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Outdoor photo of a river bathing scene at the Ganga. Waist-deep in greyish-brown water, a central figure with long, swept-back dark hair wears an orange-red wrap and a red-orange garment, with gold necklaces and a bead mala; he is being approached by devotees. Around him, several shirtless men in red dhotis and white cloths wear rudraksha malas and gold chains, some with hands folded in prayer. Orange and saffron flags fly from a boat at upper right, with a dark-clothed boatman standing on the boat and a man in dark clothing at top. Probable Swamiji (probable) stands centrally in saffron/orange attire with long swept-back hair, gold ornaments and a shawl, participating in the bath; the figure is in the midst of the crowd.

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Devotees bathe waist-deep in a river during a Kumbh Mela ritual immersion, with a wooden boat tied with ropes behind them. Several shaved-headed men in red dhotis and gold chain necklaces, some with rudraksha malas, duck and wash in the water. A woman in an orange sari with wet hair covers her face with her hands near the center. A man in a dark tracksuit stands on the boat holding a long bamboo pole, and white and orange cloths hang on the boat. Marigold petals float in the water. The photo is watermarked Nithyanandapedia, which is not described.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Devotees bathe in a river at a Kumbh Mela ghat. Around him, shaved-headed men in red and maroon dhotis and white cloths wear gold necklaces and rudraksha malas; some hold hands in namaste or fold their palms in prayer. A wooden boat lies beside them with white cloth and saffron flags on bamboo poles behind. Water surrounds the scene and a man in brown stands on the bank.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Photo at the Ganga river during the Kumbh Mela, with a man wading waist-deep in brown water beside a wooden boat. The central man has long, wet black hair and wears a saffron-orange wrap with a thick rudraksha-style mala and a large gold ceremonial necklace; a person-appearance candidate with long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and ornate gold necklaces. Around him, bare-chested sadhus with shaved heads and rudraksha malas, men in white dhotis, and devotees holding orange flags and staves crowd the water. Several other people stand and bathe close by, with a clothed boatman in the background.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10A crowd of men wades in the river at a Kumbh Mela ghat, with a wooden boat and oars at the top of the frame. At the centre a long-haired man in a saffron-orange robe and a gold necklace bends forward in the water, surrounded by hands reaching toward him. Other men around him wear rudraksha malas, bare chests and white cloth, and one has a red tilak on his forehead. Plastic bags and clothing lie on the boat. Swamiji (probable) is present, shown with long swept-back hair, saffron-orange robe and ornate gold necklace during the Maha Snan bathing at the Kumbh Mela.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10 +1 copiesPhotograph of a ceremonial bath in a river at a Kumbh Mela setting. A bare-headed man in a red garment with a cloth draped over his body and a beaded waist ornament raises one hand while standing in shallow water beside a wooden boat. Shaved-headed men in white and red cloth stand nearby, one wearing gold earrings and a rudraksha mala, another wearing glasses and a rudraksha mala. A man in dark clothes and a turban stands behind on the boat holding a long wooden pole. Water droplets splash around the figures.2013-02-10Photo of devotees bathing in the Ganga River at a Kumbh Mela ghat beside a wooden boat. A shaven-headed man in a maroon dhoti and gold-and-bead necklaces stands waist-deep in the water, and to his right a long-haired woman in a bright orange-red sari covers her face with her hands. Other bathers in red and white cloth crouch in the shallows, some with beaded malas, and an orange flag with the word DHYANAPEETAM hangs at upper right.2013-02-10