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A photograph at the Triveni Sangam confluence in Allahabad, showing a figure in a bright red-orange robe standing on a wooden platform over the river, bending forward with arms raised toward the water. Behind and around him, a crowd of seated and standing devotees in white and pale clothing, some in red and dark garments, fills the platform and the shore. Brass vessels and offerings sit in front of the seated group, and a photographer with a camera stands at the left edge near the water. Hazy sky and grey-green river water fill the background.

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January 08 20062006-01-08A photograph at the Triveni Sangam confluence in Allahabad, with a riverbank platform by the water. A figure in a bright red-orange sari and head covering stands bent at the edge, offering something at the ghat steps. Seated and standing devotees in white and pastel clothing line the stone platform, with a crowd of onlookers in the background on the shore. Brass plates or offering trays with flowers sit on the steps near the water. A photographer stands at the left edge. The scene is a river bathing and puja setting with pilgrims at the sacred confluence.2006-01-08January 08 20062006-01-08Outdoor photo at a riverbank ghat. A figure in a bright orange-saffron robe and orange dhoti stands at the stone edge, facing the water, with arms raised as if pouring or offering. Beside them a man in a white kurta and white dhoti stands holding an object. Seated devotees in white cloth gather on the steps, and a large crowd stands along the bank and in the shallows, some wading in the water. Overcast, hazy light, with a small boat at the left edge.2006-01-08A photograph at the Triveni Sangam riverbank in Allahabad, with a group seated on stone steps beside a wide river under hazy light. In the foreground a woman in an orange-red sari sits cross-legged before a brass plate and lamps, with a white-clad woman beside her. Other seated devotees in white and orange clothing face the water, and a line of standing onlookers stands along the upper bank. A printed credit line appears in the lower right corner, reading as a 2006 Nithyanandapedia photo caption.2006-01-08Outdoor photo at the Triveni Sangam riverbank in Allahabad, with murky water in the foreground. A figure in orange-red robes sits on a concrete ghat step, seemingly leading a puja with brass lamps and vessels set out before them. Several people in white clothing sit on the steps beside them, and more devotees in white and red stand on the bank behind. A small red-and-white shrine or altar structure appears at right, with flowers and offerings nearby. The scene suggests a riverside ritual performed with oil lamps and brass vessels at the confluence.2006-01-08Outdoor photo at the Triveni Sangam riverbank, with a group seated on a concrete ghat above flowing water. In the centre, a woman in a saffron-orange sari sits beside a brass or copper vessel set on the ground, as a man in white kurta stands near her. A seated man in white clothes sits in the foreground, and a man in a light jacket sits at the right beside a printed banner. Other people in white, red and dark clothing sit or stand along the ghat, and a row of spectators is visible on the far bank. No one in the scene is identified as a person by appearance, so no candidate is marked. The ritual setting suggests a puja at the confluence, though the exact rite is not clearly visible.2006-01-08January 08 20062006-01-08January 08 20062006-01-08 +1 copiesJanuary 08 20062006-01-08January 08 20062006-01-08January 08 20062006-01-08