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A bare-chested man with short dark hair and a short beard stands waist-deep in a wide, murky brown river, leaning forward with his arms stretched out to the sides and eyes lowered. A beaded white-and-dark rudraksha-style mala hangs around his neck. Behind him, multi-storey buildings in pink, orange and brown line the far riverbank under green wooded hills, with a few small figures on the steps and a rooftop walkway at right. The water is choppy and pale.

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A photograph of a smiling man swimming in a churning, muddy river. He is shown from the chest up with his head above the water, extending his right arm forward across the surface. He has short dark hair and a red thread tied on his wrist. Behind him, a pink concrete riverside wall with open lattice-like block openings runs along the water's edge. The water is pale brown-grey with foamy white ripples. No ritual, puja or ceremony is visible, and no deity or ashram setting is shown.2014-07-27July 27 20142014-07-27May 01 20142014-05-01A person with wet dark hair swims or bathes in churning, pale grey-brown water, arms extended forward and splashing up a spray of droplets. Only the head, shoulders and one outstretched arm are visible, and the face is partly hidden by the water. No robes, garlands or ritual objects are visible.2014-07-27A man with short dark hair swims in churning, muddy grey-brown water, one arm thrust forward through a spray of white splashes. He wears a white undergarment and is shown from the side, with his shoulders and head above the surface. No ritual objects or identifiable setting are visible beyond the river water.2014-07-27A photograph of men and boys standing waist-deep in the muddy, fast-flowing river, holding a long iron chain that is fixed to a vertical black metal post at left. A smiling man in a yellow-orange shirt with a red-printed pattern and orange lower garment stands centre, holding a small shirtless boy. A bare-chested man with wet hair and a rudraksha-style bead necklace stands at right, holding another boy. Two more men in checked and plain shirts stand at left. Behind them are riverside ghats, pink and red buildings, a red-walled structure, and a red-and-orange bridge at right, with hills above. The scene shows people wading in the river together on a rainy day.2014-07-21February 05 20132013-02-05July 27 20142014-07-27A photograph of a group bathing in a fast-flowing, muddy-brown river, with forested hills and a riverside building behind. In the centre, a man in a blue polo shirt and dark trousers, wearing glasses and a dark rudraksha mala, stands waist-deep in the water among devotees. A bald elderly man in an orange-brown garment and a rudraksha mala stands nearby, and a bare-chested man in saffron-orange cloth is being held and bathed by others. Several women in white and orange clothes are wading, some with hands raised to their heads, and a trident is planted in the water on the left. Onlookers on the bank wear white, orange and red clothing. The and the source line are printed over the lower right corner2006-05-22Two swimmers churn through rough, foamy white river water. The swimmer on the right wears a black cap with a white band and has his head turned above the surface, arms stroking through spray. A second swimmer at the left edge, bare-shouldered with a dark cap, reaches forward. The water is turbulent and milky with splashing whitecaps. No ritual setting or identifiable individual is evident, and the scene appears to be a river swim.2014-07-27A large crowd of men and boys bathes in a wide, fast-flowing river with murky grey-brown water. On the right, many people stand on stone steps along the bank, some in white, some in colourful shirts and a woman in a purple garment, while others wade and swim. On the left, a dense crowd gathers near a flight of steps beside pink-walled buildings and a bridge. Many bathers are bare-chested, and a few men tug at a rope near the water's edge. The scene is a riverside ghat, with no visible deity, ritual fire or stage.2014-07-27June 02 20162016-06-02