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A photograph of a tent interior with a red carpet and cushioned seating in front of large devotional banners showing Ganesha, Shiva with a trident standing before snowy mountains, a multi-headed deity, and Shiva and Parvati seated together. Six men in saffron and orange robes sit cross-legged on cushions. Most wear rudraksha mala beads, and one sits with a white shawl and folded hands. A standing man on the left wears a long orange shawl and stands facing them. On the right, a man in white robes and an orange turban stands with his back partly turned, and a seated man in dark red robes sits on the floor. Several seated sadhus have long grey beards. The gathering appears to be a discussion or satsang among sadhus.

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A photograph inside a tent decorated with orange drapes and a red carpet. Several saffron-robed sadhus and white-robed men stand and sit in a row, with a few women in brown and orange saris wearing rudraksha malas at left. A seated sadhu in a red turban and orange robe sits cross-legged on the carpet at front, while a sadhu in orange with a grey beard sits on floor cushions at right. Behind them hang large painted images of Lord Shiva holding a trident against snowy mountains and a painted figure of a seated multi-headed deity at right, with a deity murti partly visible at top centre. Several people are visible, including partial figures at the edges.2015-09-14Photograph inside a tent with a red carpet and orange walls, showing a seated group of saffron-robed sadhus facing a central figure. Behind them hang large devotional posters of Shiva with trident and damaru amid snowy mountains, a multi-armed deity seated on a peacock, and Shiva and Parvati seated on Nandi the white bull. Several sadhus wear orange and saffron robes, rudraksha and gold necklaces, and one wears an orange turban. The central figure in maroon robes with bare shaved head sits with his back partly toward the camera, facing the group on floor cushions. Some men wear beards and others are clean-shaven.2015-09-14September 14 20152015-09-14September 14 20152015-09-14September 14 20152015-09-14September 14 20152015-09-14September 14 20152015-09-14A seated group of saffron-robed sadhus sits on a red carpet and colourful cushions inside a tent at the Kumbh Mela. Behind them hang large painted banners: a mountain scene with a figure in animal skin, a multi-armed goddess seated on a peacock and red cushion, and a Shiva-Parvati image with a white bull. A bearded man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits centre-left, speaking with his hand raised, appearing to be a person candidate by appearance and seated among the group. Facing him on the right, a man in a maroon turban and gold-beaded necklace and a bald man in maroon robes listen. Other sadhus in orange and maroon sit at the edges, one holding a white cloth. Several people are visible.2015-09-14A photograph inside a red-carpeted tent hung with large devotional backdrops of Ganesha, Shiva with a trident, and a multi-headed deity. Seated on the red carpet and cushions, a row of saffron-robed sadhus with white beards and rudraksha malas listens. A bald man in a maroon robe with gold trim kneels with folded hands before a seated man in a maroon robe and red turban wearing a beaded necklace. On the right, a bald man in a maroon and gold-bordered dhoti holds a white paper. On the left, a man in an orange robe stands gesturing. A visible a person candidate appears among the seated saffron-robed men, but the appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm.2015-09-14September 14 20152015-09-14Four men sit on a red floor covering and colourful patterned cushions in a tent with large painted backdrops of deities: a figure with a trident and serpent on the left, a multi-headed deity seated on a throne with a peacock on the centre, and a deity riding a white animal on the right. On the far left an elderly man in pale orange and white robes sits with bare feet. Next to him a bearded man in orange robes and rudraksha beads sits cross-legged with a small notebook and pen beside him. A man in a dark maroon robe, reddish turban, gold-beaded necklaces and bangles gestures while speaking. On the far right a bearded man in orange robes and gold beaded necklaces sits with his hands on his knees. Several painted deity panels and cushions fill the scene.2015-09-14A photograph inside a tent with orange fabric walls and a red carpet, lined with large devotional posters of Ganesha, Shiva with trident and Himalayan backdrop, a multi-headed Brahma-like deity seated on a lotus, and Shiva-Parvati with a bull. Several saffron-robed sadhus stand together. On the left, a man with a long white beard wears a saffron shawl and rudraksha mala with gold necklaces. A bald man in a maroon-and-gold dhoti and shawl stands at right with a white cloth in his hand, and another maroon-robed man wears a red turban. A bearded man in plain orange robes and rudraksha mala stands centrally. Those present are sadhus and devotees; no one is clearly identified by name in the image.2015-09-14