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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.

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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.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.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 copiesFebruary 10 20132013-02-10 +1 copiesOutdoor procession at a river riverbank during a Kumbh Mela gathering, with a crowd and boats in the hazy background. Several men walk under colourful fringed umbrellas on poles. In front, a smiling man in an orange wrap and orange robe, with a long dark hair, a gold necklace and rudraksha mala, holds a golden trident-topped staff. Beside him a man in white kurta and orange shawl wears glasses and a badge. In the centre foreground, a smiling man in white kurta with a red tilak holds a broom-like ceremonial whisk and reaches toward others. Young men in white kurtas and orange shawls walk alongside. Swamiji (probable): the orange-robed man with long hair, gold necklace and rudraksha mala, carrying a trident staff at the front of the procession. +1 copiesFebruary 10 20132013-02-10May 09th 20162016-05-09February 13 20132013-02-13February 10 20132013-02-10Night 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.May 09th 20162016-05-09May 09th 20162016-05-09