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A photograph of a riverside or pond immersion scene with muddy brown water in the foreground. A large idol, mostly submerged and lying on its back, is being set into the water, with its painted face and draped cloth visible above the surface. On the bank, a woman in an orange sari stands at the left edge, reaching toward the group, while men and boys in white dhotis and white shirts stand at the water's edge. Behind them, a row of onlookers in mixed clothing, including blue jeans and a white shirt, watches from red brick steps beside a metal railing. The scene appears to be a murti visarjan, the immersion of a deity image.

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