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Outdoor ghat scene at dusk beside a river, with a white canvas mat spread on the steps. Devotees in orange and red shawls and white clothes sit and stand with palms pressed together in namaste. A man in a red-orange dhoti and shawl stands centre-left near a brass bowl, with a drum and a dhoti-clad attendant nearby. At right, a woman in white and orange-red shawl holds her hands in anjali. Behind them stone steps, a white temple spire, buildings and a red flag on a pole. Thirty-plus people are visible around the mat.

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May 13 20142014-05-13May 20 20142014-05-20May 17 20152015-05-17Evening 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.2014-07-27June 02 20162016-06-02May 14 20142014-05-14May 14 20142014-05-14 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph of a group of devotees walking along a sandy riverbank with stone ghats and steps behind them. Most wear white kurta-style clothing with red-orange shawls or stoles and some wear garlands. A man in the front left wears a white shirt and orange-red shawl, a woman beside him wears a maroon sari with a garland, and a woman in the middle wears a white dress with a red stole. A bearded man in white with a bag stands near the centre-right, and a long-haired man in white with a rudraksha mala and red stole walks on the right. Some people are visible at a distance on the steps behind the group.2014-05-13Outdoor riverside gathering beneath a long steel railway bridge over a wide river. A central seated man wears a deep red-brown robe, a thick rudraksha-style mala, a marigold garland and a gold ceremonial necklace, with a tilak on his forehead; he sits on a low wooden seat with a leopard-print cushion on a green mat. Behind him a long ceremonial staff topped with a trident-like finial stands upright. Dozens of seated devotees, many in white and orange-red garments with malas, face him across the mat. At the lower left a shaved-headed priest in red-saffron cloth sits with his back to the camera before a yellow-painted brick altar holding marigold petals. On the right a decorated altar with brass and floral offerings is visible. Strong daylight, pale sky.2014-05-20Outdoor riverside ritual at a ghat beside a fast-flowing river, with mist rising from a fire offering. A seated man in a dark red-maroon robe with a rudraksha mala and gold ceremonial necklace sits on an ornate silver-trimmed throne beneath a yellow fringed umbrella, with a trident planted beside him. Around him, devotees in white and orange-saffron clothing, some with red shawls, stand and kneel; a man in white bends forward toward the smoking offering. Brass vessels, flower garlands and a plate of offerings sit on the step in front. Several women in orange and red saris and a few people in dark jackets watch from the crowd at the front.2014-03-24A large outdoor gathering of devotees sits on the bank of a river at dusk, with a steel truss bridge on concrete piers spanning the water behind them. Most people wear white dhotis and kurtas with rust-red saffron-toned shawls draped over their shoulders, many with tilak marks on their foreheads and rudraksha malas. Several figures in front raise their hands in gestures of prayer or chanting, and a few hold small brass plates with offerings. A camera operator on a tripod films from the centre-right. The scene suggests satsang or a ritual gathering by the river, with no visible a person candidate identified.2015-05-17May 13 20142014-05-13