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A seated figure in a saffron-red turban with white flower adornment, wearing a long white flower garland, gold-bead rudraksha-style malas and gold armlets, sits on an ornate silver palanquin or throne near a shallow forest stream. A fair-haired woman in a white garment with orange-red shawl kneels at the side, hands in anjali mudra, smiling toward him. Behind them a man in white clothing photographs with a camera while standing in the water; a red parasol is visible at top. A tray with rudraksha beads sits at lower left. Appearance-based cues match a person seated on the palanquin with distinctive ceremonial adornment, so this is labelled a person.

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Outdoor photograph beside a forest stream with dark rocks and green bamboo on the bank. In the foreground a smiling person in a red-orange turban decorated with white flowers sits on a silver-trimmed seat, wearing a long white garland, a rudraksha mala with a gold pendant, gold armbands and a red-orange robe, holding a yellow fruit. Beside them a light-haired woman in white with a red-orange shawl sits in the water's edge near a tray of rudraksha beads. A man in white clothes stands barefoot in the stream photographing the scene, and another man is partly visible at the top behind an orange canopy. Appearance-based identity is uncertain, so the seated figure is described by role only.2014-12-17Outdoors beside a shallow forest stream under overhanging green foliage, a woman in white clothes with a red-orange shawl kneels at the water's edge holding a small round yellow fruit toward a seated man. The seated man wears a tall red-orange turban with a silver emblem and white flower garland, a red-orange robe, a long multi-strand gold bead necklace, and a white flower garland across his chest, and holds a folded white paper. Behind them a man in white clothes with an orange scarf stands in the water and raises a camera, and another attendant in white with an orange scarf holds an orange-and-red canopy pole. Appearance-based candidate for a person: the seated man wears a red-orange turban, ornate gold necklaces and a rudraksha-style bead mala, consistent with a ceremonial abhishekam or puja setting.2014-12-17December 17 20142014-12-17December 17 20142014-12-17A photograph taken outdoors beside a shallow rocky stream fringed with green foliage. A figure in an orange-red turban decorated with white flowers and an ornate red-orange robe sits on a silver-covered seat, wearing long white and gold flower garlands, gold bangles and a gold necklace; this seated figure's ceremonial presentation matches the page's a person reference only partly, so the identity is left uncertain. Facing them, a woman with long brown hair in a white top and orange-red shawl sits with palms pressed together in a gesture of reverence. Behind them a man in white clothes stands in the water holding a camera, another man in white stands near the seat, and an orange and yellow umbrella canopy is visible at top right.2014-12-17A 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 20142014-12-17Outdoor photo beside a river with rocks and water behind. A seated person in an orange-red turban, orange-red robe and heavy white and gold-bead garlands sits on an ornate silver-toned chair with lion-face carvings, smiling as a devotee in white clothing presses fingers to a shallow dish of offerings. Around them, several devotees wear orange and red shawls and white clothing with forehead markings, some holding brass bowls and fruit, others with hands folded in prayer. A man in a white dhoti with gold border stands behind, and a gold-bordered white dhoti is visible. The scene suggests a puja at the riverside with fruit and bowls of offerings. The seated figure's identity is uncertain from appearance.2014-12-17December 17 20142014-12-17Outdoor photo beside a shallow forest stream with dark rocks and green bamboo behind. A woman with long brown hair in a white top and red shawl kneels on the wet rocks, her hands pressed together in reverence, smiling toward a seated figure. That figure wears a red-orange turban decorated with white flowers, a red-orange robe, a long white flower garland, and multiple rudraksha-style beaded necklaces with a gold pendant, and has a white sacred marking on the upper arm and gold armband. The seated figure sits on a silver-toned ceremonial seat with a lion-face motif. Behind them a man in white clothing and glasses photographs the scene, and a red-and-gold umbrella is visible at upper right.2014-12-17Outdoor riverside ritual beside a clear stream with rocks and trees behind. A man in a red-orange turban and saffron-red robe, wearing a long white-and-yellow flower garland, a gold pendant, rudraksha mala and gold bangles, sits on a silver-framed throne-like seat with lion-face carvings, smiling as women in white and orange-red shawls around him hold brass plates and small offerings. Standing men in white dhotis with orange-red shawls and rudraksha malas hold long poles behind the seat. A woman in glasses and white clothing hands an item to the seated figure. This appears to be a puja and abhishekam scene at the water's edge; the seated man appears to be a person based on the turban, saffron-red robes, garland and adornments.2014-12-17Outdoors beside a shallow stream, a seated figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, wearing a long white flower garland, a gold pendant and layered rudraksha-style beads, raises one palm in blessing. Before him a woman in a white sari with gold border kneels with hands pressed together in namaste, a red lanyard around her neck. Attendants in white dhotis and saffron shawls stand in the water behind, one holding an orange umbrella, and a silver-embossed ceremonial seat is visible. Probable Swamiji (appearance cues: orange turban, saffron robes, ornate garland and gold pendant), seated in a ceremonial role receiving reverence; the crowd is small and the scene suggests a river ritual.2014-12-17