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A river crossing at a sandbank confluence in Karnataka. In the foreground a boatman in a white shirt and dark trousers stands in a flat wooden boat, pushing it with a long bamboo pole, while a seated passenger in a light shirt and trousers sits at the stern. Behind them, a second boat carries passengers, and several people wade and swim in the shallow water. On the far bank, a crowd of men, women in saris and children gathers near blue-tarped stalls, with trees and a white house beyond. No a person candidate is visible.

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