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A 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.

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January 08 20062006-01-08A 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.2006-01-08January 08 20062006-01-08A figure in saffron-orange robes with long, dark, wavy hair stands with their back to the camera on the wooden deck of a boat on the river. They hold a trident (trishul) raised in one hand, and the other arm is wrapped in an orange shawl. Small wooden rowboats float on the water around them; a rower in a light garment sits in a boat at left, and another person in orange clothing is visible in a boat at right. Pale sky fills the upper frame. Sandals rest on the boat deck.January 05 20062006-01-05January 08 20062006-01-08A 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.2006-01-082006 - Glimpses From Varanasi YatraPhotograph 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.2006-01-08A 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 copiesA man stands waist-deep in a river at the Triveni Sangam, seen from the side in profile. His long wet black hair is tied back at the nape, and he wears an orange-saffron cloth wrapped around his waist and draped over his bare shoulder. Water droplets glisten on his bare skin. Behind him, the river surface extends toward small boats and a few distant bathers along the far bank.2006-01-08Night photograph at a river ghat during the Allahabad Kumbh Mela, with many lamp lights reflected on dark water and bamboo poles along the bank. A man with long, wet, swept-back dark hair and a bare upper body wrapped in a glossy orange-red cloth raises one hand in greeting while holding a tall golden trident (trishul). Beside him stands another man in an orange robe, and a shirtless man wearing a rudraksha mala stands in the water behind the trident-bearer. A white-clad figure occupies the left foreground, and a few people stand on a boat at the left edge.