding the leaves is uncertain.2010-01-30Outdoor riverside scene at a Kumbha Mela gathering. Saffron-robed sadhus and devotees crowd around a bare-chested man in an orange dhoti with a red sash and a rudraksha mala, holding a garlanded object with marigold and red flowers. Beside him, a woman in an orange sari with a red shawl draped over her head stands near a man in saffron robes with a white-bearded older sadhu in orange at right. Colourful umbrellas with tassels shelter the group, and a river and distant crowds appear behind them.2010-01-30Outdoor river scene with a crowd of mostly saffron-clad devotees standing waist-deep in shallow water. A multicoloured parasol with fringed tassels rises at the top left. Near the centre, a bald man in a saffron robe and a tall orange-draped figure stand close together, while a man in an orange turban and a shaved-headed monk in orange wraps stand nearby. A younger man in white shirt and dhoti at right holds a plastic bag. A person in pink-orange robes holds a small wooden instrument. Trees and a hazy riverbank form the background.2010-01-30January 30 20102010-01-30January 30 20102010-01-30