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Outdoor gathering under a corrugated metal shelter with several men in orange saffron turbans and orange robes conversing closely. In the foreground on the right, a man with a bare shoulder wears orange cloth and a red-orange turban, facing the group. Center-left, a man in an orange robe and turban speaks while another in orange gestures; a man in a yellow garment with an orange shawl holds a booklet at center. Behind them, a stage backdrop with colourful drapes and a large printed banner of figures, with more people in white and orange seated and standing. Several people are visible, with additional partial figures at the left edge. A bare-shouldered figure with ornate gold-toned garment and a crown-like orange turban stands at the right foreground.

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Photograph of saffron-robed sadhus greeting one another in a tent at a Kumbh Mela camp. A bare-chested man in a dark red turban and layered beaded necklaces clasps hands with a smiling bald man in orange robes at centre; a bearded sadhu in orange and another in orange head-wrap stand beside them, and a man with a rudraksha-style necklace appears at right. Behind them is a large painted backdrop of a red-skinned child deity, a snowy mountain and a yellow Om symbol, with orange bunting along the top of the tent. Roughly five to six people are visible.2015-09-15A crowd of saffron-robed men gathers closely in a tented hall with a white canvas ceiling and red floor coverings. At centre, a man in an orange turban, brown-orange wrap and a long beaded necklace stands smiling and reaching out his hands toward a bald man in glasses and gold beads. Around them devotees in orange, red and white clothing, some with forehead markings and rudraksha malas, press in. A bald man on the left wears a white-striped forehead marking and orange robes. Framed pictures hang on the back wall and a red banner is visible at the upper right.2016-05-08A photograph of a large outdoor pavilion with a metal roof and bright hazy light, where a crowd of saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees stands in an assembly. In the centre-right, a smiling woman with long dark hair wears a red-orange turban, a gold-bead garland and a saffron-and-gold shawl, with red beaded bracelets on her wrist, and her hands are joined in namaste. A bearded man in orange robes stands beside her with folded hands, and a bald older man in orange robes stands nearby. At the far right, a man in a white kurta with glasses joins his hands, and another man in a red turban and wooden beads stands at the edge. Behind them, a backdrop with blue and red panels and banana leaves suggests a satsang gathering.2015-01-13January 29 20102010-01-29January 13 20152015-01-13A photograph of a tented gathering where a group of saffron and orange-robed sadhus stand close together, smiling and talking. In the centre, a woman in an orange turban wears a heavy gold necklace and bangles and stands with a broad smile, flanked by men in orange and maroon robes, one with a long grey beard, another with a shaved head and glasses, and one at right in peach robes and a peach head cloth. Several shaved-headed men wear vertical tilak marks. Green floor matting and a steel plate are visible at lower left. Only partially visible people appear at the edges, and the scene shows a relaxed, celebratory mood.2016-05-08 +1 copiesA photograph of devotees in orange and saffron clothing gathered under a canopy at a ceremonial event. A man at the left wears an orange kurta and orange turban and holds a white envelope and a white bag. Beside him a man in an orange kurta and saffron turban wears a yellow shawl and a long garland of dark beads. In the centre a bald man in a light saffron wrap and yellow shawl stands with palms pressed together in namaste. On the right a woman in a red-orange turban and ornate gold-and-beaded necklace smiles, and a person in orange robes stands at the lower right. Decorated ritual items and colourful deity figures are visible behind them under a metal frame. Four to six people are visible.2015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13A photograph of an outdoor festival tent with orange fabric canopy and white poles, where several sannyasis in saffron and orange robes gather in conversation. On the right, a man in a red-brown turban and rudraksha mala with long hair stands beside a bald man in orange holding a phone and a cloth. Center, a bespectacled bald man wears a gold ceremonial necklace and a striped shawl. A bearded man in cream and orange robes stands at left, with a figure in orange speaking at lower left. Several people stand behind in the background.2016-05-13Outdoor crowd scene at a riverside gathering under a large tree, with a decorated red and white draped canopy at left. A group of men and women in saffron-orange robes stand close together. A bald man in front-center wears an orange robe, a rudraksha mala and a white and red forehead mark, looking to his left. A bearded man in orange stands behind him. At left a man in a saffron turban with a rudraksha mala is turned toward a woman with dark hair, and at right a man in orange with white forehead markings and beaded necklaces stands in the foreground. Behind them a crowd of onlookers, some in white, stands near a small shrine-like structure with a kalasha-topped roof.2010-01-29A photograph inside a large tented pavilion with red and black drapes and hanging decorative streamers and lamps. A tight group of sadhus in saffron and orange robes and turbans stands in conversation. A bald man in rust-brown robes and gold beaded necklaces, with glasses, stands at centre. Beside him a man in a red robe with gold border and a red turban gestures while speaking. A long-haired, bearded sadhu in red wears a turban and holds a rudraksha mala, and another bearded man in pink turban and red robe stands at right. In the background, many more people are seated and moving in the hall. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable from appearance.2016-05-05January 13 20152015-01-13