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Outdoor scene at a large red-and-white tented pavilion with a banner reading Shukdevanand Puri Ji Maharaj, the banner also naming Atal Peethadhishwar Acharya Mahamandaleshwar. Several saffron-robed sadhus and devotees stand in a dusty lane, with a man in a saffron shawl and orange-robed monks greeting each other with folded hands. A bearded sadhu in an orange turban and saffron robes stands near the tent entrance; a woman in an orange sari and others in white kurta stand around, with a silver car parked at right. Corrugated metal fencing lines the lane.

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A large tent at the Kumbh Mela with red and white draped fabric and a banner reading Atal Peethadheeshwar Acharya Mahamandaleshwar Sri Sri 1008 Swami Shukdevanand Puri Ji Maharaj. Several saffron-robed sadhus and monks walk in front of the entrance, one wearing a rudraksha mala and a garland. A bearded man in orange on the right touches his hand to his chest, while devotees in plain clothes stand nearby. Inside the tent entrance, a deity murti is visible.2013-02-15February 15 20132013-02-15Outdoor photo of a large tented pavilion at a Kumbh Mela camp, with yellow and red-white fabric draped over a wide canopy and garlands of orange and yellow flowers strung along the edges. Ornate golden arched gateways decorated with purple and white flowers and hanging green balls stand at the entrance. On the left, a crowd of devotees in white dhotis, kurtas and colourful saris moves along a gravel path. In the centre, a woman in an orange sari and a man in orange robes stand near the gateway, while a woman in a white sari with a red border and a man in white kurta stand nearby. A white SUV with a windshield sign is parked at right. Photo-sized banners with portrait images are mounted along the canopy top.2015-09-11February 07 20132013-02-07September 10 20152015-09-10 +1 copiesPhotograph of a crowd of saffron-robed sadhus and devotees pressing around a white SUV outside the ornate terracotta-coloured gateway of the Swami Harihanand Camp at the Kumbh. The gate bears the printed name Swami Harihanand Camp with Hindi and English text, portrait medallions and carved panels. A man in the centre-left lifts an orange cloth, and an orange-robed sadhu with a rudraksha mala stands at the front of the group. Painted murals of a deity figure and horses decorate the side walls under overcast mountain hills with white flags.2015-09-10September 14 20152015-09-14A photograph of the entrance gate of a Shri Mad Paramahans Ashram camp at a Kumbh Mela site, with a tent-like structure in red and yellow chevron drapery topped by a yellow spire. A banner above the gate shows two portrait photos and printed Hindi text. On the left, a large banner advertises a Ram Katha by Sadhvi Devi, and on the right, a banner advertises a Shrimad Bhagavat Katha Gyanyagya. A saffron-robed portrait photo of a bearded sadhu is displayed on a vertical panel beside the gate. In the foreground, several men in white kurtas and dhotis walk past, and a man with a bundle on his head walks along a dusty path. Some people sit on the ground near the banners. The a person depiction on the gate and banners is a printed portrait, not a person present.2013-02-10December 22 20062006-12-22Night procession at a Kumbh Mela-style camp in India, with a group of saffron-robed sadhus walking along a dirt road. In the center, a man in an orange turban, rudraksha mala and ornate beaded necklace walks smiling, holding a ceremonial staff, flanked by a bald monk in orange and a bearded man in orange and red. To the left an elderly white-bearded sadhu in a yellow-orange shawl walks barefoot. Men in white kurtas, some holding phones, stand among them; a black SUV is parked at left. A white building with a banner at back and striped poles at right. Several people visible, roughly six to twenty.2016-04-22February 11 20132013-02-11Outdoor photo at a Kumbh camp entrance: an ornate pinkish-brown gateway topped with towers and small figures, labelled in Hindi and English as the Swami Hariharanand Camp, with a yoga shivir sign above. Crowds of devotees in saffron and orange robes, white dhotis and colourful saris move through the gate and past parked white cars. A saffron-robed sadhu in the foreground wears an orange shawl. Yellow railings, a red banner of a white horse, and a tall signboard reading Dashadoot appear at the sides, under a pale sky with white flags.2015-09-10 +1 copies