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Evening procession on a riverbank crowded with devotees beneath strings of lights and yellow and orange umbrellas. In the centre a man in an orange-saffron turban and saffron robe wears a long ornate gold necklace and a rudraksha mala, with a gold armlet, smiling and holding a bronze ritual implement. Nearby a bare-chested man wears rudraksha beads and a tilak, palms pressed together, while others in white kurtas and pink and orange shawls stand around. Silver trident-like standards and tall flags rise behind, with temple shrines and bright lamps along the water.

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Night outdoor ritual at a riverside ghat with crowds and lamps. A central man in a saffron-orange turban, saffron-orange robe, and long beaded rudraksha-style garland with heavy gold ceremonial chain holds a metal ritual vessel and performs a sacred aarti-like offering, appearing to be the principal ritual figure (a person label applies only if appearance cues hold; the figure wears a turban and rudraksha-style malas). Beside him a bald man in saffron garlands and a man in orange with a red-and-white scarf stand close; devotees in white, yellow and orange kurtas surround them, some with folded hands. Behind are golden canopy umbrellas, a gilded palanquin-like structure, orange flags and a smoking incense or offering pot, with illuminated tents and temple lights across the water.2016-04-24Evening procession at a riverside ghat with a large crowd of devotees. In the foreground, a man in an orange-red turban and orange-saffron shawl with a beaded garland stands with palms pressed together in namaste, next to a man in white with a pink-red cloth over his shoulder. Behind them, men in white dhotis and saffron garments carry tall yellow and orange ceremonial umbrellas and a golden canopy-like parasol, while red and orange flags wave above the crowd. Lamps and lights glow along the water's edge, with temple shrines and colourful tents visible behind the ghat.2016-04-24Evening outdoor ritual at a riverside ghat with many people and colourful umbrellas lit by street lamps. In the foreground, a man in an orange turban and orange robe with a gold-beaded garland stands beside a metal vessel, reaching toward a bowl of offerings, while a man in a white kurta with an orange shawl joins palms beside him. A bare-chested man with a red tilak and rudraksha mala stands at right, and a crowd of devotees with red and orange shawls surrounds them. Behind them, orange and yellow parasols and a golden palanquin-style canopy appear, with decorated temple shrines glowing in the background.2016-04-24Dusk riverside scene at a crowded ghat along a river, with dense devotees pressing forward. In the left foreground a large yellow umbrella with silver beaded fringe is raised over the crowd, and a man in an orange-red turban stands near it with hands folded in prayer, wearing gold beaded necklaces. Nearby a shirtless man with rudraksha-style beads and a white-clad young man with palms joined stand among others in orange and white. Several more yellow and orange umbrellas, red flags and illuminated tents line the far bank under street lights, with a lit shrine structure and brightly coloured lights reflecting on the water. The crowd appears to be performing a river ritual at Shipra ghat during a festival evening.2016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24Night procession at a riverside ghat, lit by street lamps and colourful pandal lights. A central man wears a saffron-orange turban, saffron robe, a long gold-beaded necklace and rudraksha-style mala, holding a brass vessel, with a hand-held orange umbrella overhead and a gold palanquin canopy at left. Around him, devotees in saffron, white and pink garments press close; several bare-chested men wear rudraksha malas and ochre cloth, and some people raise folded hands in namaste. Many umbrellas and red flags fill the crowd beside the water. The swami identification cannot be confirmed from appearance; the group reads as a sannyasi-led ritual procession.2016-04-24Night photograph of a dense crowd at a riverside ghat during an evening aarti. In the foreground, a man in a saffron-orange robe with a red-orange turban and rudraksha mala holds a brass vessel, possibly a kalasha or aarti dish, while others around him stand with palms pressed together. Several bare-chested men wear rudraksha malas and vibhuti marks; a man in a white kurta and a man in pink and cream clothing also stand near him. Behind them, colourful umbrellas, red and orange flags and decorated temple structures line the bank, with illuminated water reflecting lights. Devotees hold up mobile phones to record the ceremony. About thirty or more people are visible in the scene.2016-04-24Evening crowd at a riverside ghat during the Ujjain Kumbh Mela, lit by street lamps and pink-lit steps. A man in a saffron-orange turban and orange robe, with a long gold-and-bead necklace, stands in the foreground with palms pressed together, while a woman in an orange sari with a beaded necklace and a man in an orange robe nearby also join their hands. Two men in white kurta-style clothing with pink-red cloth draped on their shoulders and wrists in red and gold threads face them, a bare-chested man wears a rudraksha mala, and orange and red umbrellas and saffron flags line the water's edge with many devotees raising hands behind them.2016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24