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Crowded rainy street scene along a riverside in Haridwar, with dense throngs of pilgrims moving between stalls. Many men and women wear saffron and orange clothing, and several hold black umbrellas or blue plastic sheets against the rain. On the right, colourful stalls display flower garlands, pink and red floral decorations, and tall decorated poles with ribbons. A shirtless man in orange shorts walks on the left, and a woman in a pink headscarf shelters under a blue sheet at right. Overhead tarpaulins and a white canopy line the wet pavement. No single figure in the a person frame is identifiable, and the people shown are not clearly a person; the scene is a general pilgrim crowd.

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Crowded riverside scene at a ghat in the rain, with a large crowd of pilgrims, many dressed in saffron and orange clothing and carrying umbrellas, plastic sheets and ceremonial floral decorations on bamboo frames. Men in orange kanwar-style garb and barefoot devotees move along a wet stone embankment, and a woman in a red and white sari with a maroon shawl smiles at the front. A river and distant buildings appear behind the crowd under overcast skies. No identifiable a person figure is visible in the frame.2014-07-21A rainy riverside scene at a bathing ghat with stone steps leading into a fast-flowing river. Many people in orange and saffron clothing, plus women in purple, yellow and blue saris and men in shorts, bathe, wade and stand on the steps. Some hold black umbrellas against the rain. Behind them, stalls with colourful garlands, flower strings and cloth goods line the riverbank under dark tarpaulin roofs. A metal chain fence runs along the steps to guide bathers. Clothes are spread out to dry on the stone steps.2014-07-21Crowded riverside ghat steps on a monsoon-grey day, with many people in saffron-orange clothing bathing and standing in shallow muddy water. Some men are bare-chested in orange or white dhotis, women wear saris and salwar kameez in purple, yellow and blue, and several people hold black umbrellas. Colourful decorated bamboo kanwar-style frames with flowers and tinsel are scattered along the steps, and tarpaulin tents line the upper area above the water. Litter lies on the steps and iron chains run along the edge of the river.2014-07-21 +1 copiesNight photo of a dense crowd of sadhus and devotees moving through a street at the Ujjain Kumbh Mela. Many bare-chested men wear orange and saffron cloths wrapped at the waist, some with shaved heads, one with a white-grey beard, and one wearing a bright orange turban on the right. A red flag on a tall pole rises above the crowd near the right edge. Men in white dhotis, a man in a green checked shirt, and others in ordinary clothes stand among them. Streetlights and a dim background light the scene.2016-05-21A crowd of devotees stands waist-deep in flowing water at a riverside ghat. Foreground figures include a bare-chested man with a yellow marigold garland and a rudraksha mala, a shaved-headed man in a maroon-and-gold necklace, and a man in a red and orange turban. A man in a white kurta with folded hands stands centre-right beside a woman in a red-and-floral shawl with a red bindi. Several women wear orange and red saris. Orange-clad sadhus and a yellow sign fence line the water's edge. No figure can be confidently identified by appearance, so the centre man in white is described only by role.2015-09-15September 15 20152015-09-15Crowd of pilgrims walking along a dusty roadside in a procession carrying decorated kanwar-style wooden frames (kavad) with bright tinsel, pink and red flowers, red and yellow flags, and small framed pictures. Many men wear saffron-orange clothing and carry backpacks; some wear white vests and caps. Tents with yellow and white covers and green trees line the background.2014-07-21 +1 copiesSeptember 13 20152015-09-13May 21 20162016-05-21Photograph of a crowd bathing in a flooded river ghat at the Kumbh Mela. Water fills the foreground and steps, and many people wade and bathe, many bare-chested with orange and saffron cloths. Near the centre a man in a white dhoti and cloth, with a long garland of yellow-orange marigolds and a dark rudraksha-style mala, stands in the water beside a metal trident, a trishul. Next to him, a man in a deep red-maroon turban and maroon shawl wears gold beaded necklaces. Shaven-headed sadhus and devotees surround them. Metal railings and signboards in yellow and green line the right edge, and a white pot is held at the top right.2015-09-15May 09th 20162016-05-09Dense crowd of devotees bathing in a river at a Kumbh Mela shahi snaan, water splashing around a central group of sadhus. Several men with long matted hair, rudraksha malas and orange or saffron cloth stand waist-deep in the water, with white-clad devotees beside them. A woman in a red sari with a garland stands at the left, and a man in a yellow shirt with an ID lanyard stands at the right. Red flags rise above the heads of the crowd, and many people hold cameras and phones. A video camera is in the foreground at the bottom of the frame.2016-05-21