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A photograph of a large procession of men wading into a river, with a central figure with long dark hair standing in the water with palms pressed together in prayer. He wears a maroon-brown dhoti-style wrap, gold necklaces and gold armbands. Around him, men in white dhotis with gold borders and saffron-orange robes hold hands and carry a silver staff. Men in saffron and white garments and many gold and rudraksha-style necklaces surround them. Behind, a dense crowd on a bank is watched over by colourful umbrellas in pink, teal, yellow and orange, and devotees raise their hands; a framed portrait of a deity is held aloft at upper right.

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A photo of a river procession wading through shallow water on a bright sunny day. In the centre, a bare-chested man with long dark hair wears a maroon-brown dhoti-style cloth and multiple gold necklaces and armlets, hands pressed together. Around him, men in white dhotis with gold borders and beaded garlands walk in the water, and others in orange-saffron cloth follow. Coloured umbrellas (pink, yellow, teal, orange) and kalasha-topped ritual staffs rise above the crowd, with a large crowd and a camera visible at right. The scene appears to be a shahi snan ritual bath procession.2016-05-09May 09th 20162016-05-09 +1 copiesA large group of men wades into shallow water during a ritual bathing procession under a bright blue sky. In the centre foreground, a man with long dark hair and a dark shawl bends forward with his hands in the water, wearing a heavy gold necklace and gold armbands. Behind him, devotees in white dhotis with gold borders and gold necklaces walk in the water, and one man in an orange-saffron robe stands among them. Decorated umbrellas in pink, teal and orange rise above the crowd, and a video camera is mounted at the right edge. The clothing and ornaments suggest a snan procession, but the fine detail is hard to confirm. The water splashes around the central figure.2016-05-09Outdoor photo of a large crowd wading through shallow, muddy water during a river bathing procession. In the foreground a man with long dark hair bends forward, cupping water with his hands, bare-shouldered and wearing gold necklaces and bangles. Around him, men in white dhotis with gold borders and bare upper bodies hold a tall silver-shafted umbrella and walk alongside. Several men in saffron-orange robes with gold garlands stand in the water, and some wear maroon shawls. Behind them, ornate parasols in pink, yellow, teal and orange rise above a dense crowd on a road, with red flags and a printed banner showing a bearded figure at upper right.2016-05-09A photograph of a shahi snan style bathing procession in shallow water. In the centre, a bare-chested man with long dark hair wears a rudraksha-style gold and beaded mala, a large gold pendant, gold armbands and a maroon shawl, bending forward with hands in the water. Around him, men in white dhotis with gold borders and maroon or orange shawls hold hands and wade together, several wearing gold necklaces. Coloured ceremonial umbrellas in pink, teal and yellow rise above the group, a camera operator stands at right, and a blue sky with light poles is behind them. Several people, at least 15, are visible.2016-05-09May 09th 20162016-05-09May 09th 20162016-05-09May 09th 20162016-05-09May 09th 20162016-05-09Outdoors in shallow muddy water, a central figure in a deep red-maroon robe stands with a long layered gold-bead necklace and a gold pendant, with long dark swept-back hair and gold armbands, hands extended. Around him, men in white dhotis with gold borders, orange and maroon robes, and rudraksha malas wade and gather close, some reaching out to touch or support him, as a crowd watches from the bank under a bright sky with a decorated ratha-style float at the right edge, consistent with a river bathing procession. Several people in the background hold up cameras. Hair, robes and ornament details suggest a ceremonial bathing rite. Individual visible cues: long swept-back hair, gold necklace, maroon robe, and rudraksha malas on several attendants.2016-05-09A photograph of a river bathing ritual with a crowd of devotees standing waist-deep in brownish water. In the centre, a bare-backed man with long, dark, dreadlocked hair bends forward into the water, his head lowered, with gold armlets and a dark sash around his waist. Around him, men in white dhotis and white shirts, several with rudraksha and gold beaded necklaces, wade and hold hands, while a man in orange and maroon robes with gold garlands stands among them. Colourful umbrellas, orange flags and a crowd on the bank fill the background, and a camera operator is visible at top right. Two bald men in the foreground, one in white with gold beads and one bare-chested with gold chains, reach toward the water.2016-05-09May 09th 20162016-05-09