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A large outdoor ritual gathering seated on the banks of a shallow stream under trees. Many devotees wear white clothes with red shawls or red sashes, and some hold small brass vessels and offerings in their hands. Several seated participants have eyes closed in prayer. A photographer with a camera on a tripod stands at the upper left in an orange-robed outfit. Part of the crowd is standing and walking in the background near parked vehicles. Water flows in the foreground among the participants.

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December 17 20142014-12-17December 17 20142014-12-17December 17 20142014-12-17Large outdoor ritual gathering along a shallow forest stream under tall trees. Hundreds of participants sit in rows on the water and banks, mostly in white clothing with red shawls, while some wear orange and saffron robes. In the foreground a bald man in orange and a woman with a flower garland sit beside a small table holding brass vessels and a kalasha-style pot. Women in orange saris with rudraksha malas and a woman with a copper pot are visible. A video camera on a tripod films the scene.2014-12-17December 17 20142014-12-17December 17 20142014-12-17December 17 20142014-12-17A large outdoor gathering of devotees sits on the bank of a water channel beneath tall trees, with sunlight streaming through the canopy. Many devotees wear white clothing with red or maroon shawls, and several sit with hands pressed together in namaskar. Some hold up mobile phones to take pictures. A man at far left wearing white and a red shawl holds a microphone, and a woman in a straw hat sits near the water. Rope barriers and short stone posts separate the seating area from the stone-edged water. Some devotees stand in the background wearing white. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in the frame.2014-12-17Outdoor ritual by a shallow forest stream. A central figure with long dark hair sits on a raised white-and-pink throne-like seat, wearing a red-orange garment, a pink flower garland and gold ornaments. Around them, devotees in white clothes and red-orange shawls sit in the water or on wet stone, some with hands folded, some pouring or receiving offerings. A saffron-robed man with a shaved head sits nearby, and a metal trident stands upright at the right edge. Shaded trees and a cameraman in white line the bank, with onlookers in red-orange and white standing above.2014-12-17December 17 20142014-12-17Outdoor river ritual in a forested stream. A central figure sits on a raised pink-draped platform in the water, wearing an orange garment and a red-and-pink flower garland, with a trident planted behind. Around the platform, many devotees sit on wet stone steps and in the shallow water, most in white clothes with red-orange shawls draped over their shoulders, several with palms joined in prayer. A few men in orange and saffron robes stand or sit nearby, one bare-chested with a shaved head. A photographer in white stands on the bank at upper left, and onlookers line the far bank under trees. Offerings and small brass items rest on the stone steps.2014-12-17December 17 20142014-12-17