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January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13Dense smoke fills a hall where saffron-robed sadhus and devotees gather around a small fire in a metal bowl at lower left, its flame visible through the haze. In the foreground, a bald, white-bearded man in orange robes with a tilak on his forehead stands with hands joined in namaskar, and a man with a mala-style necklace in orange cloth stands beside him. Behind them, a man in a red turban and others in orange and red clothing face the fire, some holding offerings. Bodies are blurred by the smoke, and the setting appears to be an open ashram pavilion with light coming through its upper windows.2015-01-13A crowded outdoor pandal under a corrugated metal roof with a trident-topped standard and a gold kalasha-style finial at left. Several men in saffron and orange robes with matching orange and maroon turbans stand and sit in a dense group, one in a dark red-brown robe with stripes drawing attention. A man in white shirt and dark trousers with a green-and-gold shawl stands at left, a man in yellow kurta at center-front, and seated devotees in orange clothing fill chairs at right. A cameraman in white shirt films at right, and a man in blue shirt stands behind the group. Some faces are partly visible at the bottom edge.2015-01-13Crowded indoor ceremony under a large corrugated-roof pavilion with white and pink draped backdrops. Several saffron-robed sannyasis wearing orange and orange-yellow turbans and shawls press around a central figure with long, swept-back hair and a deep red turban, wearing a red-brown robe with a bare upper arm and red-beaded bracelets. Some hold curved golden ceremonial rods, and garlands hang around the group. A man in a blue shirt and a man in a white turban stand nearby, and a photographer with a camera is at right.2015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13A photograph inside an orange and red tent at a Kumbha Mela-style gathering. Two seated figures on ornate gold thrones sit at the front: one in a saffron-orange robe with long white hair and beard, another in white robes with a white turban raising a hand in blessing. Seated devotees in orange, white and red headwear face them on chairs and mats, including a shaved-headed man in orange and a sadhu with matted dreadlocks and rudraksha malas in the foreground. A cameraman in orange stands at left, and a plant-laden kalasha-style setup and ceremonial flower garlands are visible. The scene suggests a satsang or discourse in progress.2013-02-11June 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesJanuary 06 20182018-01-06August 25 20172017-08-25Dense smoke fills a large open-sided pavilion with a metal truss roof during a ritual gathering. Men in white kurta and dhoti stand among seated devotees in saffron and orange robes on red chairs behind metal barricade railings. A man in orange with a red turban and a woman in green sari sit near the foreground, and a cameraman with a video camera films the scene at left. Large decorated ratha or palanquin-style structures with ornate canopies stand in the background, and an offering fire burns at lower right. Several people visible in the crowd, no clear a person candidate identifiable from appearance.2015-01-13