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Outdoor river ritual on a stone ghat at a wide river with a sandy far bank crowded with people and boats under a hazy sky. A figure seen from behind stands barefoot at the water's edge in an orange hooded sweatshirt and orange-brown wrap, long dark wavy hair falling down the back, holding a metal vessel. Nearby a trident stands upright on the stone, with a brass plate, bowls and small metal pots as offerings. A seated woman in a cream shawl folds her hands in prayer at the right, and a man in a grey sweater and jeans stands in the shallow water photographing. A dark mat lies in the foreground. Color cues: orange clothing, cream shawl, grey sweater.

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