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Outdoor river ritual beside a dense green bank of bamboo and rock. A seated figure in a saffron-orange turban and matching orange robe, wearing a long white garland, a thick gold-beaded rudraksha-style mala and gold bangles, holds a red fruit and rests a hand on the head of a woman in a maroon-and-gold sari who sits in the shallow water holding a fruit and a small child. A woman in an orange sari with a beaded mala stands behind them, and a man in white clothes photographs the scene. A silver-trimmed umbrella with red fabric is visible at upper right. Several people are present.

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December 17 20142014-12-17December 17 20142014-12-17December 17 20142014-12-17Outdoor river ritual beside a rocky bank with dense green foliage. A woman in a white sari with a brown rudraksha mala and gold bangles sits at left, holding a fruit and smiling toward a person at right. The person at right wears a deep red turban with a silver crescent ornament, red-orange robes, long white jasmine garlands and a heavy gold-toned necklace, seated with arms raised in a blessing-like gesture. Behind them a standing woman in white with an orange-red shawl holds an offering, and a white-clad man stands in the water. A decorative red-and-gold umbrella canopy is visible at top right, along with a silver ritual vessel at the edge.2014-12-17Outdoors beside a dark forest stream, a figure in a red-orange turban with a silver crescent ornament and a large white flower garland holds out a red apple toward a woman with long wet black hair who is smiling and reaching toward it. Behind them, several people in white and maroon-red shawls stand in the water among green foliage, with gold bangles on the figure's wrists and white ash marks on the arms. The scene appears to be a ritual bathing or offering by the stream.2014-12-17December 17 20142014-12-17Outdoor scene beside a shallow forest stream with dark rocks and green foliage. A person in a dark-red turban with white floral adornment and a red-orange garment sits on a silver-trimmed palanquin or seat under a red-and-gold umbrella, wearing long white flower garlands, a multi-strand rudraksha mala, gold armlets and a gold pendant, and holding a small round fruit. The appearance of this seated figure, with long hair and ornate saffron clothing, is a probable match for Swamiji (probable) in a seated role, shown in person. Beside the seat, a fair-haired woman in white and a red-orange shawl with red beads laughs and looks up at the seated figure. Behind them, a man in a white kurta and dhoti photographs with a camera, and another man in white and gold holds the umbrella pole.2014-12-17Outdoor photo beside a forest stream. A man in a white shirt with a red shawl stands with palms pressed together while a person in a red and orange turban, saffron robes, rudraksha mala and a long ceremonial garland of white flowers extends a hand over his forehead in blessing. The turbaned figure holds a small pink object and wears gold jewellery. Behind them a red and orange umbrella is held over the scene, a photographer in white stands in the shallow water, and rocks and dense green trees line the bank.2014-12-17Outdoors beside a shallow stream, a seated figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, wearing a long white flower garland, a gold pendant and layered rudraksha-style beads, raises one palm in blessing. Before him a woman in a white sari with gold border kneels with hands pressed together in namaste, a red lanyard around her neck. Attendants in white dhotis and saffron shawls stand in the water behind, one holding an orange umbrella, and a silver-embossed ceremonial seat is visible. Probable Swamiji (appearance cues: orange turban, saffron robes, ornate garland and gold pendant), seated in a ceremonial role receiving reverence; the crowd is small and the scene suggests a river ritual.2014-12-17Outdoors beside a shallow forest stream under overhanging green foliage, a woman in white clothes with a red-orange shawl kneels at the water's edge holding a small round yellow fruit toward a seated man. The seated man wears a tall red-orange turban with a silver emblem and white flower garland, a red-orange robe, a long multi-strand gold bead necklace, and a white flower garland across his chest, and holds a folded white paper. Behind them a man in white clothes with an orange scarf stands in the water and raises a camera, and another attendant in white with an orange scarf holds an orange-and-red canopy pole. Appearance-based candidate for a person: the seated man wears a red-orange turban, ornate gold necklaces and a rudraksha-style bead mala, consistent with a ceremonial abhishekam or puja setting.2014-12-17A river ritual in a shallow forest stream beneath green foliage and a large rock ledge. In the foreground a woman in a white top and rust-coloured beaded shawl holds up a red apple and a green leaf. Beside her, a tall person in a deep red turban with a silver crescent ornament, wearing a red robe, layered gold and white flower garlands and gold bangles, smiles and reaches toward the offerings, while a shaven-headed man in red and orange garments and beaded malas bends forward. Behind them a woman in a white top with a red-and-white shawl stands in the water, and a young man in a white dhoti with a gold border stands nearby under a red-and-gold umbrella. The scene shows an abhishekam-style offering in flowing water.2014-12-17Outdoor photo beside a shallow forest stream with dense green foliage behind. A person in a red-orange turban with a white floral ornament and a long white and gold flower garland sits on a silver-toned seat under a red and orange umbrella, holding a red apple and extending a hand toward a woman in a maroon blouse and gold-bordered shawl. The woman holds a red apple and a small baby in white is reaching toward it. Another woman in orange-red sari with beaded necklaces stands behind, and a man in white shirt and white dhoti photographs the scene from the water.2014-12-17