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A photograph inside an orange-draped tent at the Ujjain Kumbh Mela, with a long row of saffron-robed sadhus seated on low wooden benches covered in patterned red and blue cloth. Several wear orange or maroon turbans and rudraksha or beaded necklaces with gold bangles. A standing sadhu in orange robes, with a long beard and an orange shawl, stands at the right beside a pillar. Attendants in beige clothing move along the back. The tent is lined with white poles and orange fabric.

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April 22 20162016-04-22A photograph inside a large orange-and-yellow canopy tent at a Kumbh Mela gathering. Several saffron-robed sadhus sit on a long wooden bench covered with red and blue patterned cushions. Among them, a bald man in a pink robe sits beside a bearded sadhu in a light orange turban, and a man in an orange turban with a red-and-gold headpiece sits at the centre holding a book. Behind the bench, a man in white holds a long staff. Devotees in orange and white sit cross-legged on the ground in the foreground, some with shaved heads and tilak marks. The page does not establish any individual's identity, so no person is named.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22Saffron-robed sadhus sit in a row on wooden benches under an orange canopy at an outdoor camp. Foreground, a bald man with a yellow tilak on his forehead and glasses wears an orange robe. Next to him, a bald man in a rust-pink robe sits with hands clasped. A third man wears a red-brown turban and rudraksha mala, and a fourth in orange garments has a flower garland and gold bangles. A bearded man in orange with marigold garlands, bangles and a beaded necklace holds one hand to his chin and listens. Further along, saffron-clad monks wear marigold garlands, and a standing attendant in orange stands in the back. Orange drapes and white poles frame the tent, and petals lie on the ground.2016-04-22A photograph of a large tent filled with seated saffron-robed devotees and sannyasis on long cushioned mats. In the foreground, a figure in a saffron-orange turban and ornate gold beaded necklace sits with a rudraksha-style neck garland, wearing a saffron wrap over the shoulder; a bare-chested man with a gold armband sits beside an orange pillar. Several men in saffron and orange robes sit in a row, some with beards, one holding a mobile phone, and a cameraman stands behind them filming with a video camera. Attendees in pink and orange clothing sit along the mats, with a silver staff visible at right held by a man in white dhoti.2016-04-23April 23 20162016-04-23April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 21 20162016-04-21April 22 20162016-04-22A seated assembly of saffron-robed sadhus under an orange tent at the Ujjain Kumbh Mela, a row of men on low wooden benches. In the foreground a bald sadhu in orange with a yellow tilak on his forehead sits at left, and beside him a sadhu with a long grey beard wears orange and reads from an open book. A man with a red-orange turban and a beaded rudraksha necklace with gold bands on his arm sits centre-left. At right, a younger shaven-headed monk in dark red-orange cloth kneels with palms pressed together facing the seated row. Several more sadhus in orange and peach robes line the bench behind, with white tent poles and a fan visible.2016-04-22September 10 20152015-09-10 +1 copies