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Photograph of a river ritual at the Allahabad Kumbh Mela. A small painted deity murti in an orange-red garment is carried above the water by several bare-chested men wading in the river, one of whom stoops at the left. Bamboo poles with rope strung between them form a barrier in the water. On the shore, a man in a light vest and blue checked shirt stands with a bag, a shirtless man in striped shorts faces the water, and a woman in black stands near an elderly bearded man in white with a yellow shawl. A man in red cloth is partly visible at right. Dry straw covers the bank.

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A photograph taken at a river bank during a Kumbh Mela event. Several bare-chested men wade waist-deep in grey-green water, hoisting a painted deity murti on a wooden platform above their heads. The murti wears an orange-red garment, a crown-like headdress, and holds a bow and arrow. Bamboo poles and a rope line run across the water behind them. Onlookers stand on the shore in the foreground, including a man in a yellow t-shirt and a bare-chested man in striped shorts, with another person in red at right. The scene appears to be a ritual immersion of the murti in the river.Men wade waist-deep in a river, carrying a small deity murti in an orange-red garment above the water. A standing figure with dark hair and a bow-like object is held aloft by several bare-chested men in dhoti-style lower cloth, while others on the bank watch. Wooden poles and a rope fence run across the water, and the sunlit surface is bright with glare. Several onlookers stand in the foreground, including a man in a yellow t-shirt and a bare-chested man with his hand on his hip. Ritual immersion of a murti in river water.Photograph at a riverbank. In the water stands a figure in an orange-red garment with a long dark hair, holding a staff-like object, appearing to be a deity murti or a standing figure. On the shore, several people watch: a shirtless man in striped shorts with hands on hips, a white-robed elderly man with long grey hair and a yellow and striped shawl, an older man in a maroon top and white dhoti, a boy in a yellow shirt, a young man in a white dhoti, and others in the water and seated on straw-covered ground. Sandals and bundles lie near the water's edge.A photograph taken over water at dusk or dawn, showing a river with a silvery, rippled surface. Four to five men stand waist-deep in the water, silhouetted and shirtless, holding up a flat platform above their heads on which a small deity murti stands. The murti wears an orange-red dhoti or cloth and holds a bow or staff upright, with a dark topknot. Thin vertical poles and a rope line the water around the group. The men are in shadow and their faces are not visible. No readable text appears in the scene itself, and a faint decorative purple logo sits in the upper left corner.A photograph of a river scene with pale grey water and sun glinting on its surface. Four or more men wade waist-deep in the river, shirtless or in dark clothing, lifting a small orange-robed figure of a deity with a bow raised in one hand, standing on a platform or raft. Thin wooden poles driven into the water are linked by rope lines behind them. A partly visible man in light clothing and an orange cloth sits at the bottom right edge of the frame, and the dark silhouettes of the wading figures are sharp against the water.A photograph taken over water at the Kumbh Mela. In the centre, three men stand waist-deep in the river, holding up a small wooden platform on which a small statue of a figure in orange robes stands drawing a bow. Two more men stand in the water to the left and right, bare-chested and wearing dhotis, beside wooden stakes and a rope fence. The water is grey and reflects sunlight. In the lower right corner, a partly visible person in orange clothing is at the edge of the frame. No figure in the scene can be identified as a person; the statue is a deity murti with a bow, shown as an image carried in the river.February 05 20132013-02-05Photograph at a riverbank during a bathing gathering, with wooden stakes and a rope fence standing in the water behind. A small Rama-like deity murti in an orange garment holds a bow and is carried above the crowd by a shirtless young man wading in the river. Around it, several men and boys in dhotis and shirts crowd the shallows, and a man with long grey hair in white clothing stands near the middle holding a tablet. Others sit or stand on straw-covered ground among heaps of clothes and sandals. A bucket sits on the bank.February 15 20132013-02-15April 29 20182018-04-29A photograph of devotees bathing in a temple tank at Rameshwaram beside a pink-painted stone wall with steel railings. Several men stand waist-deep in greenish water; a central man with bare shoulders and a dark rudraksha-style mala holds his hands together, while another man in a white dhoti with a golden-yellow shawl stands at the edge. Behind the railings, onlookers in white, pink and blue clothes watch from a tiled platform. Ritual bathers in orange and red cloths are visible on the right, and a pink temple structure rises at the far right.2018-04-29A photograph of a crowd bathing in seawater at a temple tank or sea-steps area, with pink-painted concrete posts and steel railings in the foreground. Several men stand and wade waist-deep in the water, some bare-chested, some in white dhotis with orange or saffron cloths; one figure in the center wears an orange garment and holds clasped hands. Onlookers stand on a white-tiled wall above, including a man in a white shirt and an elderly man in white. A small pink shrine-like structure rises behind the railing. No figure can be confidently identified as a person from appearance, so the role is described as devotee.2018-04-29