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A night ritual in shallow water beside a dark stone tank edged with red and white painted bands. A man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha-style bead mala stands waist-deep on the right, raising a lit oil lamp in his right hand and holding a bell in his left. Three women in orange saris face away from the camera, kneeling or standing in the water in front of him; one holds a garland of flowers, and the woman on the right holds a silver tray of offerings. Petals float on the dark water. The scene reads as a water ritual such as an aarti at a temple tank.

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Photograph of a water ritual at dusk in a stepped tank lined with red and white painted walls. Four people in orange robes stand chest-deep in the water, seen from behind, with long dark hair and a few gold necklaces visible. On the right, a man in orange holds a silver tray of flowers and offerings. Near the top right, a man in orange holds a lit aarti lamp with a flame, and a man in a white shirt with a yellow shawl stands beside the steps. Floating flower petals dot the dark water, consistent with an abhishekam or aarti in a tank.2010-02-12Photograph of a ritual in water at night: five people stand chest-deep in a tank with a red and white striped stone wall behind them. Four younger people face away, wearing orange and saffron robes and gold necklaces; one holds a tray of flowers and a white cloth, another holds a leaf plate with petals, and one holds a lit oil lamp. A shaved-headed person in orange with a sindoor mark on the forehead faces them and gestures with a raised hand. 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Several women and men in orange robes stand in the water holding silver plates and offerings. Men in white robes and yellow scarves, some wearing mala beads, stand nearby, and flower petals float on the surface.2010-02-12June 04 20062006-06-04June 22 20092009-06-22Night photograph of a river-ghat aarti at the water's edge, with lamp flames glowing on the dark, rippling Ganga. In the foreground a young man with long dark hair and a swept-back crown-like orange turban wears saffron robes and a rudraksha mala. He sits and holds a brass bell in one hand while extending the other toward a lit brass aarti lamp with a flame, its tray floating on the water. Behind him, a bearded man in orange robes and a shoulder bag photographs the scene while standing in the river, and other orange-clad devotees and onlookers stand along the bank.A photograph of a group of devotees standing waist-deep in dark water beside a red-and-white striped stone wall. 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