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Outdoor river ritual in a shaded forest bank. A woman with long dark hair and red-orange garments sits centrally on a stone seat behind a purple-draped table holding brass vessels and a trident, hands joined in prayer. Around her, rows of devotees sit in white clothes with red-orange shawls on the flat rocks and shallow water, several with hands in prayer and brass plates before them. Behind them, a standing crowd in white and red watches under trees, with a man in a white shirt and a woman in orange at the right edge. A large brass plate lies on the wet rocks. The scene resembles a Rudrabhishekam or pada puja by the river; no a person candidate is clearly identifiable.

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December 17 20142014-12-17Outdoor river ritual in a forest setting. A woman in a red-and-white sari with a red garland sits behind a low purple-draped table with an offering tray and brass items, leading the ceremony. Around her, many seated participants in white clothes and red shawls, with a few in orange robes, sit in shallow water on flat stones. A cameraman in white stands on the bank filming, and a trident stands near the water. Onlookers in the background watch from among the trees.2014-12-17 +1 copiesDecember 17 20142014-12-17December 17 20142014-12-17Outdoor riverside ritual beside a forest stream with tall trees overhead. A figure in orange and red robes with a flower garland sits at a raised platform holding a lit flame, while a shaven-headed priest in orange stands nearby beside a tall trident. Rows of devotees in white and red shawls sit on the rocks and bank, some with palms pressed together, and a crowd of onlookers stands behind them. A cameraman films from the left. The scene matches a riverside puja with flame offerings.2014-12-17Outdoor ritual by a shallow forest stream. A central figure with long dark hair sits on a raised white-and-pink throne-like seat, wearing a red-orange garment, a pink flower garland and gold ornaments. Around them, devotees in white clothes and red-orange shawls sit in the water or on wet stone, some with hands folded, some pouring or receiving offerings. A saffron-robed man with a shaved head sits nearby, and a metal trident stands upright at the right edge. Shaded trees and a cameraman in white line the bank, with onlookers in red-orange and white standing above.2014-12-17December 17 20142014-12-17A large outdoor ritual by a forest stream, with a crowd of dozens seated in white clothes and red shawls on wet rocks in the water. In the foreground a shaved-headed priest in orange-brown robes with rudraksha beads sits behind a magenta-draped table holding a silver tray, a linga-shaped murti, a kalasha, brass bowls of kumkum and red powder, rose petals and a small oil lamp. On the right a person in orange with bangles pours from a conch shell. Dense trees and a rocky bank frame the scene; a camera on a tripod is visible. No clearly identifiable a person figure is evident, so the appearance is uncertain.2014-12-17December 17 20142014-12-17December 17 20142014-12-17December 17 20142014-12-17December 17 20142014-12-17