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A photograph of a smiling man swimming in a churning, muddy river. He is shown from the chest up with his head above the water, extending his right arm forward across the surface. He has short dark hair and a red thread tied on his wrist. Behind him, a pink concrete riverside wall with open lattice-like block openings runs along the water's edge. The water is pale brown-grey with foamy white ripples. No ritual, puja or ceremony is visible, and no deity or ashram setting is shown.

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July 27 20142014-07-27A man with short dark hair swims in churning, muddy grey-brown water, one arm thrust forward through a spray of white splashes. He wears a white undergarment and is shown from the side, with his shoulders and head above the surface. No ritual objects or identifiable setting are visible beyond the river water.2014-07-27A bare-chested man with short dark hair and a short beard stands waist-deep in a wide, murky brown river, leaning forward with his arms stretched out to the sides and eyes lowered. A beaded white-and-dark rudraksha-style mala hangs around his neck. Behind him, multi-storey buildings in pink, orange and brown line the far riverbank under green wooded hills, with a few small figures on the steps and a rooftop walkway at right. The water is choppy and pale.2014-07-21May 01 20142014-05-01A person with wet dark hair swims or bathes in churning, pale grey-brown water, arms extended forward and splashing up a spray of droplets. Only the head, shoulders and one outstretched arm are visible, and the face is partly hidden by the water. No robes, garlands or ritual objects are visible.2014-07-27Two people swim through turbulent, churning brown-white river water, sending up heavy splashes and spray. The figure on the right, with wet dark hair and an arm raised, faces sideways and breathes above the surface, while the figure on the left is largely submerged with only the head and one arm visible. No identifiable a person candidate is present, and there is no ritual, discourse or ashram setting visible.2014-07-27Two swimmers churn through rough, foamy white river water. The swimmer on the right wears a black cap with a white band and has his head turned above the surface, arms stroking through spray. A second swimmer at the left edge, bare-shouldered with a dark cap, reaches forward. The water is turbulent and milky with splashing whitecaps. No ritual setting or identifiable individual is evident, and the scene appears to be a river swim.2014-07-27July 27 20142014-07-27June 02 20162016-06-02June 02 20162016-06-02A smiling person with long dark hair, wrapped in a red cloth, is immersed in river water up to the shoulders at dusk. Ripples and splashes surround them. At the left edge, a second person in white clothing with a red beaded mala necklace reaches toward the water, appearing to assist. The setting appears to be a river bathing ritual.2016-06-02 +2 copiesJune 02 20162016-06-02