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A photograph of a crowd of saffron-robed sadhus descending steps at the Kumbh Mela. In the centre, a smiling man wears a rust-orange turban, an orange-and-gold wrap and a heavy gold and rudraksha necklace, with red tilak on his forehead. Flanking him, two men in white dhotis with gold borders wear layered rudraksha malas and gold pendants, and a bald man in orange with gold garlands walks beside them. Behind them, numerous bearded sadhus in orange, pink and red robes and turbans crowd the stairway. Appearance-based label: a person, wearing a turban, rudraksha and gold necklace, though the face is not used for identification.

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September 11 20152015-09-11September 11 20152015-09-11September 11 20152015-09-11 +1 copiesPhotograph of a crowd of sadhus and devotees in saffron and orange robes moving through a doorway at a Kumbh Mela camp. In the foreground, a smiling man in a reddish-brown dhoti-style wrap with gold-toned bead necklaces and a maroon turban stands beside a bald man in a maroon wrap with a rudraksha mala. To the right, a man in a white dhoti with gold-bordered cloth and a red-brown mala walks past. Behind them, many men in orange turbans and saffron cloth fill the frame, with a few women in white saris. Red carpeting lies on the ground and a blue wall panel is visible at left.2015-09-11September 11 20152015-09-11September 11 20152015-09-11 +1 copiesA crowded outdoor gathering in hazy light with saffron and maroon robes. At the centre, a smiling man in a maroon-and-gold turban and maroon-gold wrap wears a long gold-bead necklace and rudraksha mala, with a gold-tone emblem on the turban. Around him, men in similar maroon and yellow turbans and wraps wear rudraksha malas; one older man in orange robes with a white-striped forehead and a white bead mala stands to the left, and a bald man in white dhoti is at the right edge. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure, distinguished by long swept-back hair, the ornate gold necklace and the turban.2015-01-13A photograph of a group descending a stone staircase inside a building with barred windows, shoes scattered on the steps below. In the centre, a barefoot person in a deep red-maroon robe with gold-edged bands and a red turban walks with a wide smile, wearing a brown beaded necklace and many marigold and beaded garlands. Beside them, a man in a white dhoti with gold border and a gold pendant around his neck, and a man in black T-shirt holding a yellow-orange flower garland. Around them are saffron and orange-robed sadhus, one with a purple vest and long white beard, and older women in saffron and white shawls. Whether the central figure is the a person candidate cannot be confirmed from appearance alone.2015-09-11September 11 20152015-09-11A photograph of a crowded outdoor gathering in hazy light, with a central figure in a red-orange turban and matching saffron-red wrap, wearing a long gold-beaded necklace and rudraksha mala, with long swept-back hair and a broad smile, walking among devotees. Around him, men in red and gold striped turbans and orange-red robes, one with a dark rudraksha mala and another with white tripundra markings, walk alongside. Behind them, a person in orange robes with white sandal-paste marks and a white beaded necklace gestures with a raised hand, and many seated and standing devotees in orange, white and red fill the background under a white canopy.2015-01-13 +1 copiesSeptember 20 20152015-09-20A photograph of a ceremonial procession under a decorated canopy with flower garlands and banana leaves. In the centre, a bearded man in a rust-red crown-like turban and rust-red dhoti-style robe wears a long multi-strand gold necklace and a large white-and-pink flower garland; a person candidate by the red turban, ornate gold jewellery and flower garland, with the appearance uncertain. He walks forward smiling, his right hand raised. Around him, men in white dhotis with gold borders and rudraksha malas hold his hand and stand close; one bare-chested man wears a rust shawl and rudraksha beads, and a shaved-headed man in an orange-and-rust wrap stands in front. A cameraman with a camera on his shoulder is at the left, and spectators in shirts stand at the right edge.2016-12-23