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Night ritual at a riverside ghat at the Ujjain Kumbh Mela, with illuminated water and a crowd on the far bank. In the foreground a man in a dark red-and-orange turban and saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha-style mala stands at the water's edge holding offerings, appearing to perform an aarti or puja to the river. Next to him a man in an orange garment and beaded necklaces holds a brass plate near a lit flame. Behind them a man in a yellow shirt holds a mobile phone, and a cameraman with a large video camera and boom microphone films the scene. Devotees in white and orange stand close to the water, with a floral garland visible in the lower left.

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April 24 20162016-04-24Evening ritual at a river ghat during a crowded festival. In the foreground a man in an orange turban and gold-beaded collar stands at left. At centre a bare-chested man in orange dhoti wears rudraksha and white sacred thread and bends toward a brass puja vessel and tray of flowers and fruit. Beside him a man in white kurta and a man in white shirt kneel and pour from brass vessels into the water. Behind them devotees and people with phones line the bank, with red boundary flags, lit trees and tents in the background. Dusk lighting and reflections fill the scene.2016-04-24Night photograph at a riverside ghat with illuminated fountains and lit trees in the background. A man in an orange-saffron robe with a draped shawl, bare-chested with a rudraksha mala and red-and-white forehead markings, stands in the centre with his head bowed as a sadhvi in a long orange hooded garment and rudraksha beads pours or offers over a floral-decorated kalasha in the foreground. Around them stand several men in shirts and jackets photographing and filming with cameras and a phone, with a large crowd behind. Fairy lights line the far bank.2016-04-24Evening riverside ritual at a lit ghat on a broad river or pond with flagged red-and-yellow barrier ropes. In the foreground a bare-chested man with a sandalwood tilak and rudraksha-style beads stands with palms joined in front of brass vessels, a red-and-gold garlanded offering and marigold garlands. He wears yellow dhoti. Beside him a man in saffron-orange shawl and white kurta holds a clay pot, and a younger man in white holds a phone up to film. A tall figure in a saffron-orange turban and a teenager in black shirt stand nearby, and the crowd fills the background under string lights and a fountain.2016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24Evening river ritual at a riverbank ghat by Shipra river, with a crowd lining the far shore under string lights and lamps. In the foreground a man in an orange turban and rudraksha-style garland of beads, seen from behind, holds his hands together in prayer. Several men stand at the water's edge: one bare-chested in orange dhoti with sacred thread and tilak, one in white vest and orange dhoti with hands folded, and a man in pink shirt with a camera. A brass kalasha, brass lamp and a plate of flower-garlanded offerings sit on a red cloth before them, with boats and small flags in the water.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.2016-04-24Night ritual on the bank of a river at a crowded ghat. Many people press together on a boat or platform near the water, with a long-haired figure with dark matted hair and a white cloth in the center foreground, others in saffron and orange garments and orange sashes, and a bare-chested young man in an orange dhoti kneeling by brass plates of flowers and offerings. Several photographers and videographers hold cameras and phones raised toward the scene, one with a flash. Strings of golden decorative lanterns hang above, and a large crowd fills the far bank under floodlights. a person presence is uncertain from appearance alone.2016-04-24Dusk ritual at a riverside ghat in Ujjain during the Kumbh Mela, with a large yellow canopy fringed with crystal beads held over an orange pole. Saffron-clad sadhus crowd a red-cloth-covered ritual tray holding brass kalasha pots, marigold garlands and flowers at the water's edge. A bare-chested man with a saffron turban and long swept-back hair, wearing a gold-beaded necklace, stands at center in ritual posture; he is a candidate for the a person and his appearance is distinctive but partly obscured, so identity is uncertain. Behind them, a camera operator with a video camera films, and a dense crowd fills the illuminated lake with a fountain and green-lit trees in the background. Shipra river aarti scene.2016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24