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Outdoor riverbank ceremony beside a rocky river at dusk, with hills behind. A long-haired bare-chested figure with white forehead markings and an orange shawl receives an orange cloth from a man in a white shirt who bows low. Around them, participants in orange shawls and orange caps stand or sit on the stones, a woman in orange at right presses palms together, and a tripod-mounted camera stands nearby. A colourful canopy with flower garlands is visible at upper left, with onlookers gathered further along the bank.

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Outdoor riverbank scene beside a wide river with rocky shore and hills behind. A long-haired man bare-chested and wrapped in orange cloth sits on a striped green mat, his hand raised over the head of a man in white kneeling before him, who has orange cloth draped over his shoulders. A figure in the foreground-left has a leopard-print cloth. Around them stand a crowd of people, several in saffron-orange robes, one man in white with folded hands, and children watching from the stone steps. A colourful decorated canopy with tassels hangs at the upper left. a person appears as the long-haired seated figure giving a blessing, based on his long hair, bare chest and orange cloth; the kneeling man in white receives the blessing.2006-05-22Outdoor photo on a riverbank with stones and a crowd behind. In the foreground a long-haired man in saffron-orange cloth with a gold-bead ceremonial necklace sits on a leopard-print cloth, leaning forward as a woman in white with an orange shawl hands him an orange cap. Another man in white with a red-bordered wrap stands behind them. Onlookers in white and orange, one man in a red shirt filming with a video camera on a tripod, and a man with a rudraksha mala stand around. A green striped mat lies beneath them.2006-05-22Outdoor photograph on a riverbank with rocky shoreline and a hazy hillside behind. In the foreground a bare-chested sadhu with long curly hair and a leopard-print cloth wraps stands over a kneeling man in white clothes and an orange shawl, pressing a hand to his forehead while he folds his palms in prayer. Beside them a priest in white with tilak markings and a red-and-white sash attends to a basket and offering cloth. Behind, a crowd stands on the sand, including a man in orange with a garland, a man in a blue jacket, and women in saris and salwar, many with malas. A colourful canopy with flowers hangs at the left edge.2006-05-22Outdoor photograph on a riverbank with rocky stone shore and hills behind. A long-haired man bare-chested in orange dhoti with gold chain and tilak presses his hand onto the head of a kneeling devotee in white clothes and an orange shawl, while another man in white and orange sits nearby. An orange-and-colourful umbrella canopy is held overhead on the left. Several people in orange robes and orange caps stand and sit along the bank, one with a tripod camera.2006-05-22May 22 20062006-05-22Outdoor riverbank scene at a ghat beside a wide river, with a striped canopy decorated with yellow and magenta pompoms overhead. In the foreground a bare-chested man with long dark hair, tilak and a leopard-print cloth sits wearing orange garments and a multi-strand gold-bead necklace, extending his hand toward a woman in a yellow sari with an orange shawl who bends forward to offer a gesture. A man in white with a red-bordered cloth sits beside stacked orange packages. Around them devotees in orange shawls, a man in a white kurta, a man in a blue t-shirt with a rudraksha mala, and onlookers including children stand on the stone steps and bank. A photographer with a tripod is visible behind. The lead figure shows distinctive visible adornments such as long swept hair, orange garments and a gold necklace, and the page names a person at this event, so he is a probable match.2006-05-22May 22 20062006-05-22May 22 20062006-05-22Outdoor riverbank scene beside a fast-flowing river, with rocks and a stone wall behind. A bare-chested figure in saffron-orange cloth with long dark swept-back hair and a gold-toned necklace sits on a leopard-print cushion, placing a hand on the forehead of a kneeling man in white clothes and a saffron shawl. Around them, devotees in white and orange stand with hands folded, a tripod and bags sit on the ground, and a trident-tipped staff is visible at left. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, saffron cloth, gold necklace) is shown giving blessing, a darshan on the banks of a river during a yatra.2006-05-22May 22 20062006-05-22Outdoor riverbank gathering beside a river with rocks and hills behind. A figure with long dark swept-back hair, bare-chested and wearing a saffron-orange wrap and beaded necklaces, is seated on a leopard-print cushion under a red, green and yellow umbrella with pompoms, reaching forward to take an orange cloth from a man in pink patterned clothing. Around them, devotees in orange robes and orange caps stand, a man in white holds a conch, and onlookers, including children, watch from the bank and stone wall. A tripod-mounted camera stands at right and a bag rests on the step.2006-05-22A photograph of an outdoor riverside gathering on a pebbled bank. In the foreground, a long-haired bare-chested man with a crown-like hairstyle and saffron wrap raises one hand while seated on a cloth. Beside him, a man in white with a red-bordered shawl bends forward. A younger man in a saffron shawl on the right holds out saffron cloth and an orange cap with a printed emblem to the seated figure. Behind them, a cameraman films with a shoulder camera, another man with a tripod-mounted camera stands, and a woman in a pink sari and several onlookers in white and saffron stand near the water. A saffron-clad figure with rudraksha beads appears among the crowd. The scene suggests a yatra distribution of saffron yatra clothing on a riverbank.2006-05-22