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Outdoors at a Kumbh Mela camp with thatched huts and a colourful striped cloth canopy overhead. A man in a blue denim shirt with a red lanyard stands talking with a group. A figure with long dark hair, a gold necklace, rudraksha mala and saffron wrap holds a printed sheet with a photograph, gesturing toward it. Beside them, a bald man in an orange-saffron wrap, a man in an orange shawl, and a bare-chested sadhu in orange with a mala point to the sheet. A sandy ground and onlookers complete the scene.

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February 15 20132013-02-15February 15 20132013-02-15January 04 20122012-01-04A photograph of saffron-robed men walking along a dirt lane beneath striped red, yellow and green tent canopies at a festival camp. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair, rudraksha and white beaded malas, a ceremonial gold necklace and a gold armlet walks with hands clasped in front of him, wearing an orange shawl and dhoti with gold borders; the look is a probable Swamiji candidate by appearance cues, though the figure is not certain. To his right, a shaved-headed man in orange with rudraksha mala looks at a red phone in his hand. Further right, another orange-clad man with a mala speaks while holding a mobile phone. Behind them, a man in a cream dhoti and a bearded man in a dark mala stand among onlookers, and a thatched bamboo fence lines the right side.2013-02-15January 04 20122012-01-04Outdoor photo under a corrugated metal shelter with palm trees behind it. A man in an orange saffron robe with a long rudraksha mala and a hair knot stands at centre-right, smiling and talking with three men: one in a pink checked shirt holding a booklet, one in a green checked shirt, and one in a white shirt holding papers. A monk in orange robes stands at far right holding a small white container. Large steel vessels and red produce sit in the background.2012-01-04Outdoor photograph of a group of saffron-robed sadhus walking down a dusty lane between long rows of tented stalls with red and green canopies and bamboo poles at a festival camp. The central figure has long dark hair, a bead and shell necklace (mala) and an orange shawl over a saffron dhoti, and walks beside a shaven-headed monk in orange and a man in an orange shawl and red lower cloth at the left edge. Another man in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and a crossbody bag follows, and a man in a camouflage jacket stands at the right edge. Distant tents and a large gateway appear in the hazy background.2013-02-15January 04 20122012-01-04Outdoors under a striped fabric canopy beside thatched huts, a smiling man with long swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange shawl and dhoti, a rudraksha mala and layered white beaded necklaces, hands held together in anjali. Behind him, a bald monk in orange, another in orange with a rudraksha mala, and a man in an orange turban and white shawl walk along a sandy lane. Seated devotees in saffron and white sit along the canopy. A man in a dark jacket photographs with a phone at right. Swamiji (probable): the smiling figure with long hair and layered beaded necklaces in saffron robes matches the page's description of Swamiji at the Kumbh Mela.2013-02-15February 15 20132013-02-15A photograph of an outdoor festival tent with orange fabric canopy and white poles, where several sannyasis in saffron and orange robes gather in conversation. On the right, a man in a red-brown turban and rudraksha mala with long hair stands beside a bald man in orange holding a phone and a cloth. Center, a bespectacled bald man wears a gold ceremonial necklace and a striped shawl. A bearded man in cream and orange robes stands at left, with a figure in orange speaking at lower left. Several people stand behind in the background.2016-05-13January 04 20122012-01-04