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A photograph of many people standing and wading in a shallow, sunlit river at dusk, backlit so most figures appear as silhouettes against glittering water. A woman in the foreground wears a salmon-pink sari and stands in the river; a woman at the right edge wears a dark sari. Several children and adults bathe or swim nearby, one child playing with a red float, and a few people stand on the sandy bank. Power line towers, trees and low buildings line the distant shore under a hazy sky. No identifiable a person figure is visible in the scene.

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Backlit photograph of devotees bathing and wading in a sunlit river at a confluence, with a crowd gathered on the bank under a dark awning-like canopy and transmission towers in the background. In the foreground, women in saris and dark clothing walk into the shallow water, while a few people bathe further out. The scene reads as a pilgrimage bathing ritual at a riverside gathering. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in the frame.2007-02-02Backlit photograph of people bathing in a river at the Kumbhamela gathering in T. Narasipura, Karnataka. Many silhouetted figures wade and swim in glittering water, with more people standing on a sandbank and along the far shore. In the foreground a woman in a dark red sari with a red cloth draped over her arm stands in the water, while nearby women in saris bathe in the sunlit ripples. No identifiable a person figure is visible in this scene.2007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02A river confluence at a Kumbhamela bathing site in Karnataka, with a wide shallow river and sandy banks. Many women in colourful saris, including red, green, yellow and pink, stand and sit on concrete steps at the water's edge, some washing clothes and others holding bundles and baskets. Bamboo poles strung with rope divide the water, and numerous men and boys bathe and swim in the river, some bare-chested. A woman in a red sari and white head covering stands in the foreground with her hand raised to her head. No identifiable a person figure is visible in this scene.2007-02-02A large crowd wades through shallow, murky river water under a clear blue sky at a riverside pilgrimage site. Men in white shirts and dhotis and women in saris of mixed colours, including orange, green and purple, walk waist-deep toward a low hillock. On the bank, a green-painted two-storey building and a yellow temple gopuram sit among trees, with a dense crowd gathered on the slope and yellow-green banners strung up near the structure. A wire runs across the sky, and a small logo appears in the top-left corner. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person in this view.2007-02-02A wide outdoor photograph of a river confluence at a Kumbhamela-style bathing site under a clear pale sky. Many devotees bathe and wade in the shallow greenish water, some submerged to the waist, others splashing near the bank. Along the near shore, a crowd of standing and seated people in white, cream and patterned clothes watch the water, with women in saris and men in shirts and dhotis. Thatched huts and rows of makeshift shelters line the far bank, and bare trees and a line of power cables cross the top of the frame.2007-02-02Photograph of a large crowd bathing in a wide river at a sacred confluence. Dozens of people wade and swim in the shallow water, some submerged to the waist, while many more stand along the sandy bank. Makeshift bamboo and thatched shelters with blue-and-white striped awnings sit at the river's edge. Bamboo stakes stand in the water on the left. Foreground shows the backs of two people's heads, one dark-haired and close to the camera. Dry scrubby trees and a hazy sky lie beyond the far bank.2007-02-02A wide outdoor photograph of a crowded river bathing ghat at a Kumbhamela-style festival, with hundreds of devotees wading and bathing in shallow, muddy-green water under a clear blue sky. Many people in saris and dhotis stand in the water or along the sandy bank, some in red, pink, yellow and green garments. Thatched and tin-roofed shelters and a row of bamboo stalls line the far bank beside leafy trees. Dense crowds fill the right foreground. No identifiable a person figure is visible in the scene.2007-02-02June 04 20162016-06-04June 02 20162016-06-02June 02 20162016-06-02