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Overhead photo of a riverside aarti at night. A figure with long, swept-back black hair, wearing orange ochre robes, a rudraksha mala and a heavy gold necklace, sits on a red-brown mat holding a brass handbell in the right hand and a lit oil lamp flame on a handle in the left. Stacks of blue plastic jerrycans line the left edge. Smoke or mist rises over dark water at right, and another orange-clad person in white stands in the water, partly visible at top.

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A photograph taken from above of a person seated on a brick-patterned platform beside a riverbank at dusk, holding a small brass bell in one raised hand and a lit oil lamp or flame in the other, offering it toward dark water. The seated person wears an orange-saffron garment, a rudraksha mala, and a gold ceremonial necklace, with long dark hair swept back and a tilak mark on the forehead. Behind them stacked white plastic water jerrycans fill the left side, and small floating petals dot the water. A person in white trousers stands in the water at the top edge. This appears to be a river ritual such as aarti. The seated figure's appearance shows several cues associated with a person, but identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2006-06-04June 04 20062006-06-04June 04 20062006-06-04A photograph of an evening river ritual. In the foreground a man with long black hair and a red tilak on his forehead sits on a brick ledge, wearing an orange shawl with an ornate gold necklace. He holds a small brass handbell in his left hand and an aarti lamp with a lit flame in his right, offering it toward the water. Behind him, several people in orange robes stand, and a man in white clothes holds a video camera while standing in the river. Plastic water containers are stacked on the bank, and a silver trident-like staff leans in the lower left.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 person seated on a low wooden platform with palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes lowered. The person has long, swept-back dark hair, wears an orange saffron garment and a rudraksha mala with a gold pendant, and has a vermilion mark on the forehead. Behind and to the side, other people in orange robes and white clothing stand near stacked blue plastic jerry cans and bottles. A metal ceremonial object is visible at the left edge.2006-06-04A person in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair kneels at the edge of a river, pouring water from a silver vessel into the water while holding a silver plate with a small flame and offerings. Marigold flowers lie at the water's edge and river ripples surround the scene.A seated figure in orange-saffron robes sits on a riverside ghat steps at dusk, holding a silver plate with a lit oil lamp and a conch shell over the Ganga water, while scattering orange marigold petals onto the river. A silver bell and a brass lamp stand nearby, and a brass thali with flowers and vermilion sits at the lower left. Behind, bathers stand in the river and a boat is moored on the shore. A man in grey holds a long silver-tipped rod beside the seated figure, and people in white clothing stand behind. The figure has long dark hair and appears to be performing a river aarti. a person: the seated figure wears saffron/orange robes and long dark hair, consistent with the candidate cues; the caption attributes the event to the Varanasi Yatra.