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Evening ritual on a riverbank at a crowded Kumbh Mela ghat. In the foreground, a figure with a long orange turban and a dark robe with a rudraksha-style beaded necklace faces away from the camera, holding a golden kalasha. A woman in a bright yellow sari and shawl holds a small golden vessel and a mobile phone. Nearby, saffron-clad sadhus with beaded necklaces and a bald man in orange stand among devotees. Golden leaf-shaped ornaments hang from a canopy overhead. Behind them, lit temples, string lights and a dense crowd line the water under a dusk sky. Cameras and phones are raised among the people.

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April 24 20162016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24Night aarti at a riverside ghat with a crowd of devotees in orange and saffron clothing. In the foreground a man in an orange turban and gold-chain adornments, seen from behind, holds a large brass aarti lamp with a flame. Nearby a man in a yellow kurta with folded hands and a bare-chested man with beaded malas stand among the crowd. Behind them flaming oil lamps are raised high on long poles, and golden and orange umbrellas and red flags are visible. Floodlights and illuminated temple structures line the water at dusk.2016-04-24Evening riverside ritual at a ghat with a crowd of devotees behind a low railing and string lights glowing in the background. In the foreground a figure with long dark hair, an orange turban and a gold-and-rudraksha necklace stands with his back to the camera, holding a golden kalasha-style vessel. Nearby, saffron-robed sadhus and a woman in a yellow sari stand on a red-and-white patterned carpet, with a small table of offerings and photographers at right. Golden leaf-shaped lamps hang overhead and orange umbrellas frame the scene.2016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24Night river ritual at a ghat with fire torches blazing above water. A man in a white kurta stands at the centre behind a brass tray of offerings and lamps, with devotees in saffron and orange robes and rudraksha malas gathered around him. A bare-chested man in orange dhoti raises a flame on the left, and a large ornate golden canopy with hanging leaf-shaped ornaments covers the scene. Many spectators with mobile phones and cameras crowd the riverbank under green and white lights, and a person in a red and orange turban stands in the foreground. Appearance cues for a candidate in white are not distinctive enough to confirm identity, so he is described by role only.2016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24Evening ritual on the bank of a river at a Kumbh Mela setting, with a crowd gathered closely around a white-draped table holding brass puja vessels, flowers and offerings. A large orange-turbaned sannyasi in the foreground faces the table, and several saffron-robed sadhus with rudraksha malas and gold garlands stand nearby. Men in white and pink shawls, and women in red-orange saris, stand among the devotees while others photograph the scene. Golden lanterns hang overhead and a crowd fills the riverside steps in the background.2016-04-24