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Outdoor riverside ritual on a paved ghat beside a wide, swollen river. At center, several saffron-robed priests in orange dhotis and shawls sit around a low wooden platform with brass lamps and offerings, while a colourful umbrella-style canopy and a kalasha-like vessel stand nearby. A crowd of devotees in orange and white clothing, many with orange shawls, stands and kneels along the railing, some with hands folded. Green trees line the far bank under overcast sky. Some people wear orange, others white kurtas and dhotis. Several figures in the crowd wear orange shawls over white. The scene is a group puja or aarti by the river.

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June 04 20062006-06-04A photograph taken outdoors at a riverbank with a wide, murky river on the left and green trees behind. A crowd of devotees stands along a railed embankment, many wearing saffron/orange shawls and clothing. In the centre, a palanquin-style ritual vehicle with a red and gold canopy is carried forward by men in white dhotis and orange garments, with a gold-and-orange decorated cloth hanging from it. A drum is visible near the front. Several people in the foreground have shaved heads or wear white and striped shirts. A pole with wires stands at the right edge. No single figure is clearly identifiable as the a person from appearance cues, so the presence of a candidate is uncertain. Roughly 40 people are visible.2006-06-04June 04 20062006-06-04 +1 copiesJune 04 20062006-06-04 +1 copiesJune 04 20062006-06-04June 04 20062006-06-04June 04 20062006-06-04June 04 20062006-06-04June 04 20062006-06-04June 04 20062006-06-04June 04 20062006-06-04May 24 20062006-05-24 +1 copies