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Night outdoor ritual at a riverside ghat in Ujjain, with a large fire blazing at left beside a bare-chested priest in a yellow dhoti and sacred thread, his back to camera. Many devotees crowd around, some in orange and saffron kurtas, one in a yellow kurta, one wearing a red and white mala, and a woman in an orange sari with gold jewelry at right. A man in a brown turban stands nearby. A golden ornamental canopy with hanging leaf-shaped ornaments frames the upper right. Behind them a dense crowd lines the water, green and white lights illuminate the scene, and a pink-lit temple stands in the background. Several people hold up phones and cameras to record.

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April 24 20162016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24Night aarti on a riverbank at the Ujjain Kumbh Mela, lit by string lights, stage lights and a crowd filling the far bank. A large fire lamp burns on a brass vessel at the water's edge, and a man in a white dhoti and white shirt stands at its centre. Around him, people in saffron and orange robes and yellow clothing crowd close, several holding up phones and cameras. A man in a maroon-and-orange turban stands at right beside a woman in a pink-and-orange sari. Hanging golden leaf ornaments decorate a canopy overhead. Several people wear rudraksha malas and ceremonial garlands.2016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24Night aarti at a riverside ghat with a crowd of devotees in orange and saffron clothing. In the foreground a man in an orange turban and gold-chain adornments, seen from behind, holds a large brass aarti lamp with a flame. Nearby a man in a yellow kurta with folded hands and a bare-chested man with beaded malas stand among the crowd. Behind them flaming oil lamps are raised high on long poles, and golden and orange umbrellas and red flags are visible. Floodlights and illuminated temple structures line the water at dusk.2016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24Evening ritual on a riverbank at a crowded Kumbh Mela ghat. In the foreground, a figure with a long orange turban and a dark robe with a rudraksha-style beaded necklace faces away from the camera, holding a golden kalasha. A woman in a bright yellow sari and shawl holds a small golden vessel and a mobile phone. Nearby, saffron-clad sadhus with beaded necklaces and a bald man in orange stand among devotees. Golden leaf-shaped ornaments hang from a canopy overhead. Behind them, lit temples, string lights and a dense crowd line the water under a dusk sky. Cameras and phones are raised among the people.2016-04-24Night photo of an aarti at a riverside ghat with a crowd of devotees and a glowing lamp in the foreground. A man in a dark turban with a gold beaded necklace stands at right with his back to the camera, and a man in a yellow kurta and another in orange robes with a red-and-gold shawl stand near the front. Women in white and orange sarees stand at right, and bare-chested young men in saffron dhotis stand at left. A cameraman raises a video camera above the crowd, and hanging golden decorations appear at top right above the dark water, with bright lights and many more people along the far bank.2016-04-24