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A river or water ritual procession in daylight. In the foreground a man kneels waist-deep in water with both hands on his head, wearing a brown-red garment, heavy gold necklaces and rudraksha beads, while water runs off him. Behind him a group of men in white dhotis with gold borders and red sashes stand in the water, and a man in an orange-saffron dhoti and gold-beaded necklace holds a ceremonial staff. A bare-chested man in orange-saffron also stands nearby. On the right, men in maroon and red-brown robes with long hair and large gold ornaments hold ceremonial staffs, and a videographer with a camera films the scene. Red flags and a green-and-orange banner fly along the roadside behind the crowd.

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