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A photo of a person in an orange saffron garment kneeling barefoot at the edge of a muddy river, reaching down into the water with a gold bangle on the wrist. Rose petals float on the surface and a red cloth lies on the bank, with a garland of red flowers at lower right. Behind, another figure in white clothing with a gold vessel is partly visible at the top left, and green vegetation and a low concrete wall line the far bank.

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October 17 20102010-10-17A photo taken at a water edge. The kneeling person has long dark hair, bare arms with gold bangles, and is placing a gold vessel and flowers into the water, with a red cloth draped beside them. Red flower petals float on the surface, and a red garland of flowers lies on the water. Behind, two people in white dhoti-style garments and a robed figure in orange stand on the bank holding a brass pot topped with flowers, and green trees and a stone wall line the far shore. The water is muddy brown.2010-10-17October 18 20042004-10-18October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17A photograph of a figure in saffron-orange garments crouching on a woven mat at the edge of a green pond, reaching one hand out over the water to release or offer pink and white flower petals. The figure is bare-chested with a saffron shawl wrapped at the waist and hair tied up. Another person in orange stands partly visible at the upper left, and a bright patterned canopy edge appears in the corner. Trees and a stone embankment line the background. Floating petals and a small offering lie on the water.2009-07-01October 17 20102010-10-17A photograph taken at a riverside ghat where a bare-chested man with long dark hair and an orange saffron dhoti-style cloth wrapped at the waist kneels on stone steps, pouring water from a brass or gold-toned vessel into a river. Several onlookers in casual clothes stand along the steps behind him, including a man in a white cap and a person in blue jeans. Marigold petals and flowers lie on the steps. The scene reads as a ritual water offering at the river, with the visible cues described only by appearance.A riverbank immersion scene at a muddy water body with palms and a low wall behind. A woman with long dark wavy hair in an orange saree is seen from behind, holding a small brass pot and pouring water toward two floating clay images of deities lying on a wooden platform, one with a purple flower garland. Around her, men in saffron/orange robes stand on the bank; a bald man with glasses in an orange robe and shawl is clasping his hands, and a man in a white dhoti with an orange shawl and a mala holds a long bamboo staff. Colour powder smears on some faces and clothes. Petals and white cloth float on the water.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17Outdoor photo of a river bank where people in saffron-orange robes stand barefoot at the water's edge, one holding a brass vessel with offerings. Flower petals and a red garland float on muddy brown water, with a folded red cloth and white cloth on the surface. Green vegetation and a low wall line the far bank. Visible people are feet and legs of figures in orange and white clothing, with partially visible people in the water at right; the image is a waterside ritual offering, possibly a visarjan, but only the visible objects are described.2010-10-17