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A dense outdoor crowd surges around a central figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair and a beaded necklace, who stands in the middle of the throng with one hand raised to his head while water sprays through the air. Behind him, men carry a stone deity murti on a wooden palanquin-style platform, and a man in a pale green shirt holds a camera aloft. A multicoloured umbrella with a tasselled fringe and printed emblems rises at right. Many devotees wear orange or white dhotis and some are drenched. Bright sunlight and a clear sky set the scene at what appears to be a river or water ritual.

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A dense outdoor crowd presses around a raised stone platform holding a small deity murti under a multicoloured canopy with fringed edges. Water sprays through the air over the people, who raise their hands. A bald man in orange robes stands at lower left, and a man with long dark hair in orange clothing and beaded necklaces stands centre-right beside a man in white holding a garland. Several men in white dhotis and orange cloth are visible, and one person holds a camera aloft under the canopy.2007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02Outdoor photograph of a dense crowd at a riverside or water ritual, with water spraying through the air. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts carry a stone or stone-like sculpture on a wooden platform above the crowd. Men with shaved heads wearing saffron-orange robes stand among the devotees, and a man in an orange shawl and beaded necklace is visible at the right under a decorated umbrella in orange, red and blue with tassels. Hands are raised and devotees smile and shout, while a camera operator holds a camera under the umbrella. The sky is pale blue and bright.2007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02Outdoor photo of a dense crowd of devotees at a riverside ghat under a clear pale sky. In the centre, several men hoist a stone carved figure. A man in a green shirt holds a camera. A tall umbrella with a multicoloured canopy printed with Dhyanapeetam and bird emblems rises at right. Several men wear orange or saffron cloths and vibhuti smeared on their foreheads, and a bare-chested man at left holds a brass tray of offerings. Hundreds of people press together, many with wet hair and bodies.2007-02-02A dense crowd of devotees stands waist-deep in water at a riverbank during a sacred bathing gathering under a clear sky. Several large ornate umbrellas with coloured fringed canopies rise above the crowd. Many men wear saffron-orange robes and white dhotis or shirts, and some have shaved heads. One person holds a camera aloft and a figure at the centre is carrying a decorated object on his shoulder. Some devotees splash water on their faces and cup their hands in prayer. Several people in the crowd appear to be bathing and wet clothes cling to their bodies.2007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02A large dense crowd of men and some women packs a riverbank or shallow water under a clear sky during a Kumbhamela gathering at T. Narasipura. Many men are bare-chested or in white vests and dhotis, several wet from bathing. In the centre a palanquin-like platform carries a decorated object, with a figure in orange-saffron clothing on the left side of the crowd. Four large colourful umbrellas with striped and multicoloured canopies and fringed edges rise above the crowd on the right. A photographer with a camera stands among the people, and a bamboo pole juts out at the left edge.2007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02A large outdoor crowd presses densely around a riverside gathering under a clear blue sky, with many people raising hands and some holding objects. In the centre, several men in saffron-orange robes carry or support a raised orange cloth and a pot, while a figure seated high on a raised platform is partly visible above the crowd. Two ornate multicoloured umbrellas with fringed edges stand at right, and a long bamboo pole rises at left. Water and trees line the horizon.2007-02-02Photograph of a dense outdoor crowd at a riverside procession near T. Narasipura, Karnataka. Two large colourful ceremonial umbrellas with fringed edges and blue, orange and green panels are held aloft on poles. In the foreground a bald man in an orange robe with a draped orange shawl is surrounded by men in saffron and orange clothing. Behind him a man with long dark hair, orange robe and a long beaded necklace stands near a man with a shaved head in orange wearing red tilak marks. Many spectators in white shirts and dhotis press around them, and bright yellow marigold garlands are visible at the right edge. Trees and water are visible in the background under a clear sky.2007-02-02