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Outdoor photograph at the Triveni Sangam riverbank with bright hazy sky above and water in the foreground. A seated group of devotees in white and blue-grey shawls and head wraps sits on a stone platform facing right. At the right edge, a figure in orange-red robes with long dark hair sits cross-legged, appearing to lead the gathering. Before him stand four brass kalasha-style vessels and a small silver pot, with marigold-like flowers and a brass pooja plate nearby. The water reflects sunlight.

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A photograph at the Triveni Sangam confluence in Allahabad, with a riverbank platform above dark water in the foreground. A figure in saffron-orange robes sits at the right edge with a long dark hair, a distinctive cue, beside brass kalasha pots and a small oil lamp set out for ritual. About fifteen people in white, blue and grey shawls and wraps sit in a semicircle on the stone platform facing the presenter, listening during a satsang by the river. A visible date stamp '1 2006' appears on the right edge of the image.2006-01-08January 08 20062006-01-08Outdoor photo at the Triveni Sangam riverbank in Allahabad, with a stone ledge running along flowing water in the foreground. A figure in an orange-red robe with long dark hair sits on the ledge at right, with brass pots and small offerings such as flowers and a lamp arranged in front. A group of about a dozen seated devotees in white, blue and grey shawls and clothing sits facing them, while the bright hazy sky fills the background.2006-01-08A photograph at a riverside ghat of a confluence, showing a figure in orange-saffron robes crouched at the water's edge beside brass vessels, apparently performing a ritual offering. Behind them, a large group of people in white and red clothing sit and stand along the stone steps and bank under a pale sky, watching. Water in the foreground reflects the orange of the robe. A small logo appears in the lower left corner, and a date stamp reading 2006 1 7 is at the upper right.2006-01-08A photograph taken at the river edge of the Triveni Sangam confluence in Allahabad. A figure in a saffron-orange robe sits on a wet stone ledge at the water's edge, leaning forward over the brown river, holding a small brass vessel. Beside them, a person in white ritual clothing sits close by, and a man in a white shirt stands behind at the right. A crowd of people in white and red garments stands on the bank in hazy light. A date stamp in red digits reads 2006 and 1 7 along the right edge. A small purple logo appears at the lower left.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 20062006-01-08January 08 20062006-01-08A photograph of a riverside ritual at a sangam with a group of devotees seated on a stone platform at the water's edge. Most people wear white clothing and white head coverings. On the right, a figure in an orange-red robe sits facing the line of seated devotees, with brass or silver ritual vessels and offering plates arranged on the stone in front of them. Other devotees stand and sit along the bank behind, with the river water visible in the foreground.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.2006-01-08January 08 20062006-01-08