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A man in orange-saffron robes crouches on a woven mat at the edge of a green pond, placing a lit oil lamp on a leaf into the water. Scattered pink and white flower petals float on the surface. Another person in orange stands partly visible at the top left, and an orange umbrella is at top right.

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July 01 20092009-07-01July 01 20092009-07-01A man in orange saffron clothing crouches barefoot on a stone ledge beside a green pond, reaching his right hand toward the water. Pink and white flower petals float on the surface, and a green leaf rests among them. A second person in orange stands at the upper left edge of the frame beside a striped cloth spread on the stone. Trees and greenery line the far bank.2009-07-01A photograph taken at dusk or night of a river or ghat, showing a person in orange saffron clothing seated on a red-brown mat at the water's edge, holding out a leaf bowl filled with red and white flower petals and a lit small lamp, offering it to the water. Another person in orange stands in the water in the background, and a few floating petals are visible on the dark water. The figure's face is not shown and no identification is made; the person is described by role as a devotee performing a river offering, consistent with a puja at the water.2006-06-04A figure with long, swept-back dark hair sits on a wooden step at the edge of a river, bare-backed and wrapped in orange cloth. He reaches his hand toward the water, which is ripples and small splashes, and a leaf-plate with red flowers, a small lamp and offerings floats nearby. Behind him stand stacked plastic water jerrycans and a brass tap at the ghat. The orange wrap, long hair and bare-backed posture are the cues for Swamiji (probable), shown performing a river offering at a ghat during the Himalaya Yatra context.2006-06-04June 04 20062006-06-04 +1 copiesJune 04 20062006-06-04 +1 copiesA photograph of a man with long dark hair and an orange cloth draped over one shoulder, seated on a brick step at the edge of a murky river. He smiles and reaches a hand toward a leaf boat holding red flowers and a lit flame. Behind him, several people in orange and white stand in the water and along the bank, and a man in white holds a video camera. Plastic water containers sit on the left. Petals float on the water near the steps. The setting appears to be a riverside ghat at dusk, with a ritual offering floated on the water. a person, wearing an orange garment and a rudraksha mala, is seated in the foreground.2006-06-04A figure in an orange saffron cloth, bare-backed with long dark wavy hair, kneels at the edge of a misty river at night, lowering a leaf bowl holding a lit oil lamp and red and white flower petals onto the water. Another orange-clad person and a person in white stand behind with a camera operator filming, and white plastic containers and a small brass vessel sit on a wooden platform beside a tray of offerings with lit lamps and flowers.2006-06-04June 04 20062006-06-04Night river ritual on a ghat by a dark, slow-moving river. In the foreground, a bare-backed man with long, swept-back black hair wears a saffron/orange cloth draped over his shoulder and sits on a wooden step, reaching his right hand toward the water. Floating on the water is a small leaf-and-paper boat holding a lit oil lamp with red flowers. Behind him stand other people in orange and white clothing, and plastic water containers sit at left. The photo is credited on-image as2006-06-04June 04 20062006-06-04 +1 copies