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A dense crowd crowds around an ornate palanquin decorated with orange and yellow marigold garlands at a temple entrance. A Marathi signboard reads Shri Kshetra Tryambakeshwar Devasthan and a yellow banner reads Shri Vikraj Palkhi Pooja. Several bare-chested men in maroon and gold dhotis and devotees in orange and white stand close together, many with red and gold garlands and gold necklaces. A bald man in saffron and maroon clothing stands at the centre of the group, with a child in a red and yellow outfit at right. Some people are wet and splashed.

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September 13 20152015-09-13September 13 20152015-09-13September 13 20152015-09-13September 13 20152015-09-13A crowded river-bathing scene at a riverside ghat, with devotees wading in waist-deep water near a decorated shrine entrance draped with marigold garlands and yellow flower strings. Several men in white dhotis and bare upper bodies wear gold chains, red-and-gold shawls and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces; one man in the foreground in a white dhoti and red shawl smiles while holding a clasped hand. Nearby, a man in saffron-orange robes and a saffron turban stands at the edge, and a man in an orange shawl stands among the crowd. Umbrellas with white fringe and a silver vessel are held above the water, and a photographer with a camera stands at the left edge. Yellow and marigold garlands hang from the shrine, with a yellow Hindi sign above.2015-09-15September 13 20152015-09-13September 13 20152015-09-13 +1 copiesSeptember 13 20152015-09-13 +1 copiesSeptember 13 20152015-09-13 +1 copiesDense crowd at a temple entrance in Nashik during the Kumbh Mela, with marigold garlands hanging from a wooden doorframe. In the centre, a man in an orange-saffron robe and orange head cloth gestures toward a crowd, and a man with an orange shawl and a gold-beaded necklace stands nearby. A bald man in white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl and rudraksha beads is in the foreground at right, and a man in a white dhoti with a gold border and red rudraksha mala stands bottom right. Devotees press close, some wearing white and orange clothes, and a video camera operator at left films the scene. a person is not confidently identifiable from appearance here, so the figures are described by role only.2015-09-13A dense crowd fills a temple interior with dark stone walls. Several shaved-headed men in rust-red and saffron-orange robes, some with rudraksha malas, press forward among devotees in white and dark clothing, many with raised arms. A bald man at lower right wears a heavy gold bead necklace over an orange shawl and gold-rimmed glasses. Red and orange flags and a framed religious picture hang on the wall at upper right. The mood is energetic and packed.2015-09-18September 15 20152015-09-15