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Outdoor photograph at a lake or pond edge with palm trees and greenery behind. A bald man in saffron-orange robe with a red-and-saffron band and a green-and-yellow leaf-bundled offering basket is lowering an offering into the brown water. Beside him a second man in orange cloth holds a small pot, and several men in white dhotis wear rudraksha malas and marks on their foreheads, standing and watching at the water's edge. Floating flower garlands and cloth are visible on the water. The scene resembles a ritual immersion; no swami identity is visually confirmed, so the orange-robed figures are described by role only.

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October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17Outdoor photo at a pond with brown water, palm trees and a low wall behind. A long-haired figure in an orange garment, bare-shouldered, holds a brass vessel and green leaves over the water while flower-garlanded people float or lie in the pond on white cloth. Nearby, several saffron-robed men with rudraksha beads and tilak, some with coloured powder on their faces, watch the scene. A bald man in orange stands among them. A wooden pole is visible at the left edge. Possibly a water ritual; the figure appears to be offering or dipping items into the pond.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17Outdoor photograph at a muddy-brown pond or lake edge with palm trees and greenery behind. A woman with long dark wavy hair in an orange sari pours water from a small woven basket onto a deity murti and offerings floating on a wooden platform in the water; a garland of purple flowers lies near it, and a figure lies submerged in the water beside. Several men in saffron/orange robes stand on the bank; one holds a long wooden staff and another wears white with a red-orange shawl and face smeared with coloured powder. A man in saffron with a prayer-bead necklace stands with folded hands. A small crowd of onlookers stands behind on the bank. The scene appears to be a ritual immersion or abhishekam-style offering at water.2010-10-17A photograph of a pond with muddy brown water and palm trees along the bank. A raft-like wooden platform with blue edging floats in the water, carrying a large, colourful idol or effigy adorned with garlands and fabric. A man with long, wavy dark hair in an orange saffron wrap stands at the water's edge, one arm raised with fingers pointing upward. To the left, men in white and pink clothing with colour powder smeared on their faces and heads watch and gesture. On the right, a bald man in an orange robe stands at the bank with his hands together. The scene appears to be an immersion of the idol into the water.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17A riverbank immersion scene at a muddy water body with palms and a low wall behind. A woman with long dark wavy hair in an orange saree is seen from behind, holding a small brass pot and pouring water toward two floating clay images of deities lying on a wooden platform, one with a purple flower garland. Around her, men in saffron/orange robes stand on the bank; a bald man with glasses in an orange robe and shawl is clasping his hands, and a man in a white dhoti with an orange shawl and a mala holds a long bamboo staff. Colour powder smears on some faces and clothes. Petals and white cloth float on the water.2010-10-17Outdoor photo at a pond edge with palm trees and greenery behind. A figure with long, swept-back dark hair wears orange saffron cloth draped over one shoulder and arm, with a bangle on the wrist and hands raised toward a wooden raft carrying a large white deity murti decorated with garlands and cloth. Beside him, a man with a shaved head in an orange robe stands with hands folded near the raft. On the left, several men in white dhotis and shirts with faces and heads smeared with pink, blue and yellow colour stand at the bank, and one raises an arm. The water is brown and the sky is pale and overcast. The setting suggests a visarjan immersion of a murti after a festival.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17