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Night aarti on a riverbank at the Ujjain Kumbh Mela, lit by string lights, stage lights and a crowd filling the far bank. A large fire lamp burns on a brass vessel at the water's edge, and a man in a white dhoti and white shirt stands at its centre. Around him, people in saffron and orange robes and yellow clothing crowd close, several holding up phones and cameras. A man in a maroon-and-orange turban stands at right beside a woman in a pink-and-orange sari. Hanging golden leaf ornaments decorate a canopy overhead. Several people wear rudraksha malas and ceremonial garlands.

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April 24 20162016-04-24Night outdoor ritual at a riverside ghat in Ujjain, with a large fire blazing at left beside a bare-chested priest in a yellow dhoti and sacred thread, his back to camera. Many devotees crowd around, some in orange and saffron kurtas, one in a yellow kurta, one wearing a red and white mala, and a woman in an orange sari with gold jewelry at right. A man in a brown turban stands nearby. A golden ornamental canopy with hanging leaf-shaped ornaments frames the upper right. Behind them a dense crowd lines the water, green and white lights illuminate the scene, and a pink-lit temple stands in the background. Several people hold up phones and cameras to record.2016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24Night photo of an aarti at a riverside ghat with a crowd of devotees and a glowing lamp in the foreground. A man in a dark turban with a gold beaded necklace stands at right with his back to the camera, and a man in a yellow kurta and another in orange robes with a red-and-gold shawl stand near the front. Women in white and orange sarees stand at right, and bare-chested young men in saffron dhotis stand at left. A cameraman raises a video camera above the crowd, and hanging golden decorations appear at top right above the dark water, with bright lights and many more people along the far bank.2016-04-24Night river ritual at a ghat with fire torches blazing above water. A man in a white kurta stands at the centre behind a brass tray of offerings and lamps, with devotees in saffron and orange robes and rudraksha malas gathered around him. A bare-chested man in orange dhoti raises a flame on the left, and a large ornate golden canopy with hanging leaf-shaped ornaments covers the scene. Many spectators with mobile phones and cameras crowd the riverbank under green and white lights, and a person in a red and orange turban stands in the foreground. Appearance cues for a candidate in white are not distinctive enough to confirm identity, so he is described by role only.2016-04-24Photo 11702490April 24 20162016-04-24