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Outdoor photograph of a large crowd bathing in a shallow river at a ghat during a sacred bathing procession. In the foreground, a bare-chested man in a red-and-gold dhoti with a gold-beaded necklace raises both arms as water sprays over him; a man in white dhoti and gold-bordered shawl with a yellow garland stands beside him. Around them, many saffron-robed sadhus and devotees wear rudraksha and beaded malas and stand waist-deep. Orange and red ceremonial umbrellas and a green canopy rise above, with a pink multi-storey building behind. A water jet hits a bald saffron-clad man at right. Dominant colours are saffron, orange, red and white against bright blue sky.

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April 22 20162016-04-22A photograph of a shahi snan bathing scene at a river ghat during a Kumbh Mela, with a crowd standing in shallow water and splashing. A central figure in a red-orange wrap with a heavy gold-and-bead necklace and gold armlets raises one arm amid spray. Surrounding devotees wear white dhotis, orange and saffron robes, rudraksha malas and gold necklaces; a bald man in a dark wrap stands at right. Red and green ceremonial umbrellas are held overhead, and a pink-and-cream temple building with a spire stands behind under a clear blue sky. Visible people number roughly 21 to 100 in the crowd.2016-04-22Outdoor photograph of a shahi snan procession at a river ghat during the Ujjain Kumbh Mela. A man with long dark hair, wearing a red wrap and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace, stands waist-deep in water with both arms raised in greeting. Around him, devotees in orange and white robes, rudraksha malas and yellow-gold garlands crowd the water, while red and green ceremonial umbrellas are held overhead. Behind them stands a pink temple with a domed tower under a clear blue sky.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22Outdoor shahi snan ritual at a river ghat during the Ujjain Kumbh Mela. Saints and devotees stand waist-deep in greenish water as a bare-headed man in a red-brown dhoti with a gold necklace is doused by a splash of water. Around him, men and women wear saffron and orange robes, white dhotis, rudraksha malas and gold garlands. Two people hold up a red and a green ceremonial umbrella at the right edge. A pink temple with a tower stands behind the crowd under bright blue sky, and an uniformed police officer appears at the top right.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22Outdoor photograph of a river bathing ceremony at a Kumbh Mela shahi snan. A central man stands waist-deep in shallow water, raising one arm in greeting; he wears a red-orange draped cloth, a heavy gold-and-beaded mala and a large gold pendant necklace, with red beaded bracelets on his wrists. Around him, devotees in saffron and orange robes, and others in white dhotis and white garments with red and gold shawls, wade in the water and gather close. Red and green ceremonial umbrellas with long poles rise above the crowd. Behind them stands a pink-orange temple-style building with a domed tower under a clear blue sky. A bald devotee in the foreground is seen from behind, and rose petals float on the water.2016-04-22Outdoor photograph of a crowd of sadhus and devotees wading into water during a ritual bathing procession. In the centre a bare-chested man with long dark hair wears a red-orange cloth draped over his body, a large gold-bead necklace, rudraksha-style beads and bangles, and holds his hands out toward the crowd. Behind him a man in an orange robe with a bald head and bright garlands stands in the water, and two large umbrellas, one yellow-orange and one red, are held over the procession. Behind them a pink-and-cream multi-storey building with domed turret stands under a clear blue sky, with a cameraman at left and green canopies visible. Many people wave their hands and raise bangles and garlands in celebration.2016-04-22Outdoor sacred bathing at a riverbank ghat during a Kumbh Mela shahi snan procession. Devotees stand waist-deep in shallow water beneath bright orange and red parasols with fringed edges and a green umbrella. A bare-chested man with long dark dreadlocks and a rust-coloured shawl stands in the foreground, facing away, while people around him in saffron and orange robes, rudraksha malas and gold necklaces press close. Several women in white saris with red borders join hands in prayer. Behind them is a pink sandstone temple-like building with a domed tower and a crowd on the steps under a clear blue sky. Some are shaved-headed and others wear white dhotis.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22