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Outdoor ritual on a riverbank ghat beside a wide river with forested hills behind. Seated at the centre, a figure in an orange robe and a red-and-white turban presides over a puja with brass vessels, a bowl and marigold offerings spread on a red cloth. Around them, orange-robed sadhus and white-clad devotees sit in rows on the stone steps. To the right, a woman in orange sits before a small altar with a framed image and a trident stands nearby under a fringed umbrella. Several devotees in white and orange sit in the foreground, and a large crowd gathers at the water's edge.

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August 01 20142014-08-01Outdoor riverside ritual on a stone ghat beside a wide river with forested hills behind. A seated figure in saffron-red robes and a red-orange turban sits at the centre of a red cloth with brass vessels, flowers and a small deity murti, while sadhus in orange robes sit nearby. Another person in ornate dark-red and gold garments sits under a decorated umbrella to the right, next to a trident staff. Dozens of white-clad devotees and seated visitors, some wearing red shawls, sit on the stone steps and blue mats facing the ritual. The setting suggests a river puja or satsang on the ghat.2014-08-01Outdoor ritual on a riverbank stone platform with a wide river and distant forested hills behind. A seated priest in white garments and an orange-red turned headwear sits at a ritual setup of brass vessels, a kalasha and offerings on red cloth, with a fire pit area. Opposite, a woman in red and orange sits on a raised blue-draped seat beneath an ornate umbrella, with a deity murti framed nearby. Around the platform, many seated devotees in white, orange and red wear red sashes and garlands, while a monk in orange sits to one side. Trident staffs stand at the edges, and ornate parasols shade the riverside.2014-08-01A large group of devotees sits on a riverbank ghat in front of a wide, brown river with forested hills behind. Seated on a raised platform under an ornate embroidered umbrella, a figure in an orange shawl wears a red-and-gold rudraksha-style garland and sits facing the gathering; a second person in orange-red sits nearby. Two ceremonial umbrellas and a trident stand on the ghat. Ritual items are arranged before them: brass pots, a kalasha, marigolds, flower petals, a small deity murti and a red-cloth altar. Several people in white and red clothing sit on the steps and cloth, including children. The scene looks like a satsang or puja held beside the river.2014-08-01August 01 20142014-08-01August 01 20142014-08-01August 01 20142014-08-01August 01 20142014-08-01August 01 20142014-08-01August 01 20142014-08-01Outdoor riverside ceremony on a wide river bank with a calm grey-blue river and distant forested hills. A seated group in orange and saffron robes sits on a raised platform draped with orange and red cloth, with brass offerings and a trident-topped staff nearby. A standing figure in orange with a red-and-gold garland and rudraksha-style beads faces the gathering beside an ornate framed portrait on an easel, while a white-clad priest with a red headpiece sits among the group. Ornate parasols shade the platform. Dozens of devotees in white, red and teal saris and kurtas, some with long braids, sit on the sand in front, many with children, watching the ritual.2014-08-01August 01 20142014-08-01