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A crowded indoor event hall with a blue floor where a sannyasi in a rust-red turban, rust-red robe and layered gold and beaded necklaces smiles at the centre while people around him hold up compact cameras and phones to photograph him. Nearby, a man in a blue shirt and glasses stands at left, a man with a shaved head wears a white tilak and a gold chain, and saffron-robed monks and a woman in maroon with a gold necklace stand close. A large colourful painted banner of deities hangs on the far right wall, and a white tent wall forms the background.

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A crowded photo of saffron-clad sadhus and devotees in a concrete corridor at a Kumbh Mela camp. At the centre, a man with a red turban, a long gold-beaded rudraksha-style mala and a gold-coloured sash stands smiling, surrounded by people. To his right, a man in a white kurta wears a beaded necklace, and a bald man in orange stands nearby. Around them are orange-robed sadhus with white beards and orange turbans, a man in a blue checked shirt gesturing, and a phone raised by a person on the left to film. A red-and-white banner hangs at left.2015-09-11 +1 copiesIndoor photo of a crowded hall with a blue floor mat and white walls. In the centre a smiling man wears a red-orange turban, an orange-maroon robe over the shoulder, and several strands of gold beads. Around him, men in orange and maroon robes with gold necklaces and shaved heads stand close together, and a man in white kurta with a black rudraksha-style mala and a forehead mark stands beside them. A phone is raised in the lower left corner. Behind them a large banner shows a painted figure with long hair and an OM symbol, with many robed people and white-clad devotees in the background.2015-09-13May 07 20162016-05-07Photograph of a crowded indoor event with a central saffron-robed man wearing an orange turban with a red tilak, a thick orange shawl over his shoulders, and a large gold ornate necklace with a golden pendant. He smiles and walks through the crowd. To his left, a man with long dark curly hair and a bare upper body, wearing a white dhoti and gold chain, holds up a mobile phone. Behind them, a shaved-headed man with white forehead markings wears a saffron shawl and a long gold rudraksha-style necklace, and other people in orange and yellow clothing stand in the background. A person in the foreground seen from behind holds a phone, and a man in a light striped shirt stands at right. Walls are pink and orange with a fluorescent tube light visible.2016-04-21April 22 20162016-04-22September 13 20152015-09-13 +1 copiesMay 11 20162016-05-11Photograph of a crowded indoor event tent with a blue carpeted floor and a large painted banner of deities and an OM symbol in the background. At centre, a man in a rust-orange turban, orange-saffron robe and a heavy gold-bead mala and rudraksha necklaces is being approached by devotees; several people bow or reach toward him. Around him, saffron-clad sadhus wear rudraksha malas and vibhuti on their foreheads, while a man in a blue shirt on the left holds up a phone to take a picture. A bald man in glasses on the right wears a rust-coloured shawl with gold beads. a person candidate appearance is consistent with the page's claim, with a turban, saffron robe and ornate malas, but identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2015-09-15A crowded indoor camp hall with a blue floor and white walls, decorated with a large painted mural of deities and an Om symbol behind. In the centre, a smiling man wears a red-orange turban, a rust-coloured robe and layered rudraksha and gold-bead malas, standing among other people. To the left, a man in white with a white tilak on his forehead and a red-beaded mala looks down. To the right, a bald priest in saffron-coloured cloth wears glasses and a gold-bead necklace. Behind them, devotees in orange and white clothing and a bearded man in glasses fill the space, with phones held up by onlookers at the edges.2015-09-15May 08 20162016-05-08May 16 20162016-05-16May 08 20162016-05-08