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Outdoor river ritual at a shallow stream beneath green forest foliage. A bald, bespectacled man with a rudraksha mala and bare upper body, wearing white and yellow, stands in the water with palms pressed together in namaste. Facing him, a person in a red turban with white flower garland, a long rudraksha and gold bead necklace, red-orange robes and gold bangles holds two coconuts while smiling. Behind them a photographer in white takes pictures and an attendant in white stands with an orange umbrella overhead. a person is the person in the red turban and ornate garland, with cues of a turban and rudraksha mala; the scene suggests a rudrabhishekam offering of coconuts at a river.

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December 17 20142014-12-17A photograph outdoors beside a shaded, rocky stream with green foliage. In the foreground, a bald man with rudraksha mala beads and a white dhoti stands in the water, palms raised and smiling toward a seated figure. That seated figure wears a red-orange turban decorated with white flowers, a red-orange garment, a long white jasmine garland, a gold rudraksha-style necklace, and gold bangles, and sits on a silver-decorated ceremonial seat under an orange umbrella. Behind them a man in white clothes photographs the scene, and another man in an orange garment stands nearby. The scene suggests a ritual bathing or abhishekam-style ceremony, with the seated figure receiving the ritual. a person is the seated person in the turban and jasmine garland, identified by appearance cues including the turban, rudraksha-style necklace and ceremonial seat.2014-12-17December 17 20142014-12-17A photograph of a river ritual in a shallow stream surrounded by green bamboo and trees. A seated figure on an ornate silver-backed chair wears an orange-red turban with a white floral ornament, an orange-red shawl, a thick white jasmine garland and a long gold-bead necklace, and holds a fruit in one hand while extending the other toward a kneeling woman in a white top and orange-red shawl with palms pressed together. Behind them, a man in white dhoti and orange shawl holds a red-and-orange parasol, and a man in a white shirt photographs the scene with a camera. Several men stand in the water, one in black trousers and red shawl.2014-12-17December 17 20142014-12-17Outdoors on wet rocks, a person in a red-orange turban and saffron-red garment with a white-and-yellow flower garland and gold bangles offers fruit from a tray to a kneeling man in a white shirt with a red-orange shawl, who has his palms pressed together in namaste. Beside him a woman in white with a red-orange shawl and rudraksha-style beads holds a plate. Behind them, several people in white and red shawls watch, and a photographer with a large camera and a man with a smaller camera record the scene. Offerings include fruit and a silver plate.2014-12-17December 17 20142014-12-17Outdoor ritual scene at water's edge. A figure in a red-orange turban, orange-red robe and a white flower garland, with white sandalwood-like markings on the arms, bends forward and raises a hand in blessing toward a bald man in white dhoti and shawl with gold trim, rudraksha mala beads and gold wristwatch who sits with palms joined. Between them, a silver tray holds sliced fruit, apples or peaches, and small items. Behind them, a man in white with a red-orange scarf takes photographs, another holds a video camera, and more devotees in white and red stand and sit. Ritual puja setting.2014-12-17November 16 20152015-11-16Outdoors beside a forest stream, a seated figure in a red-orange turban and matching orange robe, adorned with a long white flower garland, gold necklaces and gold bangles, receives an offering from a man in a white shirt with a red-orange shawl who holds a small yellow box of items. A red-and-orange parasol stands behind, and a man in white with a camera and another in white with an orange shawl and mala watch nearby. Lush green bamboo and trees line the water's edge.2014-12-17December 17 20142014-12-17A photograph of a ritual at an outdoor water-side setting. A figure on the left wears a rust-orange turban, an orange-red garment, a white jasmine garland, gold ornaments and gold bangles; white marks are painted on the bare shoulder and arm. The figure smiles and extends a hand holding a peach-coloured fruit over a silver tray filled with similar fruits and small silver items. Facing them on the right, a bald man in white with gold-bordered dhoti and rudraksha mala holds a fruit and tends the tray. A woman in white with a red-brown rudraksha mala sits between them, and a man in an orange mala stands behind.2014-12-17