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Crowded outdoor riverbank scene with devotees in and around water. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with wet hair and ash-marked forehead wears beaded necklaces and holds a silver trident-shaped ritual object decorated with yellow and red flowers. Beside him, a man in a saffron-orange shawl with a red tilak and a red-bordered orange cloth on his head stands among others. A smiling man at right wears an orange sash and rudraksha beads, and several people in orange and white clothing, including an older woman in a white sari, press around. Water and other bathers are visible behind.

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January 30 20102010-01-30January 30 20102010-01-30January 30 20102010-01-30Outdoor river bank scene at a Kumbhamela-style bathing event, with water and sandy shore behind. A central figure with a red-and-gold headwrap, tilak on forehead, and an orange-saffron robe holds a golden trident (trishul) decorated with yellow and red flower garlands. Around him, many hands reach toward a golden-wrapped metal pot (kalasha) with flowers while water splashes over people. Several men in orange saffron robes and white dhotis surround him; a smiling man on the right wears orange clothing and tilak. Water is poured over the group during ritual abhishekam-style bathing.2010-01-30January 30 20102010-01-30Outdoor riverbank scene at a crowded gathering beside a lake, with a tented pavilion and trees behind. Several people in saffron-orange robes stand among devotees, many bare-chested or in light clothing with ornaments. A smiling man in orange with a red and white tilak on his forehead holds his hands together in greeting, while a tall figure in orange with a long swept-back head covering and a shawl faces away, receiving a large floral offering of white flowers, leaves and red blooms in a tray. A man in orange with a rudraksha mala and a shawl stands nearby, and a bald man in orange is at right. The crowd of devotees surrounds them with bright sunlight overhead.2010-01-30January 30 20102010-01-30January 30 20102010-01-30January 30 20102010-01-30Outdoor photograph at a riverbank with a crowd of devotees gathered at the water's edge, a tented pavilion and bright blue sky behind them. In the centre, a tall man with a shaved head and white beard wears an orange saffron shawl and a dark rudraksha mala, holding a bundle of green mango leaves with white and yellow flowers. Beside him a man in an orange robe with a red tilak mark on his forehead smiles and raises a hand. Several orange-robed sannyasis and devotees in white and yellow surround them, with a bare-shouldered woman with a gold necklace in the foreground. Some people are bathing in the river. Appearance-based cues on the central figure are limited, so the identity of the person holding the leaves is uncertain.2010-01-30January 30 20102010-01-30Outdoor riverside ritual crowd on a sandy bank with a river and tents behind. A bald man in saffron robes with white sacred ash on his head raises a bundle of green mango leaves overhead, with a flower garland and offerings below. A priest in saffron with rudraksha beads and a red-marked forehead stands nearby with folded hands. Dense devotees, some bare-chested with tilak and garlands, surround them, and a shaven-headed man in front wears a white-smeared forehead and flower garland.2010-01-30