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Photograph inside a decorated tent at a Kumbh camp, with a long white-draped table where several saffron-robed sadhus sit in a row. Marigold and orange flower garlands and brass plates of flowers and offerings line the table. In the foreground at right, a man in a yellow silk garment with a bare chest and dark-rimmed white glasses stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. A white-bearded elder in orange sits near the table edge, and a bearded sadhu in orange robes sits behind them. A brown-robed priest stands in the background among other attendees, and the walls are striped red, yellow and white.

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September 10 20152015-09-10A row of seated sadhus in saffron and orange robes sits on white cloth at a long banquet-style gathering, with brass thali plates of food in front of them. In the foreground an elderly bearded sadhu with long white hair and glasses sits cross-legged with his hands clasped. Behind them a gilded figure in orange robes is adorned with white and red flower garlands, with yellow draped fabric in the background. A white-clad person is visible at the left edge, and a figure in pink robes at the right. The setting appears to be a camp tent during a religious gathering.2015-09-10September 10 20152015-09-10 +1 copiesInside a striped tent at a Kumbh camp, saffron-robed sadhus sit on white cloth along a long row of brass trays heaped with marigold garlands and flowers. In the foreground a bald elderly man in orange robes with a garland stands with palms pressed together in greeting. Beside the trays, a man in a red-orange turban and reddish-brown dhoti sits with folded hands. A seated bearded sadhu in orange garments appears at centre. Behind them a painted backdrop shows a deity figure, and a sign or cloth frame hangs on the right. Several other people in orange and maroon clothing stand or sit in the background.2015-09-10September 14 20152015-09-14 +1 copiesA photograph inside a ceremonial tent at a Kumbh camp where several saffron-robed sadhus sit cross-legged on a long white-covered table set with brass plates of marigold garlands. A bald elderly man with a white beard and tilak sits centre left in orange robes, beside a white-bearded man in orange with a pink shawl. A bearded man in orange with a rudraksha mala and glasses. Behind them a crowd of devotees and photographers stands near golden draped backdrops and garlanded decorations.2015-09-10September 10 20152015-09-10 +2 copiesA row of seated saints on a stage draped in deep red fabric, with silver ornately carved tables in front of them holding trays of yellow and orange marigold garlands. Several men in orange and saffron robes sit side by side, with long white beards and matted or swept-back grey hair; one in the centre wears a red turban and a gold-trimmed orange garment, speaking into a microphone on a stand. A man in pale peach robes sits at far left with a white beard. Ornate gold and red decorations frame the background.2015-09-11September 10 20152015-09-10September 10 20152015-09-10 +1 copiesA long row of saffron-robed sadhus sits cross-legged on low wooden benches under an orange cloth canopy at night, with brass plates of marigold flowers set in front of them. Several have shaved heads and orange clothing, and some wear white beards and forehead markings. A young attendant in orange walks along the line on the left, while more robed men and onlookers stand in the background beside an orange wall of fabric.2016-05-11A seated row of saffron-robed sadhus and sannyasis sits on a yellow cloth at a long line of low white tables, each holding a steel plate piled with orange marigold garlands. In the foreground, a shaven-headed sannyasi in orange with a rudraksha mala sits at right, looking to the side, beside a seated woman in orange with a beaded mala and another orange-robed person in a saffron head wrap. Behind them, devotees in orange, white and pink stand along a green-and-white rope barrier, and a man in a grey jacket stands at far left. Appearance cues for a candidate are insufficient to name anyone, so the foreground sannyasi is described by role only.2013-02-15