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A smiling person with long, wind-swept dark hair and a small red mark on the forehead stands waist-deep in the river at the Triveni Sangam, wearing a flowing saffron-orange wrap that clings to the water. Behind and around them, several devotees bathe, kneel and stand along a stone ghat under a pale blue sky; a man in white dhoti and shirt stands at right and a woman in white clothing kneels at left, while others wear red and dark clothing. The water is brownish and rippling in bright sunlight.

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A man with long, windswept dark hair stands waist-deep in the shallow water at the edge of a stone ghat, wearing a flowing orange saffron cloth wrapped over his shoulder and body. Behind him, a crowd of devotees stands on the concrete steps and in the river: several men wear white dhotis, a woman in a white sari bends toward the water, and others wear pink, teal and red garments. The sky is bright and pale blue.2006-01-08A photograph of a figure standing waist-deep in the river at a sacred confluence. The central figure is bare-chested with long, dark, wild hair swept back, wearing an orange-saffron cloth wrapped around the waist and falling to the water, with the right hand extended toward the water. Behind him to the left, a man in a light grey knit sweater and blue jeans, also in the water, holds a camera to his face. In the background, other people stand and wade near moored blue boats along the shore, and a red flag flies on a pole at the right.2006-01-08Photograph at the Triveni Sangam riverbank in Allahabad under a bright hazy sky. In the foreground a figure with long dark hair wears a draped orange-saffron cloth, standing waist-deep in the river and looking away from the camera. Behind and to the left, people stand on the stone bank in white dhotis and a white t-shirt, a woman in a red knit cap and grey jacket, and a bare-chested man in an orange wrap wades in the water. On the right a boy in a teal sweater and grey shorts stands barefoot at the water's edge. Scattered flower petals float on the water.2006-01-08January 08 20062006-01-08January 08 20062006-01-08A smiling man with wet, swept-back black hair stands waist-deep in a river, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl draped over his bare shoulders. A red tilak mark is on his forehead. He leans slightly forward, one hand dipping into the water. Behind him, a distant figure in orange and small boats are visible on the water at a sacred bathing spot.2006-01-08A barefoot man in flowing saffron-orange robes stands on the wooden deck of a boat on a river, holding a long white pole upright in his right hand and smiling upward. Long dark hair falls past his shoulders, and a dark bindi-style mark is visible on his forehead. Behind him, a crowd of people sits in a second boat, and a rower in red clothing paddles a wooden boat on the left; another figure rows in the background on the right. A small trident symbol floats in the pale sky above. Sandals rest on the deck near his feet. a person: long swept hair, saffron robes and a sannyasi's bearing identify the central figure as the candidate, though the page does not state his presence. +1 copiesA person in a flowing saffron-orange robe stands barefoot on the wooden deck of a boat on the river, raising a silver trident in the right hand and the left hand open in the air, smiling. Long dark hair falls to the shoulders. Behind on the water, a red boat carries a group of visitors, several wearing face masks and winter jackets, and one passenger photographs with a camera. A boatman in a white cap sits at the stern of a nearby boat, and a blue flip-flop lies on the deck. The sky is pale and hazy with bright glare at the top. +1 copiesOutdoors on a wooden boat deck at a river ghat in early morning, a figure in a flowing saffron-orange robe with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi stands barefoot, holding a silver trident upright in one hand and gesturing with the other hand toward the chest while looking upward and smiling. Behind on the water, several wooden boats carry seated people, some in red and grey clothing, and one person wears a face mask. Pale sky and misty water fill the background, with a blue flip-flop on the deck.Photograph at the Triveni Sangam confluence in Allahabad. A man with long, swept-back hair wears a loose orange-saffron cloth wrapped around his body and stands waist-deep in the brownish river water, one arm extended in a gesture. Behind him on the bank, a group of onlookers stands watching: a woman in a red knit cap and grey jacket, a person in a light hooded jacket, a man in a white shawl, a boy in a teal sweater, and a man in a green sweater and checked lungi, some barefoot. Bright hazy sky above and a low sandy shoreline with a few wooden poles on the left. Rudraksha and ornaments are not clearly visible. Candidate matches the page's appearance-based description of a sannyasi in saffron, with several cues present, so the label is a person.2006-01-08January 08 20062006-01-08Outdoor photo on a muddy riverbank at a Triveni Sangam-type ghat. A man with long dark swept-back hair wears a bright orange zip hoodie and orange dhoti-style lower garment, standing barefoot. Around him seated devotees and standing onlookers in white, cream and blue-grey shawls and jackets watch; one older woman in a cream sari sits near a brown bag. Brass puja vessels, a silver bowl and a small silver lamp stand on a mat on the ground. An orange-and-red wooden boat sits on the water at left.2006-01-08