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A photograph of two boys standing in green-blue water at the edge of a pool or tank, seen from behind. The boy on the left wears a long white kurta-style garment and has a dark beaded necklace visible at his neck. The boy on the right wears a dark short-sleeved top with white trim and dark shorts, and is stepping into the water with splashes around his legs. Ripples cover the water surface and the concrete edge is visible at the bottom of the frame.

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A photograph of a young boy wading into clear turquoise water from a stone step. He wears a dark navy t-shirt with white trim at the collar and sleeves and brown shorts. His back is to the camera as he looks out over the water, one arm extended outward, with droplets flicking from his hand. Ripples spread across the pool around his legs. The stone steps and edge of the pool are visible at the bottom of the frame.Outdoor scene beside a large green-grey temple tank with a stepped concrete edge. Two young boys stand on the paved steps in the foreground: the left boy wears a dark t-shirt and shorts, the right boy wears a red-and-white striped shirt and blue shorts, and both look toward the camera. A man in a white t-shirt and grey trousers walks along the water's edge on the left. At the right edge, a figure in a white dhoti with a maroon border stands near a row of small terracotta pots with plants along the steps. Several people are visible but only partially, and no clear a person candidate appears.2011-07-16May 18 20152015-05-18July 27 20142014-07-27Five men are bathing and playing in the shallow brown river water near a riverbank, with a wooden boat with a purple cover and two rowers at upper left and a large grey vessel at upper right. A man in a white sleeveless vest and a beaded necklace stands at centre raising his fists and smiling, while a bare-chested man at left with a grey-smeared torso and a cord necklace claps his hands together. Others are partly submerged in the water, one in a dark top and one bare-chested with long hair. The setting is a riverside bathing scene during daylight, with a taut rope stretched across the water.2015-05-18A photograph of a group standing waist-deep in a muddy river with a moored barge and large black buoys behind them. A man in the centre-right wears a black long-sleeved shirt, black trousers and a red-orange beaded necklace, with both arms spread wide as if speaking to the group. Beside him a man in a white vest presses his palms together at his forehead, and another man bare-chested with a dark cord necklace also has his hands folded. A woman in a black swimsuit stands near the middle, and a man with a black swimsuit at the far left is partly submerged. A grey-haired man in glasses and a black shirt stands at the far right with his arms crossed. Sunlight glints on the brownish water.2015-05-18June 02 20162016-06-02May 18 20152015-05-18Two people swim through turbulent, churning brown-white river water, sending up heavy splashes and spray. The figure on the right, with wet dark hair and an arm raised, faces sideways and breathes above the surface, while the figure on the left is largely submerged with only the head and one arm visible. No identifiable a person candidate is present, and there is no ritual, discourse or ashram setting visible.2014-07-27Several people bathe waist-deep in a river with murky greenish water, with black floating buoys or pontoons visible at the top of the frame. A young man in a green t-shirt and black shorts stands in the center, pushing wet hair back with both hands. Beside him a bare-chested man rubs his face, a shirtless boy in the foreground wears a red thread necklace, and other men and boys stand or swim nearby, some partially submerged.2015-05-18July 21 20142014-07-21Outdoor photograph beside a wide river under hazy sky. In the foreground a long-haired man with bare upper body wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulder and a saffron lower garment, facing away toward the water. To the left stand several people in white kurta-style clothes and a white cap, plus a young man in a dark tee with an orange lanyard. A small bare-chested boy in white shorts stands at the water's edge, wringing out long hair. Across the river stand hillside buildings, a concrete bridge on the left and trees along the bank.2006-01-05