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Evening riverside aarti on ghats with a large seated crowd of devotees in white and red shawls, hands pressed in anjali. In the foreground a man in white dhoti and kurta stands on the steps holding a large brass lamp with a tall flame, with a trident-topped staff beside him. On a raised platform to the right, a seated man in saffron-red dress wearing a marigold garland and rudraksha mala holds his hands in prayer beside a decorated blue deity murti and kalasha-style offering. Oil lamp and flower offerings are arranged on the platform. Many people in the crowd hold up phones and cameras.

Outdoor ritual on a raised red-carpeted platform beside a river at dusk. In the centre, a man in an orange shawl over a plain orange garment, wearing a long marigold garland and a white tripundra on his forehead, stands with palms pressed together, with a blue-draped deity murti on a silver stand with orange flower garlands in front of him. A bald priest in a red-orange cloth and rudraksha beads stands beside him, and another robed figure in orange sits behind the murti. A photographer in a blue-checked shirt stands at the right, holding a camera. Around them, a large crowd of white-clad devotees with red shawls sits and stands with palms joined in namaste. Brass vessels and white flower garlands lie on the platform.

Evening aarti at a riverbank ghat with a crowd of devotees in white and red clothing seated on steps. A bare-chested man with orange-marked forehead and an orange-and-saffron garland sits centrally before a small ornate deity murti set on a raised platform draped with a patterned cloth. Two men on either side hold large flaming oil lamps on tall trident-topped stands, and a man in white dhoti at left holds a lamp. Devotees in white and red shawls sit with hands folded in prayer, and a red wooden boat-like structure stands behind. Dusk light falls on the water.

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Outdoor temple-side ritual photograph. In the foreground, a shaved-headed priest in orange cloth with a yellow border kneels with palms pressed together before a brass lamp with a bright open flame. Beside him, a priest in white dhoti and yellow-bordered shawl sits with hands folded, and another in white with a bare chest and beaded necklace kneels in prayer. On the right, a long-haired figure in orange and yellow garments with a beaded necklace sits with palms together, his face lowered. A silver tray of yellow flowers and rice sits on the stone floor, with small bowls of kumkum. Behind them a standing crowd of devotees and photographers watches, including a man in white shirt and a man in blue jacket, and a woman in white sari. Dark carved stone pillar at left.

Outdoor ritual scene on a stone-paved ground with a crowd standing behind. A figure with long dark hair, wearing an orange robe with gold borders and a gold-beaded mala, sits cross-legged with hands reaching toward a seated devotee. Around them, men in white dhotis with gold-bordered shawls sit with palms pressed together in prayer. Standing spectators in western shirts and a man holding a camera watch from behind. In the foreground, shaven-headed men in orange robes and gold-bordered garments face the scene; a silver plate holds flowers and offerings and a yellow flower garland lies nearby.

A seated crowd of devotees at a Shivoham event, mostly dressed in white kurtas and white clothing with orange-red striped shawls draped over their shoulders. A man in the centre foreground presses his palms together in anjali with orange-yellow tilak marks on his forehead. Around him people sit with hands folded in prayer or meditative postures, some with orange tilak and red marks on their foreheads. A young man on the left in an orange-red shawl smiles with orange marks on his forehead, and a woman in glasses sits in the background. A large seated audience fills the frame, with an orange-clad figure at the left edge. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable in this view.

Outdoor festival stage with a central seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a gold-trimmed orange shawl, wearing a gold headpiece or crown, a long gold-and-bead necklace and a red-and-white flower garland, seated on a tiger-striped cushion atop an orange throne-like seat with marigold petals at its base. a person by appearance cues: long swept-back hair, gold crown, saffron clothing and ornate garlands, seated in the position of honour. Around him devotees sit and stand: women in white, pink and purple saris with folded hands, and men in dark suits with white-and-red flower garlands, one holding a cup. Gold poles frame the stage edge, and a crowd fills the background.

Outdoor temple scene in Tamil Nadu with a crowd of men and women standing and watching behind a stone wall. In the foreground, several devotees in white dhotis with gold-bordered shawls and orange-robed sannyasis sit on the ground with hands folded in anjali. A man in the centre wears a white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl and bows with his head down; a person with long dark hair and an orange-and-gold shawl, wearing a rudraksha-style necklace, sits in the right foreground with palms pressed together. A silver tray holding flower petals, kumkum and offerings sits on an orange cloth before them. Photographers and onlookers in shirts stand in the background. Ritual worship or darshan appears to be taking place.

Outdoor ceremonial gathering under a white tent with blue trim and a red-carpeted floor, with a large crowd behind. In the right foreground a long-haired man in a white garment with a yellow-gold shawl gestures expansively while smiling, seated before a golden lion-headed seat draped in red and heaped with marigold and rose garlands. Beside him a man in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala stands, and a woman in a white sari with red border holds an offering. On the left an older man in white kurta presses his palms together, and a man in white bends low to touch a red cloth with flowers before the golden seat. Several women in white and saffron saris stand with hands folded in namaskar, and devotees fill the background.

Outdoor ritual setting under a open-sided structure with flower garlands hanging on posts. A central man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange-saffron dhoti with a gold border, a long rudraksha mala and a gold-bordered orange shawl, and stands barefoot looking downward. Beside him, a shaved-headed priest in orange robes with a white forehead marking holds an offering, and a woman in orange sari stands near a green tray of marigold and rose petals. Behind them, men and women in white and orange clothing, some with red shawls, stand and kneel among onlookers, a seated man in white with orange lanyard sits at lower centre, and a white-clad attendant stands at the far left. Several people watch the ceremony closely.