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A photograph taken from the water looking toward a riverbank under a clear pale-blue sky. Several wooden country boats are moored in a line along the river, crowded with people in mixed clothing, some in saris and red or white garments, standing and sitting. Bamboo poles carry small triangular flags in red, yellow, green and tricolour-like bands. A thatched canopy and bundled cloth sit on one boat. Low green trees and distant buildings line the far bank.

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January 08 20062006-01-08A wide river scene at Triveni Sangam, Allahabad, with many wooden boats crowded together on grey-green water under a pale blue sky. Passengers sit and stand in the boats, some in saffron, red and white clothes, and several boatmen work long oars. Red, green and white flags on bamboo poles rise from the boats. Distant trees and a low shoreline with buildings lie across the river.2006-01-08A wide photograph of boats crowded on the brown river water at the Triveni Sangam in Allahabad, with many people seated and standing in wooden boats, some with flags on poles. A green-and-red flag and a small blue-and-yellow flag fly above the boats, and a dark bird glides in the pale sky. Wooded hills and buildings lie along the far bank. Passengers wear saris, kurtas and shawls in red, green, white and maroon, and a few hold oars or umbrellas. The foreground is choppy river water.2006-01-08Wide daytime photograph of the Triveni Sangam confluence at Allahabad, with choppy brownish river water in the foreground. Several wooden boats with colourful flags, including yellow, green and red pennants, are moored at the left bank, with small figures seated inside. A sandy riverbank stretches across the middle distance with scattered people, tents and poles, and a hazy pale sky above. A single bird flies in the upper left. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2006-01-08Photograph taken from a river looking toward a crowded riverbank at Triveni Sangam, Allahabad. Several wooden and blue painted boats are moored in a row along a low landing stage, with people standing, sitting and moving on the decks and boats. Small red, yellow and green flags flutter from poles above the boats. Pale sandy bank and distant trees and buildings lie beyond, under a hazy sky with birds in flight. Brown rippled river water fills the foreground.2006-01-08Several wooden ferry boats crowd open river water at Triveni Sangam under a pale hazy sky. Passengers sit closely packed in the boats, some in white and red clothing, while rowers stand at the sterns with long oars. Red and green pennant flags fly from bamboo poles, and distant trees and riverside structures line the far shore. Two small birds are visible in the sky.2006-01-08Photograph of a river crossing on the Ganges at Varanasi, showing several wooden country boats moored side by side along the water. Many people stand on the boats and wade in the shallow water; a few bathe in the river. Several boats carry flags on tall bamboo poles, including red, yellow, green and white pennants, and one boat has a thatched canopy. A sandy riverbank with temporary shelters and a few distant people lies behind the boats under a hazy sky. Some figures wear saffron and red clothing. No one is clearly identifiable as a person.2006-01-09January 08 20062006-01-08A wide river scene at the Allahabad Kumbh Mela under a hazy pale sky. Many small wooden boats with colourful canopies, flags and awnings line up along the brownish-green water toward a distant shoreline crowded with people and tents. Red and orange flags fly from poles on the boats, and a few white birds glide over the water in the right foreground. The camera is low over the water, looking across the river at the far bank.February 05 20132013-02-05Wide hazy photograph of a riverbank crowd at a large Kumbh-style pilgrimage site. A dense line of people in colourful saris, dhotis and orange clothing stands along the water's edge beside several wooden boats moored at the bank. Tall lamp posts, bamboo poles with small red and orange flags, and temporary stalls and signboards fill the sandy ground behind them, with a pair of tall telecom towers and tree line on the horizon. The foreground is open grey river water.2013-02-05A crowded river scene at the Kumbh Mela on the water, with many wooden rowboats packed together and people seated inside them, some holding oars. Several white seagulls fly low over the brown river. Along the shore, bamboo poles carry colourful triangular flags in red, orange, yellow, green and white, and a blue metal railing runs behind the boats. Small tents and canopies stand at the left edge, and people in saffron and other bright clothing gather on the bank.