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Outdoor photo of a river confluence at a Kumbh-style bathing festival, with many people bathing in a shallow, greenish river. Bamboo poles and a fence line run across the water, with small yellow signs on them. In the foreground, a bare-chested older man in white dhoti and a thin sacred thread stands near the bank, holding a white cloth. Nearby, devotees in orange and white clothes sit on mats at the water's edge, and women in saris and salwar kameez stand by the bank. Boats and distant people are visible across the river, with a temple structure on the far shore.

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February 02 20072007-02-02A river confluence at a Kumbhamela bathing site in Karnataka, with a wide shallow river and sandy banks. Many women in colourful saris, including red, green, yellow and pink, stand and sit on concrete steps at the water's edge, some washing clothes and others holding bundles and baskets. Bamboo poles strung with rope divide the water, and numerous men and boys bathe and swim in the river, some bare-chested. A woman in a red sari and white head covering stands in the foreground with her hand raised to her head. No identifiable a person figure is visible in this scene.2007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02A wide outdoor photograph of a river confluence at a Kumbhamela-style bathing site under a clear pale sky. Many devotees bathe and wade in the shallow greenish water, some submerged to the waist, others splashing near the bank. Along the near shore, a crowd of standing and seated people in white, cream and patterned clothes watch the water, with women in saris and men in shirts and dhotis. Thatched huts and rows of makeshift shelters line the far bank, and bare trees and a line of power cables cross the top of the frame.2007-02-02June 02 20162016-06-02February 02 20072007-02-02Photograph of a large crowd bathing in a wide river at a sacred confluence. Dozens of people wade and swim in the shallow water, some submerged to the waist, while many more stand along the sandy bank. Makeshift bamboo and thatched shelters with blue-and-white striped awnings sit at the river's edge. Bamboo stakes stand in the water on the left. Foreground shows the backs of two people's heads, one dark-haired and close to the camera. Dry scrubby trees and a hazy sky lie beyond the far bank.2007-02-02June 02 20162016-06-02A wide photograph of pilgrims bathing in a broad river at the Kumbh Mela. Dozens of people wade in the shallow water among a line of bamboo stakes and rope fencing, while others sit or stand on the sandy bank. Several women wear saris in pink, orange, green and yellow, and men wear shorts or dhotis. Clothes hang drying on a rope and bamboo frame at the right, with yellow and blue fabrics visible. Distant tents, poles and boats line the far shore under hazy sky. Watermarked archive credit is omitted.A photograph of men and boys bathing in a river at the Kumbhamela site in T. Narasipura, Karnataka. Bamboo poles and a bamboo framework stretch across the water in the upper left. Roughly a dozen bare-chested men and boys wade or swim in greenish water, with a few partly submerged and a few splashing. In the foreground, two boys in light clothing stand on the bank watching. Some swimmers wear red or dark shorts. No swami or deity is visible in the scene.2007-02-02June 04 20162016-06-04June 04 20162016-06-04