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Outdoor photograph at a riverside ghat, with a crowd of devotees in saffron and white clothing. In the centre, a bald man in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders holds a microphone and rudraksha mala, with hands folded. Beside him, a younger man in white with gold trim and a rudraksha mala stands with hands joined. A man in saffron cloth with a chain of beads stands waist-deep in the Ganga water at right. Marigold garlands hang along a boat with offerings and cloth bundles, and saffron flags and staffs rise behind the crowd. The setting suggests a sacred bathing ritual at the river.

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February 13 20132013-02-13 +1 copiesFebruary 13 20132013-02-13 +1 copiesOutdoor riverside ritual at a ghat on the Ganga, with a large crowd of devotees in saffron and orange robes and white dhotis. In the foreground a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with gold border stands with palms joined in namaskar, wearing many rudraksha malas, while a young boy in white and orange kneels with hands pressed together. A woman in a white top and orange shawl and a seated man in orange with a wristwatch sit at the left edge. A man waist-deep in the river wearing a rudraksha mala and orange cloth stands on the right, beside a decorated wooden boat strewn with marigold garlands. Several people hold tall golden ceremonial staffs and parasols; many others stand on the steps and along the bank.2013-02-13 +2 copiesFebruary 13 20132013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13 +1 copiesFebruary 13 20132013-02-13 +1 copiesFebruary 13 20132013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13 +1 copiesFebruary 13 20132013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13 +1 copiesFebruary 13 20132013-02-13 +1 copiesFebruary 13 20132013-02-13