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A photo taken on a river ghat at dusk. A person with long dark swept-back hair, wearing saffron/orange robes and a saffron shawl, sits crouched at the water's edge, bending down to touch the water with one hand while holding an offering. In front, a silver plate holds marigold flowers, a small silver deity murti, and a lit oil lamp floating on the water. Behind, a shirtless elderly man stands waist-deep in the river, and a person in blue sits in the water; wooden boats with red and green hulls are moored along the bank and several white-clad onlookers stand on the steps above. Ritual bathing and offering at a holy river.

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