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Two men stand barefoot on a stone-paved courtyard before a dark stone temple tower at dusk, its spire and walls strung with rows of warm oil lamps. The man on the left wears a rust-red turban, saffron-brown robes with a gold-yellow border, and a long mala with a large gold pendant; his hands are folded at his waist. The man on the right wears an orange-saffron wrap and a dark rudraksha mala with a gold pendant, arms crossed. Behind them a fenced crowd of devotees in white and orange stands watching, and temple lamps glow on a smaller shrine at left. a person: the man on the left wears a rust-red turban, a long gold-pendant mala and saffron-brown robes, consistent with the page's Kumbh Yatra caption; the man on the right is identified only by role as a visiting Portugal-based yoga guru.

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September 16 20152015-09-16 +1 copiesSeptember 16 20152015-09-16September 16 20152015-09-16Two sadhus stand with hands clasped on a stone-paved plaza in front of a tall dark stone temple shikhara strung with lines of warm fairy lights, with a pink-lit entrance structure at left. The man on the left wears a deep maroon turban, a maroon-and-gold dhoti and shawl, and a long beaded mala with a large gold pendant. The man on the right wears a saffron-orange shawl and a dark rudraksha mala. Devotees in white dhotis and orange saris stand behind a metal railing at right and left, and a small group of people is visible at the railing. The sky is pale blue at dusk.2015-09-16September 16 20152015-09-16Two saffron-robed sadhus stand barefoot on a stone-paved courtyard in front of a dark, tiered stone temple shikhara strung with orange and red lights at dusk. The taller man on the left wears a rust-brown dhoti, a red head covering and a rudraksha-style necklace; the man beside him wears an orange-saffron wrap and a beaded mala. At right, a bare-chested priest holds a ritual object near a shawl-wrapped devotee. Lamp-lit banners and a crowd in white and red fill the background behind a metal fence, with a small lit shrine to the left. The swami's identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2015-09-16September 16 20152015-09-16September 16 20152015-09-16September 16 20152015-09-16Two men stand in front of a dark stone temple shikhara strung with rows of warm lights at dusk, with a lit red-roofed shrine and flags at the summit. The man on the left wears a maroon turban, a rudraksha-style mala, a large gold pendant, and maroon-and-gold draped cloth. The man on the right wears orange saffron robes, a rudraksha mala, and a pendant, with hands folded. Other people in white and saffron stand behind an iron railing in the background. Their presentation and clothing are compatible with the page's identification of a person, but the face is not a reliable basis, so the identity is uncertain.2015-09-16September 16 20152015-09-16September 16 20152015-09-16