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Outdoor scene on a red-carpeted area with trees behind. Three men in white kurta-style clothing and red turbans stand in conversation; the man on the left points while the man on the right, wearing glasses, gestures with an open hand. Behind them a person in orange robes stands partly visible, and a speaker stands among trees. A partially visible man in a red turban stands at the right edge. No candidate for a person is clearly identifiable from appearance, so the figures are described by role and dress.

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October 11 20112011-10-11A smiling man in a red turban with a silver brooch and red sash over white clothing, wearing rudraksha beads and bracelets, raises one hand in blessing toward a line of people with palms pressed together. A bald monastic in orange robes and glasses stands at right, and a bespectacled young man in a dark jacket and other devotees in white and yellow stand to the left. A colourful painted backdrop fills the upper background.2011-10-11A crowded indoor gathering of devotees, most seated closely together. In the foreground a man in a white kurta lifts a red cloth over his head with one hand while holding a small white card in the other. Beside him, another man in white and a man in grey shirt also wear red head coverings or cloths draped over their heads. Blurred figures in white and pastel clothing fill the background, with a black stage pillar at the right edge. The scene suggests a mass ritual or ceremony with participants covering their heads in red fabric.2017-12-16A photograph of a ritual blessing at the Kumbh Mela. In the foreground a figure in a red-orange turban and saffron-orange robe, with a gold beaded necklace, stands with raised arm and places a hand on the head of a man in a white kurta with a red-and-white shawl, who bows with hands raised. The man holds a folded paper or cloth. Behind them, people in white kurtas and red shawls stand, and a large framed portrait of a smiling figure in saffron with a white beaded garland is visible in the background, along with a red-and-white backdrop and a round fan.2015-09-14October 11 20112011-10-11Three men stand in a covered walkway beside a white wall and a barred window. The man on the left has grey hair, a red headband, a white kurta and a beaded rudraksha-style mala, and he smiles. The man in the centre wears a red turban and a green embroidered tunic with sequins and gold trim. The man on the right wears a blue and white polka-dot turban and smiles while looking to the side. No clear swami-style identification is visible, so the candidate is not treated as a person.2009-06-25December 16 20172017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16Close photograph of two men in conversation at a gathering. On the left, a man in orange turban and orange-saffron robes, shaved head, faces right. On the right, a smiling man wears a bright red turban with a silver ornament, red sash, a red tilak mark on his forehead and a multi-strand beaded necklace. Blurred attendees in white shirts and orange clothing stand behind. Appearance-based identity is not established for either man, so no a person candidate is named.2011-09-30A large crowd of people wearing red head wraps or turbans stands outdoors in hazy daylight, filling the frame in a dense, blurred mass. In the foreground, a smiling man in a red turban and denim-blue shirt is at centre, flanked by women in red headwear, one in a teal kurta, another in a white top with a lanyard badge. Others wear white and maroon clothing. Several people have red or painted foreheads. A white van and trees sit in the background.2017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16A seated crowd of devotees in a large hall, many wearing red turbans and white or cream kurtas. In the foreground a man in a white kurta with a red tilak on his forehead and red turban sits with arms folded, sunglasses hanging at his collar. To the right, another person in white adjusts a red cloth on a seated devotee's head. Behind them, a man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits among others. A blurred stage backdrop glows pink and white.2017-12-16