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Outdoor photo at a busy roadside staging area with parked vehicles, a dark SUV and a wooden chariot or palanquin frame behind. A man in a white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha mala stands at left, adjusted by a uniformed police officer. Center, a man in a red-orange turban with a yellow marigold garland and orange wrap stands near a bearded man in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl. Several sadhus in orange robes and orange turbans crowd around, some with walking staffs. A man in white with gold-trimmed cloth stands at right with arm bangles. Another orange-clad figure lies or bends at lower left. Mood is crowded and busy, with many saffron robes visible.

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September 14 20152015-09-14September 14 20152015-09-14Outdoor photograph on gravel at a Kumbh Mela-style gathering. A bare-headed, bare-chested man in a red-brown cloth crouches forward, receiving attention from a standing man in a white dhoti with yellow border and red waist sash, who wears beaded rudraksha-style arm bands. Around them, saints in saffron and orange robes and orange turbans stand close, one with a red turban and white beard, another with a long grey beard and orange cloth. Beaded malas and marigold garlands are visible. A dark SUV and parked vehicles stand behind the group, with a tall stone structure in the background. Several people are visible, roughly six to ten.2015-09-14September 14 20152015-09-14September 16 20152015-09-16 +1 copiesSeptember 16 20152015-09-16 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph on a wet road beside parked vehicles, with a temple pillar and roadside billboards behind. A man in a dark-red dhoti and rust-red shawl with a gold pendant and a rudraksha-style bead garland stands at centre, with his hands near the ground. Beside him, a bald man in a red-and-gold shawl bends forward with a bead garland. On the left, an orange-robed man with tilak marks stands by a car; a bare-torsoed man in white dhoti with gold border and red waistband bends at the road, and a further figure in orange appears at the edge. a person candidate is the central figure in dark-red clothing with the gold pendant and bead mala, but the appearance is not conclusive.2015-09-16Outdoor scene at a roadside or ground near a Kumbh-type gathering, with several people in saffron and white ritual clothing gathered closely. A central man wears a red-orange turban, an orange shawl, a long marigold garland and a large ornate gold pendant over rudraksha malas, and holds his hands together before him. In front, a bald man in saffron-orange cloth with a gold-edged shawl bends forward, while a younger man in white dhoti with gold borders and rudraksha malas stands at right, and another in white with a gold pendant and bracelets stands at left holding an orange bag. Behind them are bearded sadhus in orange, a parked black SUV, and a painted ratha-like vehicle with a wooden frame at top.2015-09-14A street scene at a Kumbh Mela-style gathering with many saffron-robed sadhus and devotees. In the centre, a sadhu in an orange-and-maroon robe with a red turban and layered gold-and-bead necklaces stands with a flower garland, while a man in a white dhoti with a red sash stoops and reaches toward him. Other sadhus wear rudraksha malas and maroon dress. Two men on the right wear white dhotis with gold-bordered cloth and beaded necklaces. Police in khaki uniforms stand at left, and a framed picture of a deity or guru is held by a devotee. Vehicles and a decorated cart are visible behind.2015-09-14September 14 20152015-09-14September 16 20152015-09-16 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph of a procession at a Kumbh-area roadside with a decorated palanquin-style canopy and a red-and-orange flag at upper left. Centre, a man wears a deep red turban, saffron-orange shawl, a yellow marigold garland, a gold pendant and a rudraksha mala, walking between attendants. a person is shown in this scene with long dark hair not visible; the figure wears a red turban and orange shawl with ornate gold chains, indicating his role as the honoured guest of the procession. Flanking him, two shaved-headed attendants in maroon dhotis and a bare-chested man in white dhoti with gold chains and a rudraksha mala walk close. Behind, uniformed police officers and saffron-robed sadhus stand near parked white vehicles and trees.2015-09-14