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Dusk photograph on a riverbank with a blue twilight sky and dark forested hills behind a wide river. In the foreground a large crowd of people in orange clothing and orange caps faces toward a raised platform at the water's edge. On the platform stands an ornate deity murti decorated with garlands, lit by oil lamps in front. A figure in orange robes stands near the platform beside the lamp flames.

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May 22 20062006-05-22Night photograph of a large group of devotees in saffron-orange caps and matching orange jackets seated on a riverbank facing a lit, decorated boat or float in dark water at dusk. Many are seen from behind, some with long dark hair and one with long grey-white hair. A tall dark hillside rises behind the river. Orange-tinted light blurs in the foreground. Several people wear orange clothing bearing printed text on the back. A figure in orange stands near the lit altar on the boat, and the scene reads as a ritual gathering on a river during a pilgrimage.2006-05-22May 22 20062006-05-22A dusk photograph on a riverbank with a dark blue sky and distant hills, town lights glowing across the water. In the foreground, a crowd of participants wear orange jackets and orange caps, several holding small lit lamps close to their faces, with a girl in the centre wearing hoop earrings and braided hair. The river reflects the lights, and a woman stands at the left edge. No clearly identifiable a person appears in the frame.2006-05-22May 22 20062006-05-22A large crowd of devotees in matching saffron-orange shawls and orange caps walks across a wide river with forested hills behind. Many raise their arms and clap, some with hands joined in namaste. At the far end of the crowd, a decorated palanquin or float with a white canopy and garlands is carried over the water. Several men wear rudraksha malas.2006-05-22May 22 20062006-05-22May 22 20062006-05-22Photograph of a large crowd of devotees in matching orange caps and orange shawls standing along a riverbank in Rishikesh, with forested hills behind them under a pale evening sky. Many participants press palms together in anjali, and a woman with long blonde hair in the right foreground holds her hands joined with a rudraksha-style mala around her neck. In the middle distance a decorated palanquin or ratha with a canopy is carried through the crowd toward the river, with a few people in white standing nearby. Behind the crowd, a rocky slope and small buildings line the water.2006-05-22June 28 20082008-06-28A large group of devotees in matching orange t-shirts and orange caps, many wearing orange shawls and rudraksha malas, wades through shallow river water in a procession. Several raise their hands and wave. At the centre-back, a decorated palanquin or ratha with a white canopy and floral garlands is carried through the water, with figures in orange around it. Forested hillside and a small building rise along the far bank under overcast light.2006-05-22A large crowd of devotees in matching saffron-orange caps and orange shawls walks through a river, with a small decorated palanquin or ratha visible in the distance at the centre of the group. Many are smiling and waving their hands raised. Behind them a wide grey river stretches toward forested green hills under a pale sky, with a few people standing on the far bank. The scene suggests a yatra procession on a river crossing.2006-05-22