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Outdoor ritual on the stone steps of a riverside ghat. In the foreground a person with long dark hair pulled back, a red-orange shawl over the shoulder, and a long rudraksha mala with a sacred thread wrist band, sits before a silver ritual vessel and a silver spouted pot, pouring from a silver cup; a small brass deity figure and a bell-like object sit on the ground. Behind them, seated devotees in red, orange and white clothing watch closely, including a young girl in purple and women in saris and shawls, with a few children among them.

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March 24 20142014-03-24Outdoor ritual scene with a man in a rust-red and gold-bordered wrap, bare-shouldered, wearing a large rudraksha mala, pouring liquid from a silver horn-shaped vessel into a silver pot on an ornate silver stand. Two silver vessels sit on a red-and-gold patterned cloth in front, and a small figure is visible on the stand. Behind them a seated crowd in orange, red and white clothing, including women in saffron and a young girl, watches attentively, with some people standing among trees in the background. This appears to be an abhishekam or homa-related offering at a riverside setting. The man's appearance with long swept-back hair and rudraksha beads is consistent with a Swamiji (probable) presence, performing the ritual pouring.2014-03-24March 24 20142014-03-24Outdoor ritual photo at a riverbank with a crowd behind. A person with long dark hair tied back and a thick rudraksha mala draped over the shoulders, wearing a red-orange garment with a yellow border and a brown shawl, leans over a silver ritual setup. Silver vessels and a silver stand with a small brass deity murti sit on a patterned maroon cloth. Several onlookers in saffron and orange clothing stand behind, with more devotees in the background among bare winter trees.2014-03-24A photograph of a ritual at a riverbank ghat. A man with hair tied back, wearing a saffron-red shawl with a gold border and a long rudraksha mala with a red-threaded wrist cord, is pouring liquid from a silver vessel through a silver horn-shaped spout over a small brass deity murti on a stand. Silver kalasha pots sit in the foreground. Behind him, seated devotees in red, orange and white clothing watch from the steps, including a young girl in a red shawl and purple leggings. A rudrabhishekam-style abhishekam is being performed.2014-03-24A man with short dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead performs a ritual at a stone ghat. He wears a red-and-gold sleeveless garment and a long necklace of rudraksha beads, and holds a silver conch-shaped cup while looking down at a small brass deity figure on a silver stand. A silver kalasha vessel with a spout sits above the stand, and silver pots lie in the foreground. Behind him, two men in orange and red robes stand with hands folded near a white carved wall.2014-03-24A photograph of a ritual at a riverside ghat, with a smiling man seated in the foreground wearing a red-and-saffron robe, a thick rudraksha mala necklace and a red wrist thread. He holds a flaming oil lamp (arati) over a silver kalasha-style pot, with a small brass deity figure and flower offerings on a tray before him. Behind him on the stone steps, a crowd of devotees sits with hands pressed in prayer, several women in orange and red clothing, and a woman in a patterned shawl. Two tall ceremonial staffs stand at the back, and a plume of smoke rises from the ritual fire. The name of the person in the foreground is not visibly identified in the image itself, so a person is set to unsure.2014-03-24March 24 20142014-03-24October 03 20152015-10-03March 24 20142014-03-24A bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair sits at the front of a large outdoor gathering, holding a tall silver trident-topped staff in his left hand and pressing his right palm forward in a gesture. He wears a red-brown shawl, a leopard-print lower garment, a rudraksha mala, and a white and orange flower garland with a gold pendant. Behind him, dozens of seated devotees in white, red and orange clothing with vibhuti and kumkum marks on their foreheads sit in rows, several with hands joined in prayer.2014-05-20May 27 20132013-05-27