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Outdoor ritual at a water tank with a terracotta-red wall behind. A bald saffron-robed monastic in orange wades into the brown water beside a row of bamboo-framed wooden palanquin-like structures with white fringe, while a man in white dhoti and a woman in orange sari stand nearby. Onlookers line the stone edge, some in white and yellow, many with palms pressed together in devotion. A striped patterned umbrella and a man in white shirt also appear.

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October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17Outdoor photo of a ritual procession wading through shallow muddy water at a red-washed wall. Two wooden palanquin-like frames with white cloth draping are carried by men in white dhotis and sacred threads, several with yellow and blue sashes or garlands. A figure in saffron-orange cloth stands near the center, and a multicoloured canopy umbrella is held above the group. On the bank, many devotees in white, yellow and pink clothing stand with folded hands watching; some hold cameras. A man in orange and a woman in white stand at the left edge. Appears to be a festival water procession.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17A photograph at a water edge beside a red stone wall, showing a ritual immersion. In the centre, a woman in orange sari with a garland stands on the bank beside a saffron-robed sadhu and a bare-headed figure in orange dhoti, with a multicoloured canopy umbrella above. Several men in white dhotis and yellow shawls stand along the water, some holding wooden boards or bamboo frames, one holding a camera. Behind them a crowd of onlookers in white, pink, yellow and blue clothing watches with folded hands. A small figure floats in the water at lower right. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance cues.2010-10-17Outdoor photo at a water's edge beside a tall red-ochre wall, with a crowd standing on a railed platform above. A figure in a long orange robe with a mala of orange beads and long dark hair stands at the water with hands on hips, appearing to be a central figure, and a second bald man in orange stands nearby. Beside them a man in yellow robes and a woman in white and pink stand on the bank. In the water, several men in white dhotis and bare upper bodies are gathered around a wooden palanquin or ratha-like frame decorated with white trim and a striped multicoloured canopy umbrella. Women in white saris with orange borders sit on the steps at left, and devotees in white and orange stand on the right.2010-10-17Outdoor water ritual at a red-walled tank or riverbank with the water partly shallow. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with yellow shawls or sashes, stand waist-deep in the water. A man in saffron-orange robes stands centrally, with a long-haired person in orange clothing beside him, both raising hands in blessing. Men wrap a flat bamboo-framed structure with cloth, possibly a palanquin or float, in the water. A crowd of women in pale saris and men watch from the steps and wall, and a multicoloured striped umbrella shades the right edge.2010-10-17Outdoor photograph of a ritual immersion at a water edge beside a red mud wall. A man in a saffron robe stands barefoot in shallow brown water beside two bamboo-framed palanquin-like structures edged with white cloth, while a man in white dhoti and yellow shawl stands nearby. Other people in white, yellow and orange garments wade in or stand at the bank, and a spectator crowd with a metal railing watches from the steps; a photographer with camera is visible. A multicoloured parasol stands at right and a kalasha-like tall object appears near the bank.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17