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Three men sit cross-legged on red and white mats, each holding a small white paper cup and drinking. The man on the left wears a tall black feathered headdress with a brass ornament and a pale pink wrap over white clothing, with beaded necklaces. The central man wears a black turban with a brass finial, a peach-coloured kurta and white dhoti, and has tilak on his forehead. The man on the right wears a black turban with a pink lining, a saffron-orange shawl and white dhoti, with a tilak and a red and white brass-handled vessel placed near him. Standing figures in saffron and orange robes and a man in a white shirt stand behind them in a tent-like setting with a red and green floor covering.

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Three seated men on a red cloth inside a tent with striped woven rugs behind them. Each wears tall black feathered headpieces with brass and white ornaments and a painted forehead mark. The man on the left wears a pink top and white dhoti and holds a small white cup. The man in the centre wears a peach top, white dhoti, beaded necklaces and a saffron shawl, with a brass vessel beside him. The man on the right wears an orange-saffron shawl and holds a white cup, with a brass vessel near his knee. No one in the image is identified from appearance.2015-09-16 +1 copiesApril 14 20132013-04-14 +3 copiesPhotograph of three young men seated cross-legged on the floor in a hall, dressed as renunciate initiates in saffron-orange cloth draped over the shoulders and wrapped at the waist. The man on the left wears an orange-and-white patterned headwrap, rudraksha beads on his chest and arms, and a white forehead band; he sits with hands clasped and looks up with a faint smile. The central man wears wire-rimmed glasses, long twisted dreadlocks, rudraksha malas and white ash markings on his forehead and body. The man on the right wears a red-orange turban and white markings and sits in profile. Behind them, seated people in white and red clothing hold leaf plates of food; a meal is laid out in front, with brass cups and banana-leaf plates. No identifiable a person candidate is shown.2018-01-08A photograph of sadhus seated on a floor during a feast at a camp, many wearing saffron and orange robes and orange turbans. In the foreground four men sit together: a bald man in orange on the left, a younger man with glasses and a gold necklace and rudraksha mala in a maroon and gold robe, a bearded elder in an orange turban wearing a rudraksha mala and a visible ID badge, and an elderly bald man in glasses in orange cloth. Steel plates and glasses sit in front of them, and low wooden tables with more seated orange-clad people are behind. The floor is covered in green matting.2016-05-05September 21 20162016-09-21September 10 20152015-09-10 +2 copiesSeptember 12 20152015-09-12 +1 copiesSeptember 02 20132013-09-02Evening photograph of a seated group of saffron, orange and pink-robed sadhus and devotees on a floor in a hall with pillars. In the foreground, a man in an orange shawl drinks from a glass, a bearded man in pale peach robes sits cross-legged with hands clasped, and a bearded man in pink robes with marigold garlands sits beside water bottles and small plates. Behind them, white-clad men and women with orange and red shawls sit in rows, and a man in a white turban and orange sash appears at right. Some are wearing marigold garlands. Standing attendants in white clothes are visible in the background near the pillars. No one is clearly identifiable as a person from the visible appearance, so the a person field is set to none.2016-07-15Photograph of a seated ritual gathering in an indoor hall with a light floor. In the foreground, three shaved-headed priests in orange and maroon robes sit cross-legged, each wearing rudraksha malas and holding small brass oil lamps (deepa) aloft. A row of young boys in orange and saffron robes sit behind them, some with white headbands, and small brass lamps, cups and plates are set on the floor. The setting suggests a puja or aarti performed by sannyasi priests during a ceremony. No individual is confidently identified as a person from appearance, so no identity claim is made.2014-10-06September 02 20132013-09-02October 26 20142014-10-26