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A large tent hall filled with saffron-robed sadhus seated on red carpeting. In the centre, a bearded man with a white beard and shaved head, wearing an orange robe, rudraksha mala and a red tilak, stands with palms pressed together in greeting and smiles. Behind him, a younger man in a red kurta and white dhoti stands among the seated crowd. A bald man in an orange shirt in the left foreground walks away from the camera. Overhead, striped fabric canopy and hanging lights; a red-draped wall with decorative panels.

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September 10 20152015-09-10September 10 20152015-09-10A photograph of a Kumbh Mela camp event with several saffron-robed sadhus. In the centre, a man with long grey hair and a full white beard wears an orange-red robe, rudraksha beads and a gold pendant, and stands with palms pressed together in greeting. Beside him a smiling sadhu wears a rust-orange turban and rudraksha mala. Other saffron-clad holy men and a young man in red with glasses stand nearby, and a dark relief carving of a deity is on the back wall under bright lights. Several orange-clad figures have tilak on their foreheads.2016-05-05Indoor scene in a plain cream-walled room with a brown wooden door and a floral curtain. A central man with a bald head, white beard and a large white and red tilak on his forehead wears orange robes, smiles and holds his hands together in greeting. Beside him, a man in an orange turban with long dark hair, his palms pressed together, faces a woman in orange clothing seen from behind. Several other men in orange robes with shaved heads stand around them, one holding a small pink cloth.2010-01-29A photograph of a group of people in orange and saffron clothing in an indoor setting. In the foreground, a smiling person in an orange-gold turban and saffron garment sits with palms pressed together in namaste, wearing a garland of orange marigolds and red flowers. Standing around them are devotees in saffron robes, one bearded man in a saffron shawl over white, a man on the right with a beard and wristwatch in orange clothing with hands folded, and a bald man in glasses at the far right, also with hands folded. A woman on the left in orange robes with a rudraksha mala holds fabric. Some attendants wear ornate necklaces and rudraksha malas, and the scene is lit warmly.2013-02-12February 12 20132013-02-12A photograph of a seated gathering of devotees in orange and saffron robes at what appears to be a satsang or discourse. In the foreground, a shaved-headed monk in orange with glasses presses his palms together in anjali, looking upward. Beside him, another monk in an orange head wrap and glasses gazes up in attention. To the left, a bearded man with curly hair and glasses, wearing a saffron garment, sits among the crowd. Behind them, many people in white and yellow clothing fill the hall.2009-12-20February 12 20132013-02-12September 10 20152015-09-10 +1 copiesApril 21 20162016-04-21April 21 20162016-04-21Photograph of saffron-robed sadhus entering a doorway in a cream-walled hall with ceiling fans. At left, a bearded elder with long grey hair and an orange shawl raises one hand in blessing, wearing a red rudraksha mala. Beside him a turbaned attendant in orange stands. In the centre, a shaved-headed young man in white clothing with a yellow tilak on his forehead and a dark rudraksha mala is bowing. To the right, a white-bearded sadhu in orange robes and a red turban wears a large white and beaded mala. Further right, several women in orange saris and glasses follow, and a man in an orange turban stands at the lower right. Lower foreground shows the heads of other devotees.2016-04-21