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Outdoor festival scene under an orange and red canopy with a geometric pattern and a border of multicolored triangular bunting. A central figure in an orange-red turban and orange-saffron robe wears layered rudraksha malas and a white and yellow flower garland, raising both hands in a greeting while smiling. Two young men in saffron robes and rudraksha malas stand to his right, one with a shaved head and the other with a sacred ash mark on the forehead. A woman in a blue sari and a woman in pink stand at left, with a few onlookers behind and a camera operator at lower right. A deity murti is not visible. The setting resembles a temple celebration with a decorated tent and devotees.

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Outdoor photo under an orange tent canopy with patterned fabric and striped bunting. A central figure in an orange-saffron turban and saffron robe, wearing a long white and orange flower garland and rudraksha malas, stands with palms pressed together in greeting. Around him, devotees in rust-red and saffron robes with rudraksha malas and sandal marks join hands in namaskar. Left, a man in white dhoti with a grey-beaded mala; a woman in a pink saree with orange flowers in her hair bends forward at the lower left. Camera operators and a bald man are visible at the edges.2015-05-01A festival procession under an orange and white tented canopy at a Kumbh Mela gathering. A central figure in a rust-orange turban and saffron robe wears a thick rudraksha-style mala and gold bangles, smiling as he walks beneath a yellow umbrella with beaded fringe. Around him, saffron-clad sadhus with shaved heads and turbans walk among devotees; a bearded sadhu in peach robes stands at left, and a man in a saffron dhoti with gold malas walks at right. Devotees crowd the scene, including a woman in yellow sari, a man in a blue shirt holding a child, and a man in white shirt bending forward. A phone is raised at the far left and marigold garlands hang at lower left.2016-04-22A festive outdoor scene under an orange-and-white striped tent with a yellow umbrella overhead. A man in a red-orange turban, red-orange robes, a rudraksha necklace and gold armlets stands smiling. Before him a elderly sadhvi in orange robes and a flower garland, with a white tilak on her forehead and a flower crown, bows low while a woman in orange robes assists her. A man in white robes wears a white-beaded mala behind them. Several onlookers in orange and casual clothes stand nearby, and a man at left holds a brass tray with flower garlands.2016-04-22Outdoor festival scene under a white and orange striped tent canopy with a yellow ceremonial umbrella. A man in a red-orange turban, rudraksha mala and red-orange robe stands smiling, holding a bunch of marigold garlands. Beside him a woman in orange robes with a marigold garland and a white forehead mark sits on a cloth-covered seat, while another woman in orange draped cloth supports her. Several other people in orange and saffron robes, some with garlands and sindoor marks, are seated or moving among the crowd behind them.2016-04-22November 25 20092009-11-25 +1 copiesApril 22 20162016-04-22Crowded outdoor procession under orange and white tent canopy at a Kumbh Mela-style gathering. Centre, a smiling man wears a rust-red turban, orange-red robe, long rudraksha mala draped over one shoulder and a beaded bracelet on his upper arm. Beside him, a bald man in orange with gold-chained rudraksha necklace and gold-rimmed glasses stands, and another man in orange wears a gold and dark bead necklace and a wristwatch while holding a small object. A young girl in a patterned dress stands at right, and a bearded sadhu in saffron robe with rudraksha beads appears behind. Several devotees in orange and white surround them. Visible people number roughly six to twenty.2016-04-22A procession under a red and multicolored patterned canopy with a striped border. Central figure in a rust-red turban and rust-red robe wears a long multicolored flower garland with white and yellow blooms, walking beside devotees. Several monastic men in saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas and shaved heads walk alongside, one holding a flower garland. A man in white dhoti and shirt stands behind, with onlookers and greenery visible in the background.2014-06-26A festive crowd moves under an orange and white tent canopy with a yellow fringed umbrella hung with crystal beads. At the centre, a smiling man in a rust-orange turban and orange robes, with a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, holds his hands in namaste. Beside him, a bald man in a saffron-orange wrap wears a gold necklace, rudraksha beads and gold armbands. Around them, devotees in pink saris, a woman in a blue sari and a young woman with a long braid press forward with folded hands. Marigold garlands hang from one man's arm.2016-04-22A procession of saffron-robed sannyasis walks along a road lined with onlookers and palm trees. The central man wears an orange turban, a rudraksha mala and two long garlands of white and yellow flowers with red blooms, and he smiles while raising a hand. Around him, men in orange and maroon robes wear rudraksha malas and white-and-ochre forehead markings, while a bald man on the left wears a maroon robe with a white forehead stripe. Spectators in white shirts stand behind and to the side, and a tree and a white building with a colourful cloth canopy appear in the background.2015-05-01April 22 20162016-04-22A photograph of a crowded outdoor gathering in hazy light, with a central figure in a red-orange turban and matching saffron-red wrap, wearing a long gold-beaded necklace and rudraksha mala, with long swept-back hair and a broad smile, walking among devotees. Around him, men in red and gold striped turbans and orange-red robes, one with a dark rudraksha mala and another with white tripundra markings, walk alongside. Behind them, a person in orange robes with white sandal-paste marks and a white beaded necklace gestures with a raised hand, and many seated and standing devotees in orange, white and red fill the background under a white canopy.2015-01-13 +1 copies