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Crowded outdoor gathering of men in saffron, orange and yellow clothing beneath a pink tent canopy with green banana leaves overhead. In the foreground an older bearded man with long grey hair and a mustache wears a saffron wrap over an orange-maroon garment and holds a small white circular badge with orange trim on his chest, looking toward the camera. Behind him a bare-chested man wears a yellow striped shawl with a red cloth on his shoulder, and a younger man in an orange-pink robe stands at right with a shaved head. Several other attendees in yellow, orange and pink robes fill the background.

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January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13December 30 20092009-12-30A seated gathering of sadhus in saffron and orange robes at a Kumbh Mela akhada camp. In the centre a bearded man with long dark wavy hair and a grey beard sits with eyes lowered in meditation, wearing an orange shirt. Around him other devotees in orange, peach and pink wraps sit close together, one bald man in orange at the lower right, and a long orange pole stands at the right edge. The scene is warm and crowded with many saffron-clad figures.2016-05-11November 22 20152015-11-22A photograph of a seated crowd of men at an evening satsang, lit by warm light. In the foreground, an elderly man with a long white beard wears a white dhoti-style cloth and sits in the centre. To the right, an older bearded man wears a red head-wrap and an orange-yellow cloth over his shoulders. Behind them, rows of devotees in white and saffron robes sit closely together, some with tilak marks on their foreheads. A microphone stand is visible at the right edge. No speaker is clearly identifiable in the frame, and no one is confidently identified as a person.2016-07-15March 13 20142014-03-13February 11 20132013-02-11December 11 20092009-12-11November 05 20132013-11-05A photograph of a crowd of robed devotees standing under a large tent filled with haze or smoke. In the centre, a bare-chested older bearded man with long white hair and a white dhoti wrapped with a colourful cloth stands with his hands folded, wearing a long rudraksha mala and gold ornaments. Around him, saffron-robed sannyasis and priests stand with hands joined; on the left a man wears a yellow-orange garland and a saffron robe, and a turbaned devotee in a red sash and red-and-gold turban stands at right beside a man in a yellow shawl and multicoloured turban with glasses.2015-01-13A crowded indoor gathering of devotees in orange, yellow and maroon garments. In the foreground, a man in a maroon and orange turban and striped maroon-and-gold dhoti stands beside a man wearing a yellow shawl over a yellow dhoti with an orange border. Another man in yellow stands to the right, and a sadhu in an orange turban and orange robes holds a phone at the right edge. Behind them, several people in orange and red turbans crowd together. Two cameras and a camera operator appear at the left edge, and a faded banner with portraits hangs on the back wall. The scene looks like a satsang or public event. a person is not clearly identifiable in this crowd.2015-01-13