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Outdoor photo at a riverbank during a Dasara-season immersion. A figure with long dark hair wears an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, with a gold-beaded necklace and gold armband, and rests both hands on the chest of a white-and-blue decorated idol of a goddess, which is standing in shallow brown water on a small boat-like float with a peacock figure and a purple garland. Behind them a man in pink-and-white robes with a pink shawl stands with a long wooden pole, his face and head smeared with coloured powder. A crowd of onlookers in white and yellow clothes lines the bank under an overcast sky. The figure with long hair appears as a probable Swamiji by appearance cues including long swept hair, saffron clothing and gold-bead ornaments, and is shown in a role of performing the idol immersion.

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Outdoor photograph at a waterside on a cloudy day, with palm trees and green hedges behind. A figure with long, loose black hair and a bare upper torso wears an orange wrap and a gold-beaded rudraksha mala, and reaches out toward a large decorated image of Devi on a blue boat. The Devi image has a white lace-like backdrop, a purple flower garland, a red and white skirt, a peacock figure at her side, and dark hair with white earrings. Three to four other men stand to the left in white and yellow clothes, one holding a long wooden staff and others with colored powder smeared on their faces and chests, with a red and orange sash visible on one. Some sort of boat-side ritual.2010-10-17Outdoor riverside scene during a Dasara celebration: a long-haired man in an orange saffron cloth with a gold bangle and a beaded gold-toned necklace bends forward with his hands near a large white-and-silver ornate deity murti of Devi, adorned with yellow marigold garlands and a crown-like halo. Around him, men in white and yellow shawls stand, one holding a long wooden staff, and another person in white has colored powder on his clothes. A crowd watches from a red stone embankment above the water. The scene is a photo taken by the river.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17Outdoor photo of a Durga murti on a blue-painted platform, standing in shallow brown water at a riverbank. The goddess has multiple arms holding weapons, a crown and a red-and-white garland, with a lion beside her. A man on the right has long dark hair and wears an orange sash over bare shoulders, standing with his arms folded and facing the idol. Nearby, men in white dhotis and orange garments stand in the water and on the bank, one with a face smeared in pink colour. Spectators and palm trees fill the background under an overcast sky.2010-10-17Outdoor photo at a riverbank or pond during a Dasara procession where a large white and silver ornate deity murti of Devi, with multiple arms holding weapons, is carried on a decorated white palanquin-style frame. Men in white dhotis and yellow or orange shawls, several with colourful powder on their bodies, surround the murti, some wearing rudraksha malas. On the right, a bald man in orange robes stands near the frame. Palm trees and a grey sky are in the background. Several spectators stand along the bank.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17Outdoor immersion of a large clay deity murti of Durga with multiple arms, a white lace-like arch and a lion mount, being carried into shallow muddy water at a riverbank. A bare-chested man in an orange cloth and long dark hair stands in the foreground looking toward the murti. Nearby, a man in orange robes wades in the water, a man in white dhoti lifts the murti, and a man with face and head smeared in pink-purple colour wears a white kurta, red shawl and beaded necklace. Spectators in colourful saris and shirts crowd the embankment behind a railing under an overcast sky.2010-10-17A festival scene at the water's edge of a muddy pond during a Dasara procession. A long-haired figure in an orange-saffron shawl and wrap reaches out toward a large white clay deity murti of Devi, mounted on a tiered white and blue ornamented platform with a lion figure at its base. The image is pale and marked with garlands, and the murti is carried on a blue-painted wooden bench-like litter. Around them stand devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas, some with yellow shawls, and one older man in a white garment with a pink-stained shawl whose face and head are smeared with coloured powder. A bald man in orange stands at the right edge, also with coloured powder on his head. Palm trees and a stone wall line the background under an overcast sky.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17