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Backlit photograph of devotees bathing and wading in a sunlit river at a confluence, with a crowd gathered on the bank under a dark awning-like canopy and transmission towers in the background. In the foreground, women in saris and dark clothing walk into the shallow water, while a few people bathe further out. The scene reads as a pilgrimage bathing ritual at a riverside gathering. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in the frame.

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February 02 20072007-02-02Backlit photograph of people bathing in a river at the Kumbhamela gathering in T. Narasipura, Karnataka. Many silhouetted figures wade and swim in glittering water, with more people standing on a sandbank and along the far shore. In the foreground a woman in a dark red sari with a red cloth draped over her arm stands in the water, while nearby women in saris bathe in the sunlit ripples. No identifiable a person figure is visible in this scene.2007-02-02A photograph of many people standing and wading in a shallow, sunlit river at dusk, backlit so most figures appear as silhouettes against glittering water. A woman in the foreground wears a salmon-pink sari and stands in the river; a woman at the right edge wears a dark sari. Several children and adults bathe or swim nearby, one child playing with a red float, and a few people stand on the sandy bank. Power line towers, trees and low buildings line the distant shore under a hazy sky. No identifiable a person figure is visible in the scene.2007-02-02A large crowd wades through shallow, murky river water under a clear blue sky at a riverside pilgrimage site. Men in white shirts and dhotis and women in saris of mixed colours, including orange, green and purple, walk waist-deep toward a low hillock. On the bank, a green-painted two-storey building and a yellow temple gopuram sit among trees, with a dense crowd gathered on the slope and yellow-green banners strung up near the structure. A wire runs across the sky, and a small logo appears in the top-left corner. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person in this view.2007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02Silhouetted photograph of a river crossing at dusk with sunlight glinting on water. In the foreground, several men stand in the shallow water on a large dark round boat or flat metal vessel; one man in a light shirt and head cloth leans over its edge, and others in white shirts and checked shirts stand around it. Behind them, many people wade or walk along a sandbank and swim in the river, with trees, power lines and small buildings on the far bank. No individual's face or clothing details can be clearly distinguished due to backlighting; no a person candidate is clearly visible among the people shown.2007-02-02Outdoor riverbank scene at a Kumbhamela-style gathering on a sandy shore beside a wide water body under clear blue sky. A long procession of devotees walks along the bank, many men in white dhotis and orange or saffron clothing, some women in pink, green and red saris. A colourful striped umbrella canopy and a green-and-white draped tent stand to the right. Children and older women in colourful saris and salwar stand in the foreground, and others bathe in the shallow water on the left.2010-01-30February 02 20072007-02-02A wide outdoor photograph of a river confluence at a Kumbhamela-style bathing site under a clear pale sky. Many devotees bathe and wade in the shallow greenish water, some submerged to the waist, others splashing near the bank. Along the near shore, a crowd of standing and seated people in white, cream and patterned clothes watch the water, with women in saris and men in shirts and dhotis. Thatched huts and rows of makeshift shelters line the far bank, and bare trees and a line of power cables cross the top of the frame.2007-02-02June 02 20162016-06-02June 02 20162016-06-02June 02 20162016-06-02