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Outdoor ritual on a riverside ghat. A seated man in saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala and ceremonial flower garland sits under a decorated white umbrella with a trident-topped pole, with a brow mark, hands folded, on a blue cloth beside a silver bowl. A young priest in white dhoti with white body markings and a red turban pours offerings from a brass vessel near a brick fire pit strewn with pink flowers and incense sticks. Seated devotees in orange and white robes, some in white dresses with garlands, line the blue mat; a red canopy and more trident staffs stand behind. Visible ritual setting suggests a puja at a river ghat.

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August 01 20142014-08-01August 01 20142014-08-01Outdoor ritual on a stone-paved ghat beside a fire pit lined with saffron-painted bricks. A bare-chested priest with white markings on his arm and a red turban kneels at left, offering from a silver vessel and a silver lamp toward a seated man in a saffron-red robe with a beaded mala, forehead marked with orange, and hands folded in prayer. Two silver umbrellas and silver trident-topped staffs stand behind. Behind them, a row of people in white and orange garments and rudraksha malas sit in a line, with a red-draped seat at right and a red-cloth table holding garlands and pink flower offerings. Tall trees and a red tent fill the background.2014-08-01August 01 20142014-08-01August 01 20142014-08-01A seated figure in orange-saffron robes with a saffron garland of beads and an orange forehead mark sits on an ornate silver-framed throne under a decorated canopy umbrella at a riverbank. Two silver ceremonial staffs with trident tops and white fringed parasols flank him. In front, a square fire pit of orange-painted bricks holds a silver kalasha-style vessel and a silver pitcher. Two attendants in saffron and white sit nearby, one in white with a rudraksha mala, and a figure in a saffron top and white headwrap sits on the right. Behind is a river with trees and steps.2014-08-01August 01 20142014-08-01August 01 20142014-08-01August 01 20142014-08-01Outdoor ritual by a wide river at a ghat, with a square brick fire pit lined with orange-tinted bricks at centre. A man in an orange-red robe with a large orange and yellow vertical mark on his forehead, a long beaded necklace and a loose hair fall sits on a raised seat under an ornate pink-and-white parasol, hands folded in front of him. Behind him stands a trident on a pole and a second white parasol. Seated on the left are several young men in white and orange clothes with white markings on their faces and bodies, while a man in white with a red-orange turban sits with hands joined in namaskar beside the pit. A brass bowl, a silver lamp stand and a tray of marigold garlands and bananas sit on orange cloth before the group. Calm grey water and distant hills fill the background.2014-08-01May 20 20142014-05-20Outdoor riverside ritual on a stone terrace beside a wide river with hills and trees behind. A square fire pit of stacked orange bricks sits at the centre, with a silver bowl and brass oil lamps nearby. At left, a shaved-headed young man with white paste markings on his arms and face holds marigold flowers and offering trays. Two men in white dhotis sit cross-legged with hands joined in prayer; one wears a red-and-orange turban. At right, a woman in red sari with a yellow border and a man in saffron-orange robes with a marigold garland and yellow forehead marking sit on a low ornate seat under a decorated parasol. A silver trident stands behind them, with a small flag and a silver-framed shrine panel. Marigolds, bananas and fruit are laid out on the stone.2014-08-01