The Inshore Rescue Boat picked up the bathers first and two RNLI lifeguards responded simultaneously on boards.
Police officers, many of them on horseback, had a hard time controlling the crowds, as many of the bathers lingered to gaze at the colourful processions of the holy men.
The handful of folks who were able to summon up the courage to enter the water were huddled into small groups a few feet offshore and periodically groups of teenage girls would shriek and run from the surf, inciting a mad scramble for the shore by the remaining bathers.
Kumbh Mela chief Devesh Chaturvedi said "by evening the number of bathers had crossed 30 million".
Which perhaps brings the 1m really serious bathers who own these baths closer to heaven than they would like.
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That said, it does wonderful things for the skin, and bathers are encouraged to coat their faces in a silica mud mask.
The festival expects 100 million bathers in total across its 55 days.
Water pollution can cause a range of infections for bathers, including gastroenteritis, says the Good Beach Guide.
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Bathers enjoy a view of a ski hill from the outdoor pool.
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Each is home to half a dozen lolling bathers, their blissed-out, parboiled faces as red as the setting sun behind.
The exhibit includes many of these examples throughout his life (in particular two large paintings of a trio of bathers), his use of photography during his later years, and his paintings of a well-known Italian model named Laurette.
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