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A smiling woman stands waist-deep in calm, pale river water at dawn, wearing an orange-saffron shawl draped over her shoulders and a maroon wrap with gold-edged border. She raises a grey stone or small lingam-shaped object in her right hand above her head, and wears a black beaded mala around her neck. Behind her a driftwood log lies in the water, and on the sandy bank a grey stone shivalingam sits near small pebbles and scattered red flower petals. A devotee performing a ritual bath or offering on a riverbank.

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January 06 20142014-01-06January 06 20142014-01-06January 06 20142014-01-06A woman in an orange-red sari bends forward on a sandy riverbank, touching a grey stone Shivalinga set in a water-washed base at the water's edge. Sunlight glints on the calm river. A driftwood log lies in the shallows, and trees and low vegetation line the hazy far bank. The scene suggests a riverside puja or offering to the Shivalinga.2014-01-06A woman in a rust-orange sari with a gold-bordered edge bends forward at a sandy lakeshore, reaching toward the water beside a grey stone Shivalinga resting on a circular base. Bright hazy sunlight glints on the rippling water, with distant trees along the far bank. A rudraksha-style mala hangs at her neck. She appears to be performing a ritual offering or washing at the sacred stone. No a person candidate is visible in the scene.2014-01-06A lone figure stands on a pale sandy riverbank at dawn or dusk, facing the calm, misty river. He wears an orange knitted cap, rudraksha beads on a necklace, and a deep maroon robe over a yellow-orange lower cloth, with one hand placed on his chest. Sandals are on his feet. Further along the bank, a second person in dark clothing walks away near bare trees and a low embankment, with small offerings scattered on the sand.2014-01-06A photograph of a river shore with hazy pale sky and calm greenish-grey water. In the foreground on wet sand, a single person in an orange saffron top and rust-orange wrap bends forward, reaching down with one hand to touch the sand at the water's edge. Beside them, small pale stones are arranged on the sand in a line of heart-like shapes. Weathered stone embankments and rocks line the far bank, and a couple of people sit at the distant left shore.2014-01-06January 08 20062006-01-08A person stands with their back to the camera on a grey sandy riverbank at misty dawn, facing a wide, calm river. They wear a bright orange knitted cap, a red top, a dark maroon shawl draped over the shoulders, and a rust-brown lower wrap with yellow borders, plus dark sandals. One hand is raised near the face, possibly holding something. Along the far bank, a few small figures in muted clothing are visible near rocks, and a low line of trees and sandbanks fades into haze.2014-01-06January 06 20142014-01-06January 06 20142014-01-06June 02 20162016-06-02