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A person with long curly dark hair, wearing an orange saffron garment, is bent forward and immersed waist-deep in flowing water, scooping or pouring water with one hand while holding the other hand near the water. Behind them a person in a white kurta wears a large rudraksha mala with a pendant and an orange wrist thread, and another person in white and bright green-and-yellow clothing stands nearby. A metal bowl with white liquid sits at the lower left and a bamboo pole crosses the water. The scene suggests a river ritual bathing or abhishekam-style offering in a river setting. Two or three people are visible.

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May 22 20062006-05-22A photograph of devotees performing an offering in a river. A woman with long dark wavy hair in an orange sari stands waist-deep in murky water, bending forward and holding a handful of white rice or puffed grain to offer. A metal pot of white offerings sits in the water at left, and another steel vessel with a ladle sits at right, where a man in a blue t-shirt and blue trousers wears rudraksha malas and stands in the water. Other devotees with folded hands and white or yellow clothing gather behind and beside them. The setting appears to be a riverbank ritual.2006-05-22A photograph of devotees performing an offering in a river. A woman with long dark curly hair wears an orange-saffron garment and stands waist-deep in brownish water, bending forward with her hands in the water. Beside her, a man in a blue top and blue trousers with rudraksha malas kneels in the water and holds a ladle over a steel pot of white liquid. Another steel pot sits in the water at left. Behind them, a woman in a yellow garment and other devotees in white and saffron stand in the river, one woman at right with palms pressed together in prayer. Several rudraksha malas are visible on the men.2006-05-22May 22 20062006-05-22May 22 20062006-05-22Outdoor photo at a riverbank in Rishikesh with muddy grey-brown water. A long-haired man in an orange saffron cloth, bare-chested, stands waist-deep in the river holding a metal pot filled with white rice or grain and offering it to the water. Beside him a woman in an orange top and white-clad devotees, many wearing rudraksha malas, stand in the river and along the bank, some with hands folded. Two women in saris and a woman in a yellow outfit are visible. A wooden pole crosses the foreground and flatbreads sit on a stone ledge at left. The rocky bank and hills are behind. Pictured figure with long swept-back hair and orange cloth matches a person, shown performing a ritual offering in the river.2006-05-22May 22 20062006-05-22May 22 20062006-05-22January 08 20062006-01-08A photograph of a long-haired figure seated on a stone ghat step at the water's edge, bare-backed with an orange-saffron cloth wrapped at the waist and draped over the lap. Both hands hold a pair of brass or gold-toned vessels, pouring water from them into a murky green river. Some marigold flowers lie on the stone. At the left edge, a person in jeans and a bead bracelet holds a metal rod, and another person in a white shirt is partly visible. Ripples spread across the water.2006-01-05May 22 20062006-05-22May 22 20062006-05-22