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Outdoors on a riverbank beside a fast-flowing river, a man with long swept-back hair and a warm smile sits on a leopard-print cushioned seat. He wears a saffron-orange shawl over his shoulders, a red-brown wrap across his lap, and a long rudraksha mala with ceremonial gold ornaments. He holds a silver oil lamp with a large open flame, while another person's hand, marked with white ash, reaches toward the fire. Behind him a woman in a dark outfit sits nearby and a few onlookers stand on a raised terrace at the right. a person seated as the officiating presence at a fire offering, with the flame and ash-marked hands as the ritual focus.

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Outdoor photo beside a river bank where a fire burns in a metal bowl at left. A man with short hair and a rudraksha mala of many beads across his chest, wearing an orange-red robe with a gold-yellow edge, extends his hand over a silver kalasha-style vessel on a tray of red flowers and white petals, part of a homa setting. A red and gold embroidered cloth covers the table. Behind him, a second man in orange robes stands near the water, with a power line and trees beyond. The person's appearance does not clearly match distinctive a person cues, so identity is uncertain.2014-03-24March 24 20142014-03-24A photograph at a riverside ghat beside a fast-flowing river, showing a bare-chested man with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala, wearing an orange-and-saffron cloth, seated behind a small altar draped in a red-and-gold brocade cloth. He holds a silver ritual vessel over a burning oil lamp on a silver tray, with red flowers, silver pots and a silver spouted vessel arranged nearby. A woman in saffron clothing sits beside him, and a cameraman stands further back. Dry grass and bare trees line the far bank, with a few onlookers on a raised platform at upper right. The scene suggests a fire ritual at the river.2014-03-24March 24 20142014-03-24March 24 20142014-03-24March 24 20142014-03-24Night outdoor ritual photo. A man in an orange-red saffron wrap and a long orange-beaded mala with gold bead ornaments stands center, holding a silver aarti lamp with a bright open flame and a bell-shaped handle. He has long swept-back hair and a tilak on his forehead, looking down at the flame. Seated devotees in white and dark clothing, some with hands folded, watch from chairs at the sides; a carved gold-toned ornamental panel edges the right side and a red cloth edges the left. Dark trees in the background. Swamiji (probable) matches the appearance cues of long hair, orange saffron clothing and ornate mala beads, shown performing an aarti as a ritual act.2013-04-01Outdoor 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.2014-03-24A seated man in a rust-red shawl and leopard-print cloth holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a silver handbell in the other during a ritual. He wears a long rudraksha mala with a red tilak on his forehead and sits before an ornate silver-framed backdrop. Two blurred attendants in white dhotis stand behind him, and a garland of white flowers hangs at the right edge. Smoke and warm light fill the room. Swamiji (probable): the man has long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and a rust-red shawl, which fit the page's claim that Swamiji is present.2014-09-14March 18 20142014-03-18Outdoors on a riverbank ghat beside a flowing river with dry grass and bare trees behind. A bare-headed man with a dark-skinned face sits on a leopard-print cushioned seat in front of a silver ornate backrest, smiling as he holds a small ritual vessel and a flame-lit lamp. He wears a rust-red and saffron-bordered dhoti and shawl, a rudraksha mala necklace, and red-banded arm threads. A tall brass trident stands beside him. In the foreground a fire pit with burning wood and a brass bowl with a ladle sit on a tiled platform. A bald man in orange clothes with palms pressed together sits at left, and another person in orange appears at far right with a steel plate. Red carpets cover the platform.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.2014-03-24