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Indoor photo in a whitewashed room with several windows, showing a crowd of sadhus and devotees moving through the space. On the left, an older bearded sadhu in saffron-orange dress and a red-and-white shawl holds a yellow object. Behind him, sadhus in orange and saffron robes with red turbans stand near a patterned floor mat. At centre, a man in dark maroon-brown robes with heavy gold-toned necklaces and a red turban walks forward and smiles. To the right, a man in white dhoti with a white shirt and a long garland stands beside a bare-chested, ash-smeared ascetic with a long beard. Another man in saffron with a gold necklace stands at far right. Several people hold up phones. Metal ritual vessels appear at the right edge. The setting suggests a Kumbh Mela visit, but no sign confirms it.

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August 09 20072007-08-09Photograph of a group of men in a plain whitewashed room with windows, several dressed in saffron and orange robes. The central man wears an orange kurta and shawl with a white forehead marking and a red mark, and his eyes are lowered. Beside him, a man in a red-maroon turban and dhoti wears a heavy gold-beaded necklace and a large gold pendant. Other men wear orange and pink garments, rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, and forehead markings, with one bald man in glasses at right. A bed with a colourful blanket is visible at right.2015-09-21September 11 20152015-09-11September 15 20152015-09-15 +1 copiesSeptember 20 20152015-09-20Indoor photograph of a group of Hindu sadhus and devotees standing in a bare, whitewashed room with an open doorway at left. A bearded man in a saffron dhoti and orange head wrap, with a multi-strand rudraksha mala, stands center-left with hands folded. A long-haired man in a yellow garment and rudraksha mala stands center-right facing a woman in orange robes. Other monks in orange and saffron robes, some with shaved heads, and a person in white stand around them.2007-08-09September 15 20152015-09-15 +1 copiesA photograph of a crowded indoor corridor with white walls and a framed picture with flower garlands at upper left. In the centre, a bearded sadhu in orange robes and an orange turban with rudraksha malas talks animatedly. To the right, a man in an ornate red-brown robe with gold trim, a turban and layered gold beaded necklaces smiles broadly. Beside him stands a man in white dhoti with a brown shawl and gold chains. At left, a bald older man in orange robes and a woman in a teal patterned top look on. Several other people are visible in the background.2015-09-11September 11 20152015-09-11May 11 20162016-05-11Photograph of a small white-walled room with a door on the left. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-brown cloth with a dark rudraksha-style shawl and a white beaded necklace, stands with palms pressed together in a greeting. Beside him a bald, bespectacled man in orange-brown robes wears a gold beaded necklace and holds a folded orange cloth. Behind them a figure in an orange robe and red mala stands in a doorway, and a man in a light patterned shirt holds a phone at right.2016-05-07August 09 20072007-08-09