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A photograph of a festival tent setting with draped red, pink and gold fabric. In the foreground a bearded older sadhu with long grey matted hair, an orange saffron robe and a red headcloth holds a tall trident and stares at the camera; his forehead bears a red tilak. Behind him at left, another bearded man in an orange-and-red robe stands partly visible. At right, a smiling man with a shaved head, tripundra marks, a gold chain and orange garments sits beside a gold ornate throne, holding a tray of offerings. Behind them, two deity murtis are decorated with red and white flower garlands, gold crowns and jewelry, one wielding a staff. A young attendant in white dhoti stands near the throne.

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February 08 20132013-02-08Outdoor evening event under a white tent with a golden throne-style seat at right and a yellow bunting strip behind. A man with long grey hair and a white beard, wearing an orange-saffron shawl and a gold necklace, stands in profile at left. Beside him, a bald man in rust-brown and saffron robes with brown rudraksha malas holds a microphone to his mouth. A bald seated man in a brown-and-gold garment and rudraksha beads smiles at lower right. A woman with a white tilak on her forehead and brown bead bracelets stands at far left near floral garlands in yellow and orange. Orange cloth is held at right and a tray of offerings sits nearby. Appearance-based candidate: the long-haired man in saffron may be a person, though the appearance is uncertain.2016-01-03A photograph inside a red and orange tent decorated with blue and purple draping. A man seated on an ornate gilded throne holds a silver trident and wears a long garland of pink and white flowers, a rudraksha mala and gold ornaments, with saffron-orange robes. Beside him, a white-robed priest with bare chest and gold-bordered dhoti holds a red tray. In front, an elderly sadhu with long dreadlocks and a white wrap offers something from his hands while a young man in an orange shawl stands nearby. Behind them stand gilded deity murtis with crowns and garlands, and a golden umbrella hangs above the throne. The green carpeted floor holds a small brass plate.2013-02-06September 15 20152015-09-15 +2 copiesA photograph of a crowd inside an orange-draped tent. In the centre stands a bearded sadhu in an orange robe and a red turban, with long matted locks falling to his chest and a red shawl draped over one shoulder. He holds a trident (trishul) upright beside him and gazes upward. Around him, devotees in orange vests, white kurtas and a man with folded hands stand close together, with a bare-chested man at right. Orange and patterned fabric hangs from the tent poles behind them.2013-02-08Stage photograph of a satsang event with a central man seated on an ornate gold throne with a cobra-hooded backrest, wearing a red-orange turban, a rust-brown robe, a multi-strand gold and flower-garland necklace and gold armbands, smiling with a long beard. Two saffron-robed men flank him: on the left an older bearded man in glasses holding a gold trident, and on the right a bearded man in orange with a rudraksha mala. Background shows a blue starry backdrop, a flower garland and a dark deity murti. a person: the central man's turban, ornate gold regalia and throne suggest the guru role, though appearance alone is not conclusive.2016-12-21 +1 copiesA seated man with long dark hair and a white forehead mark wears an orange-red shawl over his bare shoulders and sits on an ornate silver throne with red cushions, hands folded in his lap. Beside him stands a tall silver trident and a silver staff with a bird-shaped finial. Around him seated devotees in orange, white and red clothes wear rudraksha malas and forehead markings. Behind them are gold-and-yellow draped tables and a large gold ornamental backdrop in a bright hall.2018-04-18January 03 20162016-01-03January 05 20182018-01-05September 17 20152015-09-17Night photograph at a Kumbh Mela camp with illuminated orange panels behind. A central smiling man wears an orange turban, orange saffron robe, a heavy gold-coloured necklace and a brown rudraksha-style mala, with clasped hands and a tilak. To his left, a bearded sadhu in an orange turban and red-orange shawl holds a silver staff. At right, a naked sadhu with white ash-covered skin, long beard and beaded necklaces stands beside an oil lamp and brass lamp on a platform. A man in a white dhoti with a sacred thread and another in a checked shirt stand at the edges. Several people are visible, mostly partially, behind the group.2016-04-22May 04 20162016-05-04