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Photo of a riverside ghat on the Ganga where a crowd of devotees in orange and white stands near boats decorated with marigold garlands. In the foreground, a woman in orange robes and rudraksha beads on the left holds a microphone and gestures toward the water. Two women in white saris with orange shawls stand at the steps, while in the river a woman in white with an orange shawl stands waist-deep with hands folded, and another older woman in white and orange also stands in the water with hands joined in prayer. Orange flags and a tall brass staff rise behind the crowd. The scene suggests a ritual immersion at the ghat. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person.

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February 13 20132013-02-13Outdoor photo on a riverbank steps at a ghat beside the Ganges, with boats and a crowd behind. In the foreground at left, a woman with long dark hair in an orange-bordered garment and a rudraksha-style bead necklace turns toward a group of women in white and cream saris with orange shawls. A woman in a white sari holds a microphone and speaks while others stand with hands folded in anjali. Two women wade in the river in white clothes with orange shawls, one with palms raised. Behind them, many people in white and orange garments stand near orange flags and a golden ceremonial staff, with more people seated in boats on the water. The swami-presentation cues of the person in foreground are not clearly visible, so no identification is made.2013-02-13 +1 copiesFebruary 13 20132013-02-13 +1 copiesFebruary 13 20132013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13 +1 copiesFebruary 13 20132013-02-13 +1 copiesFebruary 13 20132013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13 +1 copiesPhoto of devotees on the ghat steps at a riverbank, many in saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas. In the foreground a bald man in white dhoti and a rudraksha mala steps down toward the water, while a woman in a white sari with a red border stands beside him. Near the right, a man in a red-brown dhoti with a rudraksha mala bathes waist-deep in the Ganga, and another man in white bathes in the water at the lower right. A crowd of people in white and saffron stands on the steps and on boats behind, with orange flags and a gold kalasha-like ceremonial pot visible at left. Ghat, river bathing, and a holy-dip atmosphere are evident.2013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13 +1 copiesFebruary 13 20132013-02-13