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Outdoor riverbank ritual at dusk-like overcast light. A figure in a long flowing orange saffron garment with a rudraksha-style bead mala leans over water, pouring from a brass vessel into a river. Around them, men in white dhotis and a man in a red-and-cream patterned kurta carry brass trays holding potted plants and offerings. A crowd stands on a red-painted stepped embankment behind metal railings, watching. Green trees and a stone wall line the far bank.

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A photograph of a riverbank ritual where a long-haired figure in a saffron-orange robe bends forward at the water's edge, pouring water from a golden kalasha into a river. Beside him, attendants in white and yellow dhotis carry woven baskets holding leafy green sprigs and a small kalasha, and one man in a red-and-gold patterned kurta has his face painted green. A crowd of spectators stands on a red-walled embankment behind a metal railing, and green trees line the far bank under an overcast sky.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17A photograph of a ritual at a water tank with a red stone wall behind it. Several men wearing white dhotis and white shirts stand in shallow water, while a central figure in saffron-orange robes stands with a brass pot near a small red cloth and floating red petals. A sannyasi-style figure in orange robes and a shaved head stands beside them holding a vessel, and a striped umbrella is held above the group. Behind them on steps, a crowd of about twenty people, many in white and yellow clothes and some with ID lanyards, watches the ceremony. The setting suggests a water-based purification rite.2010-10-17A 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.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17January 30 20102010-01-30Outdoor water ritual at a tank with a red earthen embankment and steps. Several saffron-robed sannyasis stand in shallow water, while a woman in orange robes with long hair bends to pour water from a small brass vessel. A man in white dhoti and white shirt stands nearby, and another crouches in the water photographing. Behind, an orange-and-blue parasol is held above the group, and a line of men in white dhotis and white shirts with blue beaded necklaces stands by. A large crowd of devotees, many women in yellow and white saris, watches from the steps. A wooden boat or float drifts on the water at right. A tall sannyasi in orange robes at center appears to be a person, identified by the saffron robe, shaved head and ceremonial gold necklace visible on the ritual group, with his role as a participant in the water rite.2010-10-17