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A photograph taken from behind of a long-haired person in an orange saffron garment kneeling and offering a leaf plate of red flowers, petals, a lit oil lamp and an orange marigold toward a row of large blue plastic water jerrycans set on a brick step. Another devotee in orange stands beside a tall silver staff at the upper left, and a silver puja vessel with a small offering sits on the step. The scene suggests a water-related puja or abhishekam ritual.

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June 04 20062006-06-04A figure with long, swept-back dark hair sits on a wooden step at the edge of a river, bare-backed and wrapped in orange cloth. He reaches his hand toward the water, which is ripples and small splashes, and a leaf-plate with red flowers, a small lamp and offerings floats nearby. Behind him stand stacked plastic water jerrycans and a brass tap at the ghat. The orange wrap, long hair and bare-backed posture are the cues for Swamiji (probable), shown performing a river offering at a ghat during the Himalaya Yatra context.2006-06-04June 04 20062006-06-04June 04 20062006-06-04June 04 20062006-06-04June 04 20062006-06-04 +1 copiesJune 04 20062006-06-04A photograph of a ritual at a river bank at dusk. A long-haired figure with a bare upper back and an orange cloth draped over the shoulders kneels at the water's edge, arm extended into the river, pouring from or reaching toward rows of blue plastic jerrycans lined on the steps. Several men stand waist-deep in the water in white kurtas and dhotis with orange shawls; one holds a handheld video camera on his shoulder while another with folded hands stands nearby. Scattered red and white flower petals float on the water.2006-06-04June 04 20062006-06-04A figure in an orange saffron cloth, bare-backed with long dark wavy hair, kneels at the edge of a misty river at night, lowering a leaf bowl holding a lit oil lamp and red and white flower petals onto the water. Another orange-clad person and a person in white stand behind with a camera operator filming, and white plastic containers and a small brass vessel sit on a wooden platform beside a tray of offerings with lit lamps and flowers.2006-06-04A photograph of a man with long dark hair and an orange cloth draped over one shoulder, seated on a brick step at the edge of a murky river. He smiles and reaches a hand toward a leaf boat holding red flowers and a lit flame. Behind him, several people in orange and white stand in the water and along the bank, and a man in white holds a video camera. Plastic water containers sit on the left. Petals float on the water near the steps. The setting appears to be a riverside ghat at dusk, with a ritual offering floated on the water. a person, wearing an orange garment and a rudraksha mala, is seated in the foreground.2006-06-04A photograph taken at night of a figure seen from behind, kneeling on a red-brown mat with long, wavy black hair and bare shoulders, draped in an orange cloth. Before them stands a large group of clear plastic water bottles and white plastic jerrycans, some with blue caps. Around them are several people in orange and saffron robes and white kurtas, with a pink sari visible at the upper left. A tall metal pole with a red base stands in the left foreground, and a pink flower petal appears at the bottom left.2006-06-04