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Outdoor photo at a riverside ghat beside a fast-flowing river with dry scrub and hills behind. A smiling man with long swept-back dark hair and a red tilak mark on his forehead wears a rust-orange robe with gold trim, a shawl-like drape over one shoulder, and a long rudraksha mala with a gold pendant. A shaved-headed attendant in matching orange robes steadies his arm. On the left, a trident stands beside a brass vessel and a small fire burns on a stone platform among offerings and smoke. Several white-clad and orange-clad people stand behind, and a woman in a white top with a red bindi stands at the left edge. A woven basket and a leopard-print cloth lie nearby.

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Outdoor river ritual at a ghat beside a flowing river with hills behind. A smiling man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a long rudraksha mala and tilak stands centre, with a bald priest in orange robes beside him on a leopard-print seat. Smoke rises from a fire pit on the left, with a trishul, kalasha and offerings on the ritual table. Devotees in white and orange stand and sit along the bank. a person: the centre figure's saffron clothing, long rudraksha mala and tilak fit the page's identification, but the appearance is not conclusive.2014-03-24March 24 20142014-03-24Outdoor river ritual at a riverbank ghat beside flowing water. A smiling man in saffron-orange robes with a long rudraksha mala stands centrally, one hand raised in greeting, his long dark hair swept back. Behind him a bald priest in orange kneels on the stone steps, holding a tray. In the foreground a trident stands beside a brass pot, a brass plate of fruit, a bowl of offerings and a metal vessel on a cloth. Smoke rises from a fire at left, and several white-clad devotees and robed attendants stand on the bank under bare trees and distant hills.2014-03-24May 14 20142014-05-14Outdoor river ghat by a fast-flowing Ganga at Haridwar, with a fire pit burning on the stone steps during a homa. A tall man with long swept-back hair wears saffron-orange robes, a long rudraksha mala and a gold-toned necklace, standing at the water's edge and smiling. Nearby, devotees in orange and white ritual clothes sit or bend over the fire and offerings, and a shaved-headed priest in orange sits at lower right beside brass plates of fruit and a trident-topped staff on the left. Mountains and trees sit behind the river, and a metal railing runs along the bank.2014-03-24January 16 20162016-01-16March 10 20142014-03-10A smiling man with long dark hair and a red bindi walks down red stone steps, waving his right hand. He wears a rust-red garment with a yellow border over a leopard-print wrap at the waist, and a long brown rudraksha-style mala hangs around his neck. To the left, another man in rust-red robes with a bindi and mala looks on, and to the right a bald man in orange-brown robes with a yellow-striped border and a mala walks by. A white canopy with red patterned bands overhead suggests an outdoor ghat setting.2014-03-10Outdoor ritual on a riverbank beside flowing water. A man with long swept-back hair, red-orange saffron-toned robes with gold borders, and a long rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on an ornate silver throne with a leopard-print cushion, holding a small tray and eyes closed, with a headset microphone. Silver trident-topped staffs flank him. Two people in orange clothing sit nearby, including a bald man wearing a headset and a woman in a dark garment. Brass bowls and lamps and a smoking fire area are visible, with green-draped offerings and yellow gourds on the right. Trees and a concrete structure line the riverbank behind.2014-03-24March 10 20142014-03-10Outdoor boat scene on the Ganges at Varanasi with a riverside ghat skyline behind. A man with long dark swept-back hair, a red bindi, rudraksha mala and ceremonial white beaded necklaces wears saffron-orange robes and sits on an ornate silver-framed seat draped with a patterned tiger-stripe cloth, smiling. Probable Swamiji, identified by the long swept-back hair, ornate beaded necklaces and saffron ceremonial clothing. Beside him a man in saffron robes with a gold-edged shawl holds a silver trident, and another saffron-robed devotee stands with a gold ceremonial staff. Several saffron-clad and white-clad attendants stand behind on the boat, with marigold petals scattered along the blue-edged boat rail.2013-02-13A photograph of a ritual at a river ghat with stone steps beside flowing water. In the foreground, a shaved-headed priest in orange-red robes and a rudraksha mala sits on a leopard-print cloth, holding a flaming ritual lamp over a small dish. Beside him a younger shaved-headed person in orange and a mala kneels with hands folded in prayer before a table draped in a red and gold brocade cloth, holding silver vessels, red flowers and rose petals, with a white sheet of paper. Behind them, a crowd of devotees in orange, red and white clothing sits on the steps, many with palms joined, while smoke rises at the upper left. The scene suggests a homa fire ritual by the Ganga.2014-03-24