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A 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.

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March 24 20142014-03-24Outdoor riverside ritual on stone steps by the Ganga at Haridwar. In the foreground, a man in orange-saffron robes with a rudraksha mala holds a lit oil lamp, and a shaved-headed young man in orange and yellow cloth with beads sits on a patterned cushion beside a silver kalasha, a silver pot, a tray of red and white flowers and rose petals. Behind them, a crowd of devotees in orange, white and red sits along the steps and bank, some with hands folded, and a stone ghat rises at left with a silver-toned pot and steam. Fast river water flows at right.2014-03-24March 24 20142014-03-24A 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 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.2014-03-24Outdoor 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 on stone steps at a river ghat, with fast-flowing water to the right. A priest in an orange-red dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha-style bead necklace holds a lit lamp and fire, beside a shiny metal kalasha and pots on a patterned red-and-gold cloth-draped table with rose petals. Seated beside him, a younger man in orange with a bead necklace sits with hands folded. Behind them, a crowd of devotees in orange and white watches from the steps and railing, with a few people in white robes and a flaming fire pit at the upper left. This appears to be a homa or abhishekam ritual at the riverbank.2014-03-24March 18 20142014-03-18Outdoor 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.2014-03-24Night-time homa at an outdoor ground with a large fire burning in a brick fire pit in the foreground, sending sparks upward. A woman in red and gold cloth with a garland and gold necklace holds a silver tray and offering. Beside her, a woman in a red sari with a trident-shaped staff wrapped in flower garlands stands at left. Several robed devotees in red and white sit with hands folded in prayer behind the fire, and a decorated palanquin or ratha with white and silver flower decorations sits at right. Small lights and a crowd of seated devotees fill the background.2014-05-20May 27 20132013-05-27