It is a photo taken by the ethnographer in May 2016, and presents us a snapshot from the city of Nashik and "Godovari River". In the photo, we actually do not see anything such a river but a puddle children around/in it. We also see trees and murals; the place hidden behind the trees is hard to guess. The angle of the photo, therefore, draws us to the waterbody and people/children there.
This visualization depicts that a river that had been running for 139 years got dried in Summer 2016. Though, the reiver still carries a form of water, this time, only wastewater. The ethnographer underlines how this river has been a common source utilized by the people to meet their daily needs of water. We also learn that people has continued to approach river filled with wastewater to meet their needs... At the first sight, I felt the depseration, and then, began thinking about that "water scarcity" is not only about "lack" but also creates a form of "excess" (e.g., wastewater).
The author may want to add a couple of concepts to emphasize how a river is rendered into a toxic sewer stream
They author may like to tell more about the place he took the photo: his reading of the murals, the built environment, etc.
This visualization shows us how a river becomes a toxic place as it ran dry but home only to wastewater.
