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A smiling young man in a sleeveless saffron-orange wrap garment waves his right hand while walking in front of a golden ornate carved panel at the right edge. Behind him, a turbulent brown water surface has a smiling man partly submerged in white clothes, and marigold and white jasmine garlands lie on a striped blue cloth with scattered petals. A green and purple balloon appears at the left. He has short dark wavy hair and no visible crown, turban, mala or ceremonial gold necklace, so his identity cannot be confirmed from appearance.

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January 02 20092009-01-02A smiling young man with dark, swept-back wavy hair stands in front of a murky brown river, waving his right hand. He wears a loose orange-saffron sleeveless wrap over one shoulder. Behind him, a man in a white shirt wades in splashing water, and a figure in white stands in the water. In the foreground, a blue-and-striped cloth is decorated with marigold and white jasmine garlands, yellow flower petals, and a purple and yellow flower garland. A pink-and-purple balloon and a green balloon appear at left, and a partial golden ornament edge is visible at right. Several people are partly visible at the edges. The setting suggests a river ceremony with floral offerings.2009-01-02A smiling young man with swept-back dark wavy hair stands at the water's edge, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange cloth wrapped over one shoulder. Behind him, a man in white clothes stands in flowing brown water, and a few people on a striped blue mat are adorned with yellow and orange marigold garlands. A green and a purple balloon are visible at left, and scattered petals lie on the mat.2009-01-02A smiling man with swept-back dark hair stands in the foreground wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange cloth draped over his body, standing in brown river water. Behind him, several people wade in the water, including older men and a woman in white garments. Marigold and white flower garlands float or lie on a blue and striped cloth at the water's edge.2009-01-02A photograph of a smiling young man with short dark wavy hair wearing a sleeveless orange-saffron wrap garment draped over one shoulder, standing at the edge of water. Behind him, people wade in brown water, including a man in white and a woman in white, and a row of yellow and orange marigold garlands lies on a striped blue cloth with scattered petals. Colourful balloons in green, purple and white appear at the left. The man in orange is the most prominent figure, with his hand lowered and face turned to the side.2009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02A photograph of a ritual bathing scene at night, with water splashing around the bodies of the participants. In the centre, a smiling man with long dark hair, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange garment and a long ceremonial gold necklace of bead-like pendants, stands waist-deep in water with both hands raised and palms open in a greeting gesture. Behind him, another man in a matching red-orange robe with a gold necklace and a dark sash smiles, and a third man in white wears a yellow shawl. A figure in white holds a long ornate golden staff with a finial at the top left. A red and white painted wall lies at the right edge, and the bottom foreground shows the dark hair of other participants.2010-02-12January 02 20092009-01-02A smiling man with long dark wavy hair stands barefoot in shallow river water, waving his right hand. He wears a flowing saffron-orange wrap over an orange shirt and a heavy gold bead necklace with clear crystal beads and a gold pendant. A white tilak and red bindi mark his forehead. Behind him, a concrete ghat with scattered orange marigold petals, a bamboo pole in the water, and a distant riverbank. Two people in white and pink clothing stand at the right edge. Sunny, clear sky.2006-01-08A man with long, swept-back dark hair stands waist-deep in dark water at night, palms pressed together in namaste and smiling with eyes closed. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange garment and a heavy gold necklace of large beads. Behind him, a man in a white dhoti with a yellow shawl stands in the water beside a silver trident (trishul) on a stand. A red and white painted wall and reflections of lamp lights sit along the tank edge, with flower petals floating on the surface.2010-02-12January 02 20092009-01-02