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A crowd of sadhus in saffron and orange robes gathers outside a red corrugated-metal hall at the Kumbh Mela. Many wear orange or pink turbans, some carry walking staffs, and several have long white beards. A red sign on the left shows a Hindi advertisement with a phone number, and a white car with a red-and-white lanyard-wearing man stands at right. Two orange and yellow flags with emblems hang on poles near the entrance, and string lights are visible along the roofline. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance.

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Crowd of saffron-robed sadhus and monks streaming out of a red-roofed, open-fronted hall at a Kumbh Mela site. Many wear orange and saffron robes and turbans; several elderly sadhus have long white beards, one in a yellow turban in the foreground. A man in a pale beige kurta and head wrap walks at left, and a white-clad attendant stands in the background. Red and orange-painted walls, a Hindi signboard reading Swamiji and offering free entry, and a flag-like decoration frame the entrance. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance.2015-09-14September 14 20152015-09-14September 14 20152015-09-14Photo 11695441 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20152015-09-14February 12 20132013-02-12September 14 20152015-09-14A crowd of saffron-robed sadhus and devotees gathers around a dark SUV at a Kumbh camp entrance. Many men wear orange and saffron robes, some with orange turbans and rudraksha malas, while a few wear white kurtas. Behind them a painted wall shows a conch shell labelled शंख and a figure with a crown and wings, beside an ornate pink carved gateway with a framed portrait. Several people press close to the vehicle, with a white-bearded sadhu in pink gesturing on the left. a person is not clearly identifiable among the crowd, so no candidate is confidently marked.2015-09-10 +1 copiesSeptember 10 20152015-09-10 +1 copiesNight 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.2016-04-22A large tent interior at a Kumbh camp with a long red carpet running down the center and rows of seated sadhus on both sides. Most wear saffron and orange robes, many with long beards, rudraksha malas and tilaks. A standing man in a saffron dhoti and a man in an orange turban and red vest stand among the rows. Hanging red and maroon drapes and striped fabric decorate the tent ceiling.2015-09-10 +2 copiesSeptember 14 20152015-09-14