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A photograph taken from above of a person seated on a brick-patterned platform beside a riverbank at dusk, holding a small brass bell in one raised hand and a lit oil lamp or flame in the other, offering it toward dark water. The seated person wears an orange-saffron garment, a rudraksha mala, and a gold ceremonial necklace, with long dark hair swept back and a tilak mark on the forehead. Behind them stacked white plastic water jerrycans fill the left side, and small floating petals dot the water. A person in white trousers stands in the water at the top edge. This appears to be a river ritual such as aarti. The seated figure's appearance shows several cues associated with a person, but identity is uncertain from appearance alone.

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Overhead photo of a riverside aarti at night. A figure with long, swept-back black hair, wearing orange ochre robes, a rudraksha mala and a heavy gold necklace, sits on a red-brown mat holding a brass handbell in the right hand and a lit oil lamp flame on a handle in the left. Stacks of blue plastic jerrycans line the left edge. Smoke or mist rises over dark water at right, and another orange-clad person in white stands in the water, partly visible at top.2006-06-04A photograph of an evening river ritual. In the foreground a man with long black hair and a red tilak on his forehead sits on a brick ledge, wearing an orange shawl with an ornate gold necklace. He holds a small brass handbell in his left hand and an aarti lamp with a lit flame in his right, offering it toward the water. Behind him, several people in orange robes stand, and a man in white clothes holds a video camera while standing in the river. Plastic water containers are stacked on the bank, and a silver trident-like staff leans in the lower left.2006-06-04June 04 20062006-06-04June 04 20062006-06-04June 04 20062006-06-04June 04 20062006-06-04A photograph of a person seated on a low wooden platform with palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes lowered. The person has long, swept-back dark hair, wears an orange saffron garment and a rudraksha mala with a gold pendant, and has a vermilion mark on the forehead. Behind and to the side, other people in orange robes and white clothing stand near stacked blue plastic jerry cans and bottles. A metal ceremonial object is visible at the left edge.2006-06-04June 04 20062006-06-04June 04 20062006-06-04 +1 copiesJune 04 20062006-06-04June 04 20062006-06-04June 04 20062006-06-04