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Outdoor riverside ritual in a forest setting. A large seated crowd in white clothes with red-orange shawls faces a riverbank where a priest in saffron-orange robes stands near a rock ledge. On the right, several saffron-robed attendants stand beside tall orange and red umbrellas and a shaded platform, with a kalasha-like setup near the water. Dense green trees and flowing river water fill the background. A camera on a tripod is visible at left.

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Large outdoor gathering of devotees seated on green mats beside a shallow forest stream, shaded by tall trees. Many wear white or orange clothing with red shawls, and several monks in saffron-orange robes walk and sit among them. A man in white stands near the water, and a decorated umbrella is visible at right. Devotees sit in rows along the bank, some holding bags, and shoes lie scattered on the rocks at the lower right. The scene suggests a ritual abhishekam or puja by the water, with a crowd of roughly one hundred people.2014-12-17Outdoor ritual gathering beside a forest river with rocks and tall trees. Dozens of devotees sit close together on green mats in white clothes with red-orange shawls, some in saffron-orange robes. Clusters of orange and red umbrellas stand at the riverbank on the right, and a tripod-mounted camera is set at the water's edge. Several people in white stand in the shallow water near the umbrellas. No individual on the path is clearly identifiable as a specific presiding figure.2014-12-17December 17 20142014-12-17Outdoor photo of a large seated gathering on a green mat beside a forest stream, shaded by trees. Many devotees in white and orange clothing with red shoulder cloths sit in rows, facing a distant ritual area near the water where people in white and orange stand and an orange-and-red canopy is set up. In the right foreground a woman in orange sits with brass plates before her. Many people are visible; the crowd is large.2014-12-17December 17 20142014-12-17December 17 20142014-12-17December 17 20142014-12-17A photograph of a large outdoor gathering beside a forest river. Dense crowds of devotees sit on mats along the bank, mostly dressed in white with red-orange shawls or stoles, and some in orange robes. Several white-robed figures stand in a clearing near the water under a row of orange and red umbrellas, with white canopies overhead, beside a small altar area. A camera on a tripod stands at the left edge of the crowd. Trees and rocks frame the scene.2014-12-17December 17 20142014-12-17Outdoor ritual at a shallow stream among trees. A central figure seated on a decorated low seat wears a red-orange turban, a white-and-gold ornate garland of white flowers, and saffron-red garments, with a bare upper arm and a red-orange shawl. Beside him, a man in white holds a red-orange parasol and a long staff, and a second parasol with a fringed red canopy stands above. Around them, devotees in white clothes and red-orange shawls sit in the water holding brass plates of fruit and offerings, while a woman on the right, with hands joined in namaskar, wears a red-orange shawl. Behind, a large crowd stands under trees, many in orange and white, with a rope barrier. This appears to be an abhishekam or pada puja setting in water.2014-12-17December 17 20142014-12-17December 17 20142014-12-17