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A crowded indoor hall with pale walls and a tiled floor filled with saffron-robed sadhus and devotees. In the centre a man in a red robe walks past, while a man in an orange robe holds a strand of orange-flowered rudraksha mala. Two turbaned men in white kurtas with yellow shawls stand near a cameraman with a video camera. Seated in the foreground, a white-bearded elderly sadhu in orange wears a red tilak, and a young boy in orange wears glasses. Men in pink and cream kurtas with yellow dhotis stand at right. Water bottles sit on the floor among the seated crowd.

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Crowded indoor hall at the Kumbh Mela camp in Trimbakeshwar during a gathering of sadhus. In the centre, a man in a red robe walks barefoot past a man in orange robes and a grey beard holding a bundle of orange-tasselled mala strands. Several turbaned men in orange and red, and one in white with a yellow and orange shawl, stand nearby, some holding cameras. Seated in the foreground are saffron-robed sadhus, including an elderly man with long white hair and beard and a boy in orange wearing glasses. Two young men in pale pink and white kurtas with yellow dhotis stand on the right. Water bottles sit on the floor.2015-09-11A crowded indoor room with plain white walls and windows, where many people in saffron and orange robes gather. A framed picture of a deity hangs high on the back wall, decorated with a red and orange flower garland. In the foreground, a man in orange robes with a yellow-and-orange tilak on his forehead stands near a shaved-headed monk in orange clothing, with a rudraksha mala around his neck. Other men wear white kurtas, pink dhotis, and a red turban and orange turban appear among the crowd. A bald man in an orange robe sits cross-legged on the floor, and a person in a pink shirt holds a small item. The scene appears to be a gathering of sadhus and devotees.2015-09-11September 11 20152015-09-11 +1 copiesSeptember 11 20152015-09-11September 10 20152015-09-10 +1 copiesSeptember 11 20152015-09-11September 11 20152015-09-11A seated communal meal at a Kumbh Mela camp, with rows of sadhus and devotees in saffron and orange robes sitting cross-legged on a white floor. Plates of food and water bottles are set in front of them along the line. A bearded man in orange robes with a red tilak on his forehead and a boy in a red shirt sit near the front, while an older man with a long white beard in orange robes smiles toward the camera. Another white-haired man in orange sits in the foreground, and women in orange saris sit at the right. Orange turbans and rudraksha malas are visible among the crowd.2015-09-11September 20 20152015-09-20September 20 20152015-09-20Photograph inside a pink-pillared hall where several saffron-robed sadhus sit on a purple cloth and white chairs. In the foreground a turbaned sadhu in orange clothing looks on. Behind them a bearded sadhu in orange wears a long rudraksha mala and gold necklace, holding a staff, and a turbaned sadhu in red and orange stands beside a tall staff. Several men in white kurtas and shirts hold up mobile phones to photograph the gathering. A white-curtained shrine and a pink pillar frame the background.2015-09-15 +1 copiesSeptember 11 20152015-09-11