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A row of saffron-robed sadhus sits cross-legged on a raised platform under a tent, with ornate gold-and-jewelled low wooden stools in front of them, each holding a folded white envelope and a red-and-gold booklet. Several sadhus have long white beards and grey hair; one wears an orange turban, and others have shaved heads. Behind them hang orange and gold drapes and a garland of white and red flowers. In the foreground on the right, a young man in a coral-pink polo shirt and light trousers stands with his back to the camera, facing the seated row; a child is partly visible beside him. A marigold garland and a multi-coloured hanging decorate the tent pillars.

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A photograph inside a hall at a Kumbh camp shows seated saffron-robed sadhus on the left, lined up behind low ornate wooden stools with brass inlay and small printed booklets. The foremost elder wears a rudraksha mala, has a shaved head and a red tilak, and sits with hands clasped. Behind him several bearded sadhus in orange and saffron robes sit in a row. Orange garlands hang on a figure at the upper left. Standing at right in an orange-pink polo shirt, a man faces the row, and a few other people in orange stand in the background among the seated attendees. Gold-and-orange drapery and red columns frame the scene.2015-09-10September 10 20152015-09-10A photograph of a ritual meal in a hall, with many saffron-robed sadhus seated on mats along a long row of silver trays heaped with orange and yellow marigold garlands. In the foreground a bearded man in a pale pink kurta and white dhoti stands barefoot, facing the row, while a sadhu in orange cloth stands on the right. Brass oil lamps stand on the left beside a golden deity murti, and seated sadhus with rudraksha malas and vibhuti on their foreheads face the trays. Behind them, other figures in orange and pink stand near the wall. The scene suggests an annadan feeding of sadhus.2015-09-14 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated row of saffron-robed men on a stage before a red draped backdrop. Several wear orange or saffron dhotis and shawls, and several have orange turbans or tall orange headwear. Trays of orange marigold garlands sit on silver-toned low tables in front of each seated figure. Some wear rudraksha malas and gold chains. A standing figure in the background wears a saffron garment. Behind them are ornate gilded pillars, a decorated canopy and a deity murti. An ornate silver-toned throne-like seat stands at the back.2015-09-12September 10 20152015-09-10 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20152015-09-14September 11 20152015-09-11Interior of a striped tent at a Kumbh camp where a long row of seated sadhus and devotees sit on mats behind low brass-edged tables holding flowers, marigolds, money and offerings. Many sadhus wear saffron and orange robes, one wears an orange turban, and one bearded elder with long grey hair and glasses sits in the foreground in orange clothing. A seated man in a cream kurta holds a small item near the front, and a child in a blue shirt sits among them. On the right, a large portrait of a seated figure in orange robes wearing a garland of white and orange flowers and a rudraksha mala is displayed on a golden draped backdrop; this is a printed portrait, not a physical person. Crowd of roughly twenty to thirty visible people.2015-09-10A row of saffron-robed sadhus and sannyasis sit cross-legged on a stage before a silver-decorated altar with ornate deity shrines and pink-draped niches. Marigold garlands sit on silver trays in front of each seated figure. Several men wear orange turbans and rudraksha malas. The backdrop is maroon with bright stage lights overhead. A younger attendant in orange stands at the left edge near the shrines.2015-09-12September 14 20152015-09-14September 10 20152015-09-10A row of saffron-robed sadhus and sannyasis sits cross-legged on a carpeted floor under a striped tent canopy at the Kumbh camp. Several wear orange turbans and long grey or white beards, and some hold rudraksha malas. Each seated figure has a small painted wooden stool or low table in front, decorated with floral patterns, holding papers and envelopes. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at the right edge, facing the row. Behind the seated rows, more people are gathered beneath colourful striped drapes, with a gold-draped altar area at the left.2015-09-10