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A photo at night of a bare-backed person in orange cloth kneeling at the edge of a dark river, lowering a leaf-and-flower offering lit by two flames into the water. The person has long, dark, wavy hair swept back. Behind, another person in orange holds a similar lit offering on a tray, and a stainless steel vessel sits on a red mat. Marigold-like petals float on the water. The scene suggests a river aarti or floating-lamp offering.

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June 04 20062006-06-04A figure in an orange saffron cloth, bare-backed with long dark wavy hair, kneels at the edge of a misty river at night, lowering a leaf bowl holding a lit oil lamp and red and white flower petals onto the water. Another orange-clad person and a person in white stand behind with a camera operator filming, and white plastic containers and a small brass vessel sit on a wooden platform beside a tray of offerings with lit lamps and flowers.2006-06-04June 04 20062006-06-04 +1 copiesA photograph taken at night on the water's edge, showing a person in orange saffron garments kneeling on a wooden step with their back to the camera. The figure has long dark wavy hair and a bare upper back, with an orange cloth draped over the shoulder. Their right hand reaches toward the dark river water, where a small floating offering of a green leaf boat holds red and pink flowers and a lit oil lamp. Behind them, several people in white and orange clothing stand near the edge, and a video camera on a rod is pointed toward the scene. Several blue water containers sit at the left edge.2006-06-04 +1 copiesNight river ritual on a ghat by a dark, slow-moving river. In the foreground, a bare-backed man with long, swept-back black hair wears a saffron/orange cloth draped over his shoulder and sits on a wooden step, reaching his right hand toward the water. Floating on the water is a small leaf-and-paper boat holding a lit oil lamp with red flowers. Behind him stand other people in orange and white clothing, and plastic water containers sit at left. The photo is credited on-image as2006-06-04A figure with long, swept-back dark hair sits on a wooden step at the edge of a river, bare-backed and wrapped in orange cloth. He reaches his hand toward the water, which is ripples and small splashes, and a leaf-plate with red flowers, a small lamp and offerings floats nearby. Behind him stand stacked plastic water jerrycans and a brass tap at the ghat. The orange wrap, long hair and bare-backed posture are the cues for Swamiji (probable), shown performing a river offering at a ghat during the Himalaya Yatra context.2006-06-04June 04 20062006-06-04June 04 20062006-06-04A photograph at a riverside ghat at night shows a man with long, swept-back dark hair and bare shoulders wearing orange saffron cloth, seated on a brick step and reaching one arm out over dark water. Behind him, people in white garments stand in the river, and a video camera on a tripod is visible. In the lower right, a small leaf-plate offering of red and white flower petals holds a lit oil lamp floating on the water. a person: the long swept-back hair and orange saffron garments are present, and he appears to be the central figure offering the floral lamp to the river.2006-06-04June 04 20062006-06-04June 04 20062006-06-04June 04 20062006-06-04