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Outdoors at the Triveni Sangam riverbank, a seated woman in an orange saffron robe sits on a mat with her hands pressed together in prayer, as devotees in white and light clothing sit and stand around her. To the right, a large framed portrait shows a figure in saffron with long hair, labelled as a printed picture. Behind them, a crowd of people in white, red and orange clothes gathers near the water under a hazy sky, with several people holding folded hands. A small glass and a metal vessel rest on the mat near a black bag.

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January 08 20062006-01-08Outdoor riverside ritual at the Triveni Sangam in Allahabad, with a bright hazy sky and a crowd seated on the stone bank. In the foreground a woman in an orange saffron sari with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a black mat, hands pressed together in prayer, with a small brass plate and cup before her. Beside her a large framed photograph propped on the ground shows a robed figure in orange and white holding a staff, a portrait rather than a physical person. Behind them, seated devotees in white, blue and maroon clothing face the water, and a standing sannyasi in orange robes stands on the far right.2006-01-08Outdoor photo at the Triveni Sangam riverbank in Allahabad, with a crowd seated and standing on a stone ghat under hazy winter light. In the foreground a woman with long dark loose hair, wearing an orange-saffron garment, sits cross-legged on a dark mat with palms pressed together in prayer, beside a small brass plate and cup. To the left a man in white clothes sits with hands folded, and other devotees in white, red and dark clothing sit or stand nearby. At the right edge a framed photograph of a bearded, saffron-clad figure with long hair rests on the ground; this is a printed portrait, not a physical person. Several visible people in the background stand near the water.2006-01-08A riverbank ritual scene at a crowded sacred confluence. In the foreground, a woman in an orange saffron sari sits cross-legged on a mat, facing the river, with a dark braid down her back and a silver bowl and small items placed before her. Beside her, a framed photograph propped on the ground shows a man in an orange-and-white robe with a garland and an orange shawl, seated in an ornate setting. Behind them, a group of devotees sit in white, pink and purple clothes with bags and luggage, and men in white dhotis and orange garments stand on the sandy bank under a hazy sky. The photograph and its frame are a printed picture, not a physical person.2006-01-08Outdoor riverbank ritual at the Triveni Sangam confluence. A woman with long dark hair in an orange-saffron sari sits cross-legged on a black mat in front of a brass plate and a small brass cup. Behind her a crowd of devotees sits and stands on sandy ground, many in white clothes, with a man in white and orange on the right. In the foreground right, a framed printed photograph shows a bare-chested man with orange garlands and a white-robed priest figure against a temple backdrop.2006-01-08Outdoor riverside scene at the Triveni Sangam confluence with a crowd of people standing and sitting on pale ground near the water. In the foreground a woman with long dark hair in an orange saffron garment sits cross-legged on a mat with hands pressed together in prayer, with a small brass or steel plate and cups near her. Beside her a framed printed photograph stands on the ground, showing a man in orange robes and a shawl seated in front of a temple. Several people in white clothes and red and orange garments surround them, and one man stands on a raised stone ledge in an orange shawl. The framed print is a depiction, not a physical person, and no identity is established from appearance.2006-01-08January 08 20062006-01-08January 08 20062006-01-08January 08 20062006-01-08Outdoor riverbank ritual at the Triveni Sangam confluence in Allahabad. A person with long dark hair wearing saffron-orange robes and rudraksha beads sits cross-legged on a dark mat at the water's edge, with a small metal vessel before them. A man in white dhoti kneels nearby beside a silver tray. Behind them a crowd of devotees in mixed clothing, including red, maroon and white garments, sits and stands on the stone ghat. At right a framed photo shows a figure in orange robes with a beaded necklace.2006-01-08January 08 20062006-01-08January 08 20062006-01-08