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A painted artwork framed in a dark wooden border, showing a bare-chested man with a short beard and white dhoti holding a small vessel or bowl overhead while standing waist-deep in turbulent, wave-tossed water. A large multi-headed white and gold-banded cobra with a raised hood wraps around him and rises behind him. Heavy rain streaks the dark stormy sky, with lightning bolts and two flying figures in white near the top. The figure is an illustrated painted figure, not a clearly identified person, so no identity is asserted.

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A photograph of a ritual bathing scene in shallow river water. At centre, a man in a dark maroon garment with multiple rudraksha malas and gold ornaments is bent forward while two men in white dhotis with gold borders pour water over his head. Splashing water surrounds them. Behind, men in white robes with red and gold sashes and garlands stand in the water, and a man in an orange garment holds a gold-topped staff. A video camera is visible at upper right. Several people are visible in the image.2016-05-09A photograph of a ritual bath in shallow river water. A central man with long, wet, dark hair is being immersed, his head bowed and his face held by two men in white dhotis with gold borders and red sashes, with bare upper bodies and rudraksha malas. Around them, a crowd of men in white and saffron robes, some in orange with gold necklaces, stands in the water. A cameraman with a video camera is visible at the upper right. The central man wears a dark red garment and gold ornaments. No individual can be confidently identified from appearance, and the page does not state that a person is present.2016-05-09Outdoor photograph of a sacred bathing ritual in shallow water. A long-haired sadhu with dreadlocks bends forward, water spraying from his hair, while a white-robed man with gold necklaces and a gold waist sash stands nearby. Several saffron-robed sannyasis wearing gold beaded malas and gold bangles crowd around. Above them are colourful umbrellas in red, yellow and green, with a peach-coloured temple gateway and blue sky behind. A silver kalasha vessel floats in the water in the lower left. Crowd members, including a woman in white, observe the snan.2016-04-22A large crowd of devotees stands in and around a river, many holding up cameras and phones, with red and saffron flags visible at the back. In the centre, a bare-backed man with long dark hair kneels and bows his head into the water while surrounded by robed sannyasis in white and saffron, wearing gold ceremonial necklaces, rudraksha malas and red sashes. One standing figure holds a long trident-like staff and a kalasha-style vessel, and several people reach toward the kneeling man in a river bathing ritual.2016-05-21A photograph of a ritual bathing scene in a river, with a crowd of devotees standing waist-deep in dark water. In the centre, a figure with long matted dreadlocks, bare-backed and wearing a red cloth and gold bangles, leans forward holding a large ornate silver-patterned vessel or kalasha over the water. Around them, men in white dhotis with gold borders and gold-bead necklaces, and women in white and saffron saris with garlands, stand close together. Some hold their hands together in reverence. Cameras are raised above the crowd at the back. The water is murky brown-green.2016-05-21A large crowd gathers waist-deep in a river for a ritual bath at the Ujjain Kumbh Mela. In the centre, a long-haired figure with dreadlocks and bare back stands facing away in the water, with arms bent at the elbows and a bangle on the wrist. Around them, men in white dhotis and rudraksha malas and women in white and red saris, some with gold necklaces, hold up hands and raise trishul-tipped staffs. Many devotees wave red and saffron flags along the riverbank and on the sides, with a canopy and tents visible behind the crowd.2016-05-21A large group of men wades into shallow water during a ritual bathing procession under a bright blue sky. In the centre foreground, a man with long dark hair and a dark shawl bends forward with his hands in the water, wearing a heavy gold necklace and gold armbands. Behind him, devotees in white dhotis with gold borders and gold necklaces walk in the water, and one man in an orange-saffron robe stands among them. Decorated umbrellas in pink, teal and orange rise above the crowd, and a video camera is mounted at the right edge. The clothing and ornaments suggest a snan procession, but the fine detail is hard to confirm. The water splashes around the central figure.2016-05-09June 02 20162016-06-02A procession wading through shallow water under a bright blue sky. In the centre, a man with long dark hair and a dark maroon-and-gold robe stands holding a silver staff, wearing layered gold and rudraksha-style necklaces and bracelets. Around him, men in white dhotis with gold borders and maroon sashes walk with heavy gold necklaces, some carrying a gold kalasha-style vessel at right. Colourful umbrellas, including pink, purple and orange canopies, are visible behind, and a camera operator films at the right. Several devotees are present in the water and on the bank.2016-05-09March 09 20182018-03-09May 09th 20162016-05-09A photograph of a ritual bath in shallow water. A central figure with long wet dark hair, wearing a maroon cloth and heavy gold necklaces, is being bathed as water pours over his head. Two men in white dhotis with gold borders and red sashes hold his head and shoulders. Behind them, several men in white and maroon ceremonial garments, some with gold necklaces and wrists bands, stand in the water. A man in orange clothing with a gold necklace stands at the right, and a camera operator on a raised position is visible in the upper right.2016-05-09 +1 copies