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A crowded tent interior decorated with red and yellow draped fabric and a green leafy garland strung across the ceiling. Several saffron-robed sadhus in orange and white clothing, some wearing orange turbans and rudraksha malas, press forward to greet one another, clasping hands. Several have yellow-orange tilak marks on their foreheads, and one elder with a long white beard and round spectacles stands at center. A tall figure at right with long grey dreadlocks and a long beard, dressed in orange, extends his hand. Some onlookers stand behind in the background.

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Photo at a crowded tented gathering of saffron-clad sadhus at the Ujjain Kumbh Mela. In the foreground, a young man in an orange turban and dark rudraksha mala smiles and presses his palms together in greeting toward an older bearded man in orange with a marigold garland. Another orange-turbaned sadhu stands at right with his back partly turned, and a cameraman in the upper left raises a video camera. Behind them, more orange-robed monks and white-clad figures stand under yellow and orange canopy fabric, with bangles and bead malas visible on several wrists.2016-04-22May 11 20162016-05-11Photo of several saffron-robed sadhus gathered indoors at a Kumbh Mela camp. On the left, an older bald man with a yellow tilak wears an orange shawl and a wooden rudraksha-style mala. In the centre, a smiling man wears an orange-red turban and a dark brown rope-like shawl over a rust-coloured robe, holding a red phone. Beside him, a bearded man with long matted hair, white tilak and orange robe wears a yellow-beaded mala. On the right, an elderly white-bearded sadhu in red-orange robes wears a large amber and pink bead necklace and a gold pendant, while another person photographs with a phone. A cloth backdrop with a painted deity image hangs behind them.2016-05-05 +1 copiesA seated group of saffron-robed sadhus gathers on a red patterned carpet inside a plain tiled room with a window. A bald man on the lower left wears an orange shawl, rudraksha beads and gold necklaces, and sits facing the group. Beside him, a bearded man in a red turban and orange robe with a mala smiles. Elderly sadhus in orange robes and white beards sit around them, one with a long grey beard and forehead tilak.2015-09-11A photograph of a group of saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees in an indoor room with recessed ceiling lights. In the centre, an elderly man with long white hair and beard wears a saffron robe and orange shawl, his hands extended in greeting toward a woman at right. She wears a rust-red head wrap, a red-brown garment, pearl necklaces and bangles, and holds a golden lion-headed object wrapped in orange cloth. Beside them a bald man in a brown-red garment and rudraksha mala stands, and to the right another man in orange adjusts cloth. Men at left wear orange robes and beards. Possibly a satsang gathering in Haridwar.2014-03-20A photograph of a crowded indoor gathering in a tent-like setting with gold and orange drapes behind. In the centre, a smiling man in a maroon-and-gold robe with a maroon turban, rudraksha mala and a large gold pendant claps his hands while facing a man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a red flower garland. To the right, a shaved-headed man in a maroon robe with a white forehead mark and beads stands smiling, and another shaved-headed man in orange robes is on the left. Several other saffron-clad sadhus and attendants stand around. a person cues: the centre figure in the maroon-and-gold robe and turban wears a rudraksha mala and gold pendant, but identity remains uncertain from appearance.2015-09-10 +1 copiesPhoto of a crowded doorway procession at an ashram-style interior with warm orange walls. A woman in a rust-red turban and a brown shawl with gold beaded necklaces smiles at left. A bearded elder with long grey hair and a red-orange wrap, wearing a gold pendant and beaded necklace, bows his head. A saffron-robed man in orange holds a raised hand near a silver staff or ceremonial rod. A bald man in glasses and a maroon shawl wears gold beaded necklaces and stands behind him. A grey-bearded man in orange cloth stands at right, and a saffron-turbaned sannyasi bows in the foreground. Several other saffron-clad attendants surround them, and a uniformed officer's arm is visible at left edge.2016-04-21May 11 20162016-05-11Photograph of a crowded tented gathering under a red and orange canopy with draped red fabric. In the centre, a man in a rust-red robe wears a rust-red turban and a thick brown bead necklace, smiling as he listens. To his right, an older bearded man with long white hair and an orange robe strung with rudraksha beads gestures in conversation. On the left, a man with long dreadlocks and a beard wears a rust-red wrap. Around them, men in striped polo shirts, a checked shirt and white clothes stand close together on a red carpet. The centre figure and the bearded man in orange are the only ones with distinctive ceremonial cues, so the identity of the centre figure is uncertain.2016-05-10September 11 20152015-09-11A photograph of four saffron-robed men standing together in a red-draped tent interior. On the left, an elderly bald man in orange robes with a long orange shawl and a rudraksha mala looks toward the group. Next, a smiling man in a rust-coloured turban and rust-brown robe wears a long brown beaded shawl and a bracelet. Beside him, a man with long matted hair, white forehead markings and a full black beard wears orange robes and a rudraksha mala. On the far right, an elderly white-bearded man in red robes and a long rudraksha mala with a gold pendant holds a mobile phone. Behind them, a deity murti is visible on a dark backdrop, with other devotees in pink and orange robes.2016-05-05A photograph inside a red-draped tent at a Kumbh Mela camp. On the right, a man in a tall orange-saffron turban and orange-brown robe, with long dark hair and a dark brown rudraksha mala, smiles and clasps hands with an older bearded man in the centre. That older man wears a pale orange robe, a dark rudraksha mala, gold chains and a red tilak, and has white beard and long grey hair. On the left a young man in orange robes wears a layered beaded necklace, and another man in a grey shirt with a blue lanyard stands behind. Several saffron-clad sadhus and seated devotees are visible in the background.2016-05-05