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Night scene at a stepped riverside ghat lit by floodlights, with red flags on poles. A large black stone Nandi bull is draped in yellow and orange marigold garlands and sits on a raised platform at left. In the centre a bare-chested priest in saffron dhoti and rudraksha mala holds a lamp toward a seated figure in a red shawl and saffron cloth, a ritual aarti or puja. Devotees in white and orange clothes sit on the steps in the background. a person cue is not clearly established here, so identity remains uncertain.

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Night ritual at a stepped ghat with red flags and marigold garlands draped over a large black stone Nandi bull on the left. A bald priest in orange dhoti and bare chest stands on the steps, holding a bell and raising a lit lamp or offering toward the bull. Two seated people in white and red-and-gold clothing sit with folded hands on the lower steps, and a row of seated devotees in white dress and tiered stone steps with brass lamps fill the right side under floodlights.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23Night-time photo of a ceremony at a stepped ghat-like platform beside a large black Nandi bull statue draped with yellow and orange marigold garlands. A young shaved-headed priest in an orange dhoti and bare chest, with a rudraksha mala, stands holding a brass plate. Beside him a bare-chested priest in orange cloth folds his hands. Two women sit on the steps, one in a maroon sari and one in white. Red flags line the railings and spectators fill the tiered stands in the background, some wearing white.2016-12-23Night photograph of a ghat-style stone stairway at an outdoor riverside ritual. A large black Nandi bull statue sits at the centre, draped in yellow and white marigold garlands. Devotees sit on the tiered steps behind white metal railings, many in saffron and colourful saris. Red triangular flags hang along the railings and a shaved-headed man in orange dhoti and bare chest, with rudraksha beads, carries a lit lamp down the steps at right. Two large metal vessels sit on the left steps.2016-12-23Night photograph of a temple ghat or stepped tank lit by floodlights, with a large black stone Nandi bull statue on a grey plinth at left, draped in marigold and orange garlands. Red flags line the railings. A man with a shaved head, bare torso, rudraksha mala and orange dhoti stands at right with hands raised, facing two seated women in saffron and white saris. Several people sit on the red steps behind railings, and small oil lamps glow along the stairs. The scene suggests an evening puja or aarti at the Nandi.2016-12-23A riverside ghat scene with tiered red stone steps and a metal railing. In the foreground a large black stone Nandi bull statue, draped with yellow and orange marigold garlands and red flowers, is worshipped. A young man in orange dhoti and rudraksha mala holds a brass bell and an oil lamp toward it, while another young man with bare chest and orange cloth folds his hands in prayer and holds a brass bowl. Behind them seated devotees, some in white, saffron and blue, watch and join in. A woman in white sits at far left with hands together. Red and orange banners fly overhead. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2016-12-05December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copies