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A photograph of men bathing in a broad, greenish river at a holy confluence. Roughly a dozen shirtless or lightly clothed men swim, dip and wade across the rippling water, some with hands raised to their heads, some splashing. The scene is bright and open, with no temple, a person or ritual objects visible.

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A photograph of men and boys bathing in a river at the Kumbhamela site in T. Narasipura, Karnataka. Bamboo poles and a bamboo framework stretch across the water in the upper left. Roughly a dozen bare-chested men and boys wade or swim in greenish water, with a few partly submerged and a few splashing. In the foreground, two boys in light clothing stand on the bank watching. Some swimmers wear red or dark shorts. No swami or deity is visible in the scene.2007-02-02A photograph of men bathing in a river, with water splashing up around them. Several men in the foreground are waist-deep in the murky water, mostly bare-chested and wearing shorts or white vests, some with rudraksha-style beads or thin cords around their necks, one raising his hands to his face. Behind them, a crowd of shirtless and shorts-clad men stands on the bank, including a man in a red shirt and another in a blue shirt, and one man in a striped cloth wrap. No clearly identifiable ceremonial figure is visible in the scene.2014-07-27February 02 20072007-02-02A photograph of a group standing waist-deep in a muddy river with a moored barge and large black buoys behind them. A man in the centre-right wears a black long-sleeved shirt, black trousers and a red-orange beaded necklace, with both arms spread wide as if speaking to the group. Beside him a man in a white vest presses his palms together at his forehead, and another man bare-chested with a dark cord necklace also has his hands folded. A woman in a black swimsuit stands near the middle, and a man with a black swimsuit at the far left is partly submerged. A grey-haired man in glasses and a black shirt stands at the far right with his arms crossed. Sunlight glints on the brownish water.2015-05-18Photograph of a crowd standing waist-deep in water, many with arms raised and hands clapping in celebration. At the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears a red garland with white flower strands and a red cloth, smiling as devotees around him raise their palms. Many men and women wear white clothing and red shawls, some with rudraksha malas. Bright water splashes around the group.2009-06-09February 13 20132013-02-13A group of young men in a river splash joyfully, arms raised, bare-chested or in wet clothes, with water spraying around them. Green trees, palms and a red-earth bank line the shore, with a bicycle parked on the bank at right and a few distant figures near the trees. No a person candidate is visible.2005-04-09June 04 20162016-06-04June 09 20092009-06-09May 18 20152015-05-18June 02 20162016-06-02June 02 20162016-06-02