A man in an orange robe and orange top stands waist-deep in fast, churning, silt-brown river water, bending forward to dip a small gold-coloured metal deity murti into the current. He wears a gold bangle on his wrist. Rocks and a blue-and-white marker post stand at the left edge of the frame, and a rocky outcrop lies at the top right. The setting suggests a riverside ritual on the Ganga. - Nithyanandapedia

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A man in an orange robe and orange top stands waist-deep in fast, churning, silt-brown river water, bending forward to dip a small gold-coloured metal deity murti into the current. He wears a gold bangle on his wrist. Rocks and a blue-and-white marker post stand at the left edge of the frame, and a rocky outcrop lies at the top right. The setting suggests a riverside ritual on the Ganga.

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