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Outdoor river ritual beside a rocky bank with dense green foliage. A woman in a white sari with a brown rudraksha mala and gold bangles sits at left, holding a fruit and smiling toward a person at right. The person at right wears a deep red turban with a silver crescent ornament, red-orange robes, long white jasmine garlands and a heavy gold-toned necklace, seated with arms raised in a blessing-like gesture. Behind them a standing woman in white with an orange-red shawl holds an offering, and a white-clad man stands in the water. A decorative red-and-gold umbrella canopy is visible at top right, along with a silver ritual vessel at the edge.

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A river ritual in a shallow forest stream beneath green foliage and a large rock ledge. In the foreground a woman in a white top and rust-coloured beaded shawl holds up a red apple and a green leaf. Beside her, a tall person in a deep red turban with a silver crescent ornament, wearing a red robe, layered gold and white flower garlands and gold bangles, smiles and reaches toward the offerings, while a shaven-headed man in red and orange garments and beaded malas bends forward. Behind them a woman in a white top with a red-and-white shawl stands in the water, and a young man in a white dhoti with a gold border stands nearby under a red-and-gold umbrella. The scene shows an abhishekam-style offering in flowing water.2014-12-17December 17 20142014-12-17December 17 20142014-12-17Outdoor photograph beside a dark, flowing stream with rocky banks and leafy green vegetation. In the foreground, a man with swept-back dark hair wears white clothing with a red shawl and holds a red-and-yellow fruit, smiling and bending toward a woman. The woman, at right, wears a dark red turban with a crescent ornament, a red garment, layered gold-toned necklaces and white flower garlands, and extends her hand with a gold bangle. Behind them a bald man in orange-red cloth with beaded necklaces kneels in the water. A standing man in white dhoti with a red shawl and beaded mala holds a staff under a red-and-gold umbrella.2014-12-17December 17 20142014-12-17December 17 20142014-12-17Outdoor photo beside a shallow forest stream with dense green foliage and tree roots. A seated figure in a rust-red turban and matching red-orange robe, with white and gold floral garlands and a gold pendant, receives an apple from a young girl in a white top and white cardigan who stands in the water. A woman in a red-orange sari with a rudraksha mala stands behind them, and a man in white stands beyond. A red umbrella with fringe shades the scene, and a silver-trimmed palanquin or throne frame is visible at right. Several people are visible.2014-12-17Outdoors beside a shaded forest stream, a person in a red-and-maroon turban, bare-shouldered maroon robe, gold ornaments, bangles and a white flower garland sits on an ornate silver-framed seat, smiling and extending one hand toward the water. Around them, a woman in white with a red-and-white shawl and a man in white with a red shawl and beaded mala stand near the bank; a man in white dhoti with a red shawl holds a red umbrella above. Another person in red kneels at the water's edge, and a figure in white crouches bending toward the stream. Banks of dark rock and leafy trees frame the scene.2014-12-17Outdoors beside a shallow stream among green foliage, a figure in a deep red turban with a white crescent and tilak, wearing a long white flower garland, gold necklaces, rudraksha mala and gold bangles, smiles while holding a sheet of paper and extending a hand to a yellow fruit held by a kneeling man in white dhoti and red-and-gold shawl. Behind them stand devotees in red-and-saffron robes with rudraksha malas, one holding a long umbrella. The scene suggests a ritual offering in the water. Appearance-based candidate: a person, seated in the foreground with the turban, garland and gold adornments.2014-12-17December 17 20142014-12-17December 17 20142014-12-17Outdoors beside a shallow stream, a seated figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, wearing a long white flower garland, a gold pendant and layered rudraksha-style beads, raises one palm in blessing. Before him a woman in a white sari with gold border kneels with hands pressed together in namaste, a red lanyard around her neck. Attendants in white dhotis and saffron shawls stand in the water behind, one holding an orange umbrella, and a silver-embossed ceremonial seat is visible. Probable Swamiji (appearance cues: orange turban, saffron robes, ornate garland and gold pendant), seated in a ceremonial role receiving reverence; the crowd is small and the scene suggests a river ritual.2014-12-17