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A photograph of a covered outdoor stage under a colourful canopy with yellow, green, red and pink fringed drapes and a dotted silver ceiling. Behind the seated group hangs a yellow banner with blue Kannada lettering reading a Kumbha Mela meeting, and the front of the stage has a red skirt decorated with orange and white flower garlands. Several seated sannyasis in orange robes sit in chairs, including one with a shaved head and one with long grey hair and a beard. A man in white dhoti and shawl sits with palms pressed together in namaste. At the far right, a man in orange robes with an orange turban, long hair and a beaded necklace sits beside a man in white. Standing behind them are additional men in white and orange.

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February 02 20072007-02-02A seated row of saffron-robed sadhus and a few white-clad men under a decorated pandal at an outdoor stage. A yellow banner with Kannada text on a blue draped backdrop reads as a religious discourse programme. The central white-clad man sits with hands joined, flanked by orange-clad monks; one monk on the right wears a saffron turban and a long mala. Red-and-yellow striped poles, marigold garlands and a brass pot with flowers sit on a red-draped table in front. Several standing attendants in white and saffron stand behind the row.2007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02A seated group of religious figures under a decorated tent at an outdoor religious gathering. A younger man in saffron-orange robes wears a long rudraksha-style bead mala and a long swept-back hairstyle, seated in a blue chair beside a bearded elder in orange, and a clean-shaven man in an orange turban on a raised dais. A man in a white dhoti and shawl with dark-rimmed glasses sits at right. A yellow banner reads 'Dharmika Sabha' with Kannada text. Gold and red tent drapery, flower arrangements and a brass pot sit in front of the dais. a person: the younger man in orange with long swept-back hair and bead mala, seated among the dignitaries.2007-02-02A photo of a stage under a decorated tent canopy at an outdoor Kumbha Mela event. Saffron-robed sannyasis sit in chairs on a red-draped stage with flower arrangements in brass pots. A man in a white kurta and shawl stands at the left, and a bald man in an orange robe sits at the right. A tall brass lamp with orange and white flower garlands stands in front of the seated group. Behind them, a yellow banner with Kannada text hangs on a purple drape, and a striped green, yellow and red canopy frames the scene. Several more people in white and orange stand under the tent.2007-02-02Outdoor dais under a decorated pandal with multicoloured festoons and a large yellow banner reading a Kannada heading for a Kumbha Mela discourse session. Seated on the stage are a woman in an orange-and-maroon checked sari, men in white dhotis and black or white shirts, and several monastics in saffron and orange robes. A tall sannyasi with grey hair sits at the centre; a figure on the right wears saffron and a shawl; the scene may show a person in saffron robes seated among other saffron-clad monastics on the dais. Potted plants, marigold garlands and a brass lamp stand in front of the stage, and a crowd sits behind the dais.2007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02Outdoor stage under a decorated tent with blue drapes, yellow and red bunting and fairy lights. A yellow banner with Kannada script hangs behind the dais. In the foreground a red-draped table holds flower garlands and a vase of yellow and red flowers. Seated on chairs, several saffron-robed sadhus and religious figures sit in a row; one bearded man in saffron with a long beard holds papers, and a man in an orange turban and saffron robe wears a beaded necklace. A man in white standing bends to hand over a paper. On the right, a man in white with glasses and a pendant necklace sits. Several other people in white and saffron sit nearby, with a row of audience members behind.2007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02Photograph of a seated dais under a decorated tent canopy with yellow, green, red and purple fringed drapery and white fairy lights. Several saffron-robed sannyasis sit on chairs behind a red draped table decorated with marigold garlands and potted flowers. A man in white kurta bends forward to offer respect to a seated saffron-robed figure, while another man in white stands at the left edge beside a brass kalasha-style vessel with flower garland. A banner behind the stage reads a Kannada religious assembly title. Several other people in white and orange stand in the background. a person with long swept-back hair and saffron robes and a rudraksha mala is seated among the dais guests.2007-02-02A photograph of a seated religious gathering under a decorated tent with blue drapes, fairy lights and red-yellow fringe. A yellow banner in Kannada reads as a dharmic assembly (dhARmika sabhe) of a Mahakumbha Mela. Several saffron-robed sannyasis sit in blue chairs behind a maroon-draped table with marigold garlands and flower arrangements. A man in a beige vest and white kurta leans forward to speak with a seated monk. On the right, a bearded sadhu in orange and a long-haired sannyasi in an orange turban and orange robe with a beaded necklace sit together; the latter gestures with one hand near his face. A man in white with a silver chain and glasses sits at the far right. Several other people in white and orange stand or sit in the background.2007-02-02A stage under a decorated canopy with blue, red and yellow fringed drapery at an outdoor Kumbha Mela sabha. Several saffron-robed seated people sit behind a red-draped table with garlands and flowers; one man in a white shawl and glasses holds a printed booklet, and a bearded sadhu with long white hair sits beside them. At the far right, a person in saffron robes with an orange turban, long hair and a beaded necklace sits with a hand raised to the face. A yellow banner with Kannada text hangs behind the stage. Green foliage fills the foreground. Several other saffron-clad people sit at the left edge.2007-02-02