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A stage photograph shows a bespectacled man in a white dhoti with an orange-red shawl, rudraksha mala and a red tilak on his forehead, speaking into a handheld microphone. Beside him, a young person in an orange-red turban, large silver earrings, layered rudraksha malas and an orange robe claps with hands together. Another person stands at the right edge, partly visible and bare-chested with white markings on the skin, and a figure is cut off at the far left. A dark red curtain and a blue starry backdrop fill the background.2018-05-20August 28 20162016-08-28A photograph of a ceremony on a stage with a blue starry backdrop. A figure in a bright orange-red turban and orange garment, wearing rudraksha malas and a silver-bead necklace, stands with palms pressed together in namaste and eyes closed, a red bindi on the forehead. Facing away from the camera, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a gold border and a red shawl over his shoulder stands before them. Three white horizontal stripes mark the upper arm of the figure in orange.2018-05-20Two men sit side by side at a stage with a microphone on a stand in front of them. The man on the left wears a peach-orange kurta with a purple and blue patterned sash, a long wooden bead necklace, and a vertical tilak on his forehead; his long dark hair is pulled back, and he is speaking. The man on the right wears a dark red turban and a rust-red robe with a gold border, layered with thick rudraksha malas and a sandalwood-colored bead shawl, and he is smiling. Behind them, saffron-robed attendees sit among marigold garlands and colorful decorations. The photo is dense with orange and red tones.2015-09-12Two young men sit outdoors in front of black stone pillars and pink-and-grey ledges. The man on the left wears clear-rimmed glasses and a rudraksha mala with a pendant, and holds a handheld microphone while speaking. His long dark hair falls past his shoulders. The man on the right, with hair tied back, sits bare-chested with white vertical markings on his chest and arms and a rudraksha mala. Both wear orange-saffron cloth around the waist and rudraksha bracelets. A pink-clad figure and white-clad legs appear in the background, and a red cloth hangs at the right edge. No candidate for a person is clearly identifiable by appearance.2016-10-10A photo of a speaker at a microphone on a stand, seen in profile. A man in an orange-red turban and orange-red saffron garment with a dark rudraksha mala and gold border sits at the center, long dark hair falling behind him, smiling as he speaks, with one hand raised in a gesture. To the left, a smiling man with a moustache wears a red-orange garment with a green-and-gold sash and green lanyard. At the right edge, a hand in a dark sleeve with a gold ring and bangle is raised. Behind them a red and green painted backdrop is visible.2011-05-24A man in a saffron-orange turban and saffron-orange robe with a dark rudraksha mala stands at a microphone on a stand, eyes lowered and mouth open as if speaking or reciting. A red-orange cloth backdrop fills the background. At left, a man in a red-orange garment with a green lanyard and a red tilak on his forehead looks toward the speaker, and at right a bald man with a grey moustache, orange tilak and orange shawl looks on. Two people are visible in the foreground with a third partly behind the microphone.2011-05-24A photograph of a crowded sadhu gathering at an outdoor Kumbh Mela setting with a dark backdrop and warm lighting. A bald man with glasses and a rudraksha mala, wearing a rust-red dhoti with gold border, leans in holding a black microphone toward a man in an orange-red turban, gold-bordered rust-red dhoti, and a large gold pendant on a beaded necklace who points forward. To the right, a bearded man with hair tied back wears an orange kurta and rudraksha mala. Other saffron-clad sadhus and devotees stand behind, with a decorated altar and flags at upper right.2015-09-14Photo of a group of saffron-robed sannyasis seated on a red cloth during a ritual gathering. Front and centre, a man with a saffron turban bearing a red bindi, a rudraksha mala and a heavy gold bead necklace, mid-speech into a headset microphone, gesturing with one hand. Beside him, a man in a saffron turban holds a handheld microphone and sings or speaks; a man with a shaved head and white tilak markings sits to the right. Audience members in the background wear saffron and white saris. A woman with a small brass bell is at the left edge, with metal lamps and a yellow cord in view. Visible people: about six.2013-11-02May 21 20162016-05-21A photograph of two men seated on an ornate gold-and-red throne with a tiger-striped cushion base, in front of a dark red curtain. The man on the right, wearing a deep red-maroon sannyasi robe and a long rudraksha mala, sits cross-legged with a raised hand in greeting and a broad smile, a forehead tilak and a microphone stand beside him. The man on the left wears a white dhoti with gold borders and a red waist sash, a long rudraksha mala, a white horizontal forehead band and folded hands in namaste. A ceremonial silver staff with a gold top stands at left. A young woman with a red bindi is partly visible at the lower left. The throne carries gold relief carvings.2016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21