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Outdoor photo beside a shallow forest stream with dark rocks and green foliage. In the foreground, a smiling woman with short curly blonde hair, glasses, a white top and a beaded necklace holds a small orange fruit in cupped hands. Beside her, a man with a red-orange turban decorated with a silver crescent and a large garland of white flowers and gold beads, wearing orange-red robes and gold ornaments, sits on a silver-trimmed seat and smiles while gesturing. Behind them, a man with a shaved head wears orange robes, rudraksha beads and an arm band, and a woman in a white top and red shawl stands in the water. Another person with a red-and-gold garment and a red umbrella appears at the top right, and a person with purple face paint stands at the upper left. a person: the turbaned man with crescent ornament, rudraksha-style beads and gold garland is a presiding ritual figure.

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December 17 20142014-12-17Outdoor photo beside a shallow forest stream with dark rocks and green foliage. A man on the right wears a red-orange turban with a crescent ornament, red-orange robes, a thick white flower garland and gold-toned beads, and raises one palm in blessing while smiling. Beside the stream, a woman in a long orange-red sari with a red-orange shawl holds a pink cloth bundle, and a woman in a floral yellow sari with a red shawl and rudraksha-style beads stands with hands clasped. A man in white with a red scarf stands at left, and a blonde woman at lower left, in white, presses her palms together in greeting. Another woman in white and red sits in the background.2014-12-17December 17 20142014-12-17December 17 20142014-12-17December 17 20142014-12-17Outdoors 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 20142014-12-17Outdoors beside a shallow rocky stream under green foliage, a man in a red-orange turban and matching saffron robe sits on a decorated seat, wearing a long white flower garland, a dense rudraksha mala and a gold pendant. He holds a small coconut-like fruit and smiles toward a woman at lower left, who has blonde hair pulled back, a red-orange shawl over white clothing and a red tilak on her forehead. A man in white clothes stands barefoot in the water photographing the scene with a DSLR camera, and another man in white with a red-orange shawl holds a tall pole behind the seat, while a red canopy is visible at top right. The scene appears to be a ritual outing at a stream.2014-12-17December 17 20142014-12-17A photograph of a riverside ritual by a clear stream. A smiling man seated on a silver-backed throne wears an orange-red turban, a red-orange robe, a long garland of white flowers and a red-orange rudraksha-style mala with an ornate gold pendant, and gold bangles; his right hand is raised in blessing. Around him, devotees in white and orange-red shawls sit on the rocks and bank holding brass lamps, silver trays of fruit and offerings, and small oil lamps, some pouring or lifting items in a puja. Standing men in white dhotis with gold borders and orange shawls hold long staffs at the back. Devotees in white and red saris and salwar kameez fill the foreground, and a woman in orange-red sits at the left.2014-12-17Outdoors beside a stream among green foliage, a man in a red turban with crescent-moon emblems, a white flower garland, gold necklaces and bangles and a red-and-gold garment stands on a seat, touching the forehead of a kneeling man in white clothes, black-framed glasses and a red scarf who holds an apple. The turbaned man holds a white paper. Behind them, a woman in white with a lanyard and a woman in red-and-saffron robes and rudraksha beads hold red and white items, and a man in white with a red scarf and sandalwood-smeared face stands in the water. A woman in the foreground with a red bindi is partially visible. The setting suggests a river blessing or abhishekam ritual.2014-12-17