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Overhead photograph of a dark river or pond surface with a floral offering floating in the water. A small bundle of marigolds, roses and white flowers, with a lit oil lamp or candle among them, drifts at centre right. Scattered petals float nearby. At left, a person in an orange robe sits on a red patterned mat with feet placed at the water's edge, and a rudraksha mala is visible on the robe. A cameraman's legs and camera rig appear at the top edge.

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June 04 20062006-06-04A photograph of a man with long dark hair and an orange cloth draped over one shoulder, seated on a brick step at the edge of a murky river. He smiles and reaches a hand toward a leaf boat holding red flowers and a lit flame. Behind him, several people in orange and white stand in the water and along the bank, and a man in white holds a video camera. Plastic water containers sit on the left. Petals float on the water near the steps. The setting appears to be a riverside ghat at dusk, with a ritual offering floated on the water. a person, wearing an orange garment and a rudraksha mala, is seated in the foreground.2006-06-04Outdoor photo of a river bank where people in saffron-orange robes stand barefoot at the water's edge, one holding a brass vessel with offerings. Flower petals and a red garland float on muddy brown water, with a folded red cloth and white cloth on the surface. Green vegetation and a low wall line the far bank. Visible people are feet and legs of figures in orange and white clothing, with partially visible people in the water at right; the image is a waterside ritual offering, possibly a visarjan, but only the visible objects are described.2010-10-17June 04 20062006-06-04A photograph taken at dusk or night of a river or ghat, showing a person in orange saffron clothing seated on a red-brown mat at the water's edge, holding out a leaf bowl filled with red and white flower petals and a lit small lamp, offering it to the water. Another person in orange stands in the water in the background, and a few floating petals are visible on the dark water. The figure's face is not shown and no identification is made; the person is described by role as a devotee performing a river offering, consistent with a puja at the water.2006-06-04June 04 20062006-06-04October 17 20102010-10-17June 04 20062006-06-04June 04 20062006-06-04A photograph at a riverside ghat at night shows a man with long, swept-back dark hair and bare shoulders wearing orange saffron cloth, seated on a brick step and reaching one arm out over dark water. Behind him, people in white garments stand in the river, and a video camera on a tripod is visible. In the lower right, a small leaf-plate offering of red and white flower petals holds a lit oil lamp floating on the water. a person: the long swept-back hair and orange saffron garments are present, and he appears to be the central figure offering the floral lamp to the river.2006-06-04June 04 20062006-06-04June 04 20062006-06-04 +1 copies