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A crowded outdoor riverside scene at a Kumbhamela-style gathering, with tents and a body of water behind. At the centre, a man in a red-orange shawl and white-marked forehead holds a brass pot decorated with white flowers and green leaves, while another saffron-robed figure with a shaved head and white-marked forehead, standing beside him, reaches toward it. Several saffron-clad sadhus and devotees surround them; a bearded man in saffron robes and a red tilak stands at the right. A bare-chested man with a garland of yellow flowers and beads stands at the left, and devotees behind wear orange and white clothes. Several men in the background wear white and orange garments and many are gathered along the shore. Count of physical people is many, roughly in the 21-100 range.

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Outdoor river or lake ritual on a bright day, with a crowd of devotees pressing around the water's edge and tents with bunting behind. A central figure in an orange-red robe with a matching hood-like shawl and red tilak on the forehead holds a brass-rimmed kalasha decorated with green leaves and white flower garlands. Beside him, men in saffron robes, one with a long dark beard and a red bindi, reach toward the pot. A bare-chested man on the left wears a white sacred thread and marigold garlands, and others wear white-and-orange clothing and painted foreheads. Umbrellas and flags are visible at the top edge. This appears to be a water-offering or purification ceremony at a festival site.2010-01-30January 30 20102010-01-30January 30 20102010-01-30January 30 20102010-01-30January 30 20102010-01-30 +1 copiesJanuary 30 20102010-01-30 +1 copiesJanuary 30 20102010-01-30Outdoor riverside ritual crowd at a Kumbhamela-style gathering with a river and striped tent canopy behind. Many saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees stand close together. In the centre, a man in an orange wrap with a red sash and tilak holds a garland-decorated object while a sannyasi in an orange robe and rudraksha mala extends his hand toward it. Several monks wear orange robes and rudraksha malas; some men at left are bare-chested with white dhotis and sacred threads. Multiple people appear to be at least several dozen, though only a subset is clearly visible.2010-01-30Outdoor photo of saffron-robed sannyasis standing waist-deep in shallow brown water at a riverside gathering under a clear sky. A central figure in orange robes with a shawl draped over his head, a red mark on his forehead and a rudraksha mala, holds his hands together while others around him stand close. To the left, a bare-chested man in yellow dhoti with a green border holds a garland of white and yellow flowers, and another man in a white shirt watches at the edge. A man on the right wears orange robes and a beaded mala, and a camera operator with a video camera appears at the upper right. Tents and a distant crowd are visible behind.2010-01-30January 30 20102010-01-30January 30 20102010-01-30January 30 20102010-01-30