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A photograph of a covered outdoor stall with blue-trimmed fabric canopy and a poster panel showing small photos and Kannada text. Several saffron-robed men stand close together. In the centre, a man in an orange-saffron robe with a red-orange turban and a red-and-gold beaded necklace smiles and reaches out to shake hands with a person on the right wearing a deep red turban, a yellow-and-gold shawl and a beaded mala. Beside them a bald, bearded man in orange robes holds a small white card. On the left, a person holds a brass pot decorated with yellow marigold garlands. Behind them, more devotees in orange and red garments are visible under the canopy.

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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.2015-09-15September 13 20152015-09-13 +1 copiesOutdoor 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.2015-01-13May 11 20162016-05-11September 30 20112011-09-30Photograph at a crowded event booth with a canopy of crystal-drop garlands and pink, red and green fabric. In the foreground a bearded sadhu in orange robes and a rudraksha mala talks with a second figure in a saffron-brown turban and brown robes, wearing a long gold chain and a marigold garland with a brown shawl. The turban-wearing figure is a person candidate by distinctive appearance cues, though the identification is uncertain. Behind them, devotees stand near a panel of framed photographs and a printed portrait labelled with Kannada and Tamil script. Two men in glasses and a woman in a sari appear in the background, with a bright ornate banner at the right edge.2016-04-23September 15 20152015-09-15A 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.2015-01-13May 10th 20162016-05-10A 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.2016-05-08Indoor ceremonial scene under a white ceiling with pink-tinted lighting, ornate silver-and-wood decorations and colourful striped cloth behind. In the centre, a man in a saffron-red turban with gold-trimmed red-and-gold robes and a heavy gold necklace shakes hands with a bald man in orange robes holding a framed photo album. To the left, a bald man in gold-bordered red-and-orange robes with a gold necklace and red forehead marks laughs. A bearded man in orange robes stands behind, with a red-clad figure at the far right.2015-09-11A photograph of a central figure in a red-maroon turban and a red-brown robe with a long gold-beaded necklace and rudraksha-style beads, palms pressed together in greeting, standing before a colourful painted backdrop of Ganesha and a child deity with a pink lotus. Around him are saffron-robed monks, one in an orange robe with a red tilak on the forehead, and a man in a white polo shirt holding a black microphone. Several monks stand in the background, and a red-and-white bunting decorates the upper edge of the hall.2015-09-15