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A photograph of people standing waist-deep in a murky river, with a wooden boat and rope behind them. Centre, a man with long dark hair wears an orange turban, orange robe and orange shawl, facing away and holding a tall gold trident (trishul) with a wooden-handled staff beside it. To the left, a man with curly hair wears white dhoti-style clothes and an orange shawl and gestures with one hand. On the right, a man in white with a white cloth and orange shawl holds a gold trident, and another man in white wears rudraksha malas. Another gold ceremonial staff stands at the far left, and a dark cloth hangs from a pole. Faint marigold petals float on the water.

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A photograph of devotees standing waist-deep in a river at a Kumbh Mela bathing site. In the centre, a figure in orange robes and an orange turban with long dark hair kneels in the water with hands raised to the head, facing a group of men in white kurtas and dhotis with orange shawls and rudraksha malas. Several men on the right and left hold tall golden trident (trishul) staffs and long wooden poles, and their faces show excitement. A small wooden boat with a seated man sits behind them, with other boats and distant shoreline in the hazy background.A photograph of a group of people standing waist-deep in murky river water during a ritual bathing scene. Several figures wear saffron-orange robes and garlands of beads, while others in white clothes with orange shawls raise their arms in exultation. A tall golden trident and a golden staff are held upright in the water, and small yellow flowers and petals float on the surface. A man in orange at the center-right holds a brass tray, and another person in orange leans forward toward the group. The scene shows a crowded, joyful procession of devotees bathing together. +1 copiesJanuary 19 20072007-01-19February 10 20132013-02-10 +1 copiesPhoto 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.2013-02-10Night-time photograph at the Kumbh Mela on a river, with a row of lit lamps glowing along the far bank. In the foreground, a figure in orange robes with long dark wavy hair, bare-shouldered, stands in the water holding a tall golden staff topped with a finial. Beside them, a woman in glasses and an orange shawl holds a brass tray with flowers and a small ornate object. To the left, men in white kurtas with orange shawls stand waist-deep in the water, one clasping hands with another. Scattered flower petals float on the water and an orange-robed person stands at the right edge. +1 copiesA photograph at a riverbank ghat. In the foreground, a long-haired man in an orange-saffron shawl and bare-chested, with a yellow-orange tilak on his forehead and beaded necklaces, sits on the steps while holding a tall silver trident (trishul) upright. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and white caps stand on the steps, and a man in white with a saffron shawl and glasses holds a camera. In the water, a single person swims. Hazy hills and buildings line the far bank under a pale sky. Appearance-based label: a person, with long swept-back hair, saffron shawl, bare chest, beaded necklaces and a trident. The page places this at a Varanasi yatra event.2006-01-05Night photograph at the Kumbh Mela riverbank in Allahabad, with string lights and moored boats glowing on dark water behind a crowd of saffron-clad sannyasis standing waist-deep in the river. A tall golden trident stands upright at left and a golden staff at centre. A man in white with raised arms and a man in orange hold up their hands, while a shirtless man with a bald head and rudraksha mala faces away from the camera. A young man in orange at right holds a gilded pyramid-shaped vessel with marigold petals. A bearded man in a white shirt at upper right watches. Several people in orange and white shawls take part in the water ritual.February 10 20132013-02-10Sunset at a riverbank during the Kumbh Mela, with a line of devotees walking along a sandbag-lined embankment at the water's edge. In the foreground, a woman in white wades into the river on the left. Behind her, a man in white dhoti and white shirt holds the handle of a golden-tipped ceremonial umbrella with red and blue tassels, and a man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a trident-like golden staff on the far right stands near the front. Bamboo poles stand in the shallow water, and the sky glows orange behind a low sun. a person figure in a swept-back long hairstyle and saffron/orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands near the centre of the line, walking beside a white-clad attendant. The scene reads as a procession along the riverbank.A photograph of a group bathing in a murky river at dusk or night, forming a chain of linked hands. A bare-chested man with long dark hair, wearing a saffron dhoti and rudraksha-style necklaces, stands centre-right facing several people in orange and saffron garments. A man in the lower left holds a golden trident, and a figure in front holds a tall golden staff. Men in white kurtas with orange shawls and garlands wade with raised hands, some with palms pressed together in greeting. Petals float on the water, and the scene suggests a river ritual procession.January 30 20102010-01-30