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A photograph of a river bathing scene with murky, fast-moving water. A man with short dark hair and a beard stands waist-deep in the river, bare-chested, wearing a beaded rudraksha-style mala around his neck. Two young men in orange t-shirts and orange cloth sashes stand at the bank beside a metal chain railing; one holds a white plastic bottle or container and pours water, while the other sits on the steps. A green cloth and yellow bags lie at the top left. The scene suggests a ritual river dip.

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January 30 20102010-01-30A photograph of a man in orange clothing crouching at the edge of a fast-flowing, churning river, reaching his right hand into the foamy water. He wears an orange shirt and an orange dhoti or wrap with a darker red border. His short dark hair is visible from behind and the water around his hand is white with spray. No headwear, garland or ritual objects are visible, and the bank and sky are not shown.2008-07-03July 03 20082008-07-03January 30 20102010-01-30A photograph of a river ritual at a Kumbhamela-style gathering. In the centre, a bearded man with long hair tied in a knot wears a saffron-orange cloth draped over his shoulders and stands waist-deep in water, holding the cloth with one hand. Around him, several sannyasis in orange robes and rudraksha malas wade in the shallow water, while a man in a white shirt with a yellow scarf and another in a white dhoti stand nearby. A younger orange-clad figure kneels in the water at left, reaching toward the water. Bamboo poles and a shoreline appear in the background, with a dark-shirted man and other onlookers on the bank. Counted people are visible in the frame.2010-01-30A person with long curly dark hair, wearing an orange saffron garment, is bent forward and immersed waist-deep in flowing water, scooping or pouring water with one hand while holding the other hand near the water. Behind them a person in a white kurta wears a large rudraksha mala with a pendant and an orange wrist thread, and another person in white and bright green-and-yellow clothing stands nearby. A metal bowl with white liquid sits at the lower left and a bamboo pole crosses the water. The scene suggests a river ritual bathing or abhishekam-style offering in a river setting. Two or three people are visible.2006-05-22A group of men stand waist-deep in a river or lake with sunlit water around them, performing a ritual bath. Several wear saffron-orange cloths: a man at left with long dark hair, a central man with a dark rudraksha mala draped over his orange wrap, and a bearded man at right. A man in a white shirt with a yellow shawl stands behind them, a shirtless man stands further back, and a man in a pink checked shirt raises a cloth overhead while wringing water. The central figure has his hands raised in a gesture while water splashes around them.2010-01-30July 21 20142014-07-21July 27 20142014-07-27A 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.2013-02-10May 22 20062006-05-22Photo of men wading in a fast-flowing river beside a stone ghat. A man in a saffron-orange robe printed with OM symbols and an orange lower cloth reaches down to help a boy in the water. Several shirtless young men stand in the churning water, gripping a heavy iron chain fixed to a dark wooden post, one holding a sunken swimmer. A man in a checked shirt watches, and a bare-chested man at right wears a rudraksha-style bead necklace and a red wrist thread. Rain and spray mark the scene.2014-07-21