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Outdoor riverside ritual at a lake shore with a crowd under bright daylight. Several saffron-robed sannyasis with shaved heads and tripundra marks gather around a figure whose head is covered with a kalasha-like brass vessel and garlanded with marigolds and red roses. A bare-chested priest in the left foreground holds the offering aloft with both hands. A man in saffron with a long grey beard and topknot reaches toward the offering. Behind them stand tents, a canopy with tassels, and onlookers in white and colourful clothes. The scene appears to be an abhishekam-style ceremony with flowers and water at the water's edge.

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January 30 20102010-01-30January 30 20102010-01-30A river bank scene at a riverside ritual gathering. In the centre, a figure in orange robes with a red and orange draped shawl stands in shallow water, arms reaching out while several orange-robed sadhus support and surround them. A bald, white-marked sadhu in orange stands behind, and a bearded man in orange robes holds out his hand. On the left, a bare-chested priest in a yellow dhoti holds a brass kalasha decorated with white and red flower garlands, and another man raises a small camera. Tents, a canopy and onlookers line the shore under a clear sky.2010-01-30January 30 20102010-01-30January 30 20102010-01-30 +1 copiesJanuary 30 20102010-01-30Outdoor river or lake ritual on a bright day, with a crowd of devotees pressing around the water's edge and tents with bunting behind. A central figure in an orange-red robe with a matching hood-like shawl and red tilak on the forehead holds a brass-rimmed kalasha decorated with green leaves and white flower garlands. Beside him, men in saffron robes, one with a long dark beard and a red bindi, reach toward the pot. A bare-chested man on the left wears a white sacred thread and marigold garlands, and others wear white-and-orange clothing and painted foreheads. Umbrellas and flags are visible at the top edge. This appears to be a water-offering or purification ceremony at a festival site.2010-01-30January 30 20102010-01-30January 30 20102010-01-30Outdoor photograph at a riverside or shallow water bathing ghat under a bright sky. Several saffron-robed sadhus and devotees wade through muddy water. A man in the foreground, bare-chested with a white dhoti, wears a yellow and red flower garland and extends his hand toward the group. Red and yellow canopy umbrellas and a striped tent stand behind the crowd, with trees on the horizon. A man in the centre-right wears a saffron shawl, a long rudraksha mala and a red forehead mark, and is smiling. Other sadhus in orange robes stand nearby, and a man at the far left in saffron kurta holds a white carry bag.2010-01-30 +1 copiesOutdoor river bank scene at a Kumbhamela-style bathing event, with water and sandy shore behind. A central figure with a red-and-gold headwrap, tilak on forehead, and an orange-saffron robe holds a golden trident (trishul) decorated with yellow and red flower garlands. Around him, many hands reach toward a golden-wrapped metal pot (kalasha) with flowers while water splashes over people. Several men in orange saffron robes and white dhotis surround him; a smiling man on the right wears orange clothing and tilak. Water is poured over the group during ritual abhishekam-style bathing.2010-01-30Outdoor riverside ritual crowd on a sandy bank with a river and tents behind. A bald man in saffron robes with white sacred ash on his head raises a bundle of green mango leaves overhead, with a flower garland and offerings below. A priest in saffron with rudraksha beads and a red-marked forehead stands nearby with folded hands. Dense devotees, some bare-chested with tilak and garlands, surround them, and a shaven-headed man in front wears a white-smeared forehead and flower garland.2010-01-30