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A photograph of a wide, grey river surface with gentle ripples and faint reddish streaks. In the centre-right, a small figure wearing orange or saffron clothing is partly submerged or bobbing in the water, with only the head and shoulders visible. No other people are visible. The scene is a quiet riverside view, possibly of the Ganga at Varanasi, with no clear visible ritual activity beyond the figure in the water. The figure's identity cannot be determined from appearance.

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