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Outdoor photograph of a crowd of devotees gathered at a riverbank ghat during a ritual procession. Many people wear white and red-orange shawls or saffron garments. In the foreground, a woman in white with a dark shawl and glasses stands near tall silver staffs with ornate tops and an orange-draped object decorated with white flower garlands. Several women in orange and dark clothing hold brass or silver staffs and small kalasha-like pots with coconut tops. A man in a dark jacket and red shawl holds a silver staff at the right edge. Behind them, a woman with grey hair in a beige sweater reaches toward the crowd. Stone architecture is visible at the left.

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March 18 20142014-03-18December 14 20162016-12-14October 03 20152015-10-03July 31 20152015-07-31A photograph of a large group of devotees seated on stone steps at a riverside ghat, many dressed in white with red or orange shawls. A woman in the foreground wears a pink sari and a dark wooden bead mala, eyes lowered. Another woman in white with a red shawl and rudraksha-style beads sits with eyes closed. Several people wear sunglasses and shawls; some sit with hands folded in meditation or satsang posture. No clearly identifiable central figure is visible in the frame, and the person at top-left in a long-haired white outfit with red shawl is seated among devotees.2014-03-18Dense ritual gathering seated on the ground. A person on the left wears a red turban, a white flower garland, a gold pendant necklace and red-orange robes, sitting beside an ornate silver throne-like seat, with a visible tilak. Around them devotees in white and red-orange shawls with rudraksha-style beads hold brass lamps, small silver bowls and aarti plates, some performing padapuja and pouring offerings. Several men in saffron and orange robes press palms together in the background, and a microphone is visible. A rope barrier separates the seated group from the crowd.2014-12-17February 12 20132013-02-12July 31 20152015-07-31May 02 20142014-05-02Outdoor photo on Varanasi ghat steps beside the Ganges, with a crowd of devotees in white and red-saffron garments seated and standing on the stone stairs. In the foreground a figure in a red turban with white flower garland and orange-marigold garland raises a golden staff toward the group. To the right, a bald man in orange robes with rudraksha malas and a red-and-saffron figure stand with hands folded, while a shaved-headed elder in a saffron robe gestures on the far right. A cameraman with a tripod-mounted camera films the scene, and a small white canopied shrine stands on the steps behind.2015-10-03Evening 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.2014-07-27Outdoor photo of devotees seated on red-stone ghat steps by water at dusk, many in orange and maroon robes and white clothing with red shawls. A standing man in orange robes with a bead necklace presses palms together near a tall golden-fringed umbrella or parasol. A woman in a maroon sari stands at right holding a brass tray. Blue and pink mats, red bags and a bearded elderly man in orange in the foreground. Pale buildings and rubble behind.2014-01-19 +1 copies