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Outdoor ritual on a stone-paved ghat beside a fire pit lined with saffron-painted bricks. A bare-chested priest with white markings on his arm and a red turban kneels at left, offering from a silver vessel and a silver lamp toward a seated man in a saffron-red robe with a beaded mala, forehead marked with orange, and hands folded in prayer. Two silver umbrellas and silver trident-topped staffs stand behind. Behind them, a row of people in white and orange garments and rudraksha malas sit in a line, with a red-draped seat at right and a red-cloth table holding garlands and pink flower offerings. Tall trees and a red tent fill the background.

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Outdoor ritual on a riverside ghat. A seated man in saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala and ceremonial flower garland sits under a decorated white umbrella with a trident-topped pole, with a brow mark, hands folded, on a blue cloth beside a silver bowl. A young priest in white dhoti with white body markings and a red turban pours offerings from a brass vessel near a brick fire pit strewn with pink flowers and incense sticks. Seated devotees in orange and white robes, some in white dresses with garlands, line the blue mat; a red canopy and more trident staffs stand behind. Visible ritual setting suggests a puja at a river ghat.2014-08-01August 01 20142014-08-01August 01 20142014-08-01August 01 20142014-08-01A seated figure in orange-saffron robes with a saffron garland of beads and an orange forehead mark sits on an ornate silver-framed throne under a decorated canopy umbrella at a riverbank. Two silver ceremonial staffs with trident tops and white fringed parasols flank him. In front, a square fire pit of orange-painted bricks holds a silver kalasha-style vessel and a silver pitcher. Two attendants in saffron and white sit nearby, one in white with a rudraksha mala, and a figure in a saffron top and white headwrap sits on the right. Behind is a river with trees and steps.2014-08-01August 01 20142014-08-01A seated figure in a saffron-orange robe with a long layered garland of orange-yellow flowers and a rudraksha-style necklace sits on a raised seat beneath a fringed, patterned orange parasol at a riverside ghat. A small square fire pit lined with yellow-painted bricks lies in front, with a silver kalasha-style vessel and brass pots nearby. On the left, a priest in white dhoti with red headwrap and sacred markings tends the offerings; a woman in red-and-gold sari sits behind the pit. Two white fringed parasols flank the scene, a trident stands on a pole, and another saffron-robed man sits on a blue mat to the right amid a crowd of orange-clad devotees on the steps.2014-08-01May 20 20142014-05-20September 09 20162016-09-09August 01 20142014-08-01August 01 20142014-08-01Outdoor riverside ritual at a ghat beside a fast-flowing river. A central figure with long dark hair, orange-saffron cloth and a beaded rudraksha-style mala sits cross-legged on a raised silver-backed seat, holding an open book and gesturing toward a small fire pit with flames. Around him, saffron-robed men and women sit on the ground with white tripundra marks; some kneel by the fire. Silver ceremonial staffs with trident and axe-shaped finials stand near the seat. On the right, a table draped in orange cloth holds several green-and-yellow wrapped coconuts garlanded with marigolds and leaves, with a bald devotee in orange behind it. A camera operator films at lower centre, and a metal railing lines the water.2014-03-24