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Outdoor riverside ritual at a ghat beside a fast-flowing river. In the foreground a seated priest in a rust-orange cloth sits by a small brick fire pit with a flame, offerings and brass vessels, while a seated figure in red nearby works with a ceremonial object. Several participants in orange, red and white garments and garlands kneel and sit on the stone steps. A yellow fringed umbrella stands at right, and a carved stone shrine canopy with an ornately carved panel is at left. Behind, a standing man in red and gold dhoti and a woman in an orange shawl stand near the water edge, with a crowd of onlookers in white and light clothing along the bank. This appears to be a homa at the riverbank with a crowd of devotees.

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March 24 20142014-03-24Outdoor riverside ritual on the banks of a fast-flowing river. Two priests in saffron-orange dhotis sit on a raised stone platform with brass vessels, a yellow tasseled umbrella stands over the water, and a garland of marigolds lies on an orange cloth at left. Seated devotees in white clothes and red shawls or stoles sit in rows on the steps, a woman in white with a red scarf in the front row, and a man in white with a red sash stands near the water's edge. A standing man in a white shirt watches from the upper path.2014-03-24Outdoor riverside ritual on the Ganga ghat at Haridwar. A fire pit with burning embers sits on the steps in the foreground, surrounded by orange and red robed priests and white-clad devotees seated on a raised platform. Brass and clay vessels, a flower garland and offerings lie on an orange cloth beside the fire. A bald man in a white shirt with a red sash stands on the steps at right beneath a yellow umbrella, and another man in white stands on the bank above the flowing river. A small white stone shrine pavilion is at left. A dense group of seated and standing participants in white, red and orange fills the frame, and a man in white walks along the far riverbank.2014-03-24March 24 20142014-03-24March 24 20142014-03-24Photograph of a riverside ritual on a ghat beside a fast-flowing river. Seated in the foreground on a patterned carpet, several people in orange and rust-coloured robes sit around a brass vessel and offerings of fruit and flowers on an orange-draped table, apparently performing a ceremony. Behind them a large crowd of people in white clothes, some with orange and saffron garments, sits in rows along the steps and stone walkway. A golden-yellow parasol stands over the ritual area. A camera operator on a tripod films at left beside a small ornate wooden shrine structure, and a person in white sits at the lower left near a red box. Trees, a pink building and distant hills frame the scene.2014-03-24March 24 20142014-03-24A riverside ghat above flowing water hosts a homa ritual. In the foreground, a priest in saffron-orange robes and a rust-coloured turban sits before a small fire in a yellow-and-gold brazier, with brass pots and offerings on a white marble platform. Beside him, a bald man in saffron clothing holds a large yellow parasol with red and green fringe over the ritual. On the left, an orange-draped kalasha-style arrangement with garlands and coconut-like offerings sits on a brown cloth, beside a stone shrine. Behind, a large seated crowd of devotees in white and orange clothing, many wearing red shawls, sits attentively, with a cameraman filming at the top left.2014-03-24March 24 20142014-03-24Outdoor riverbank ritual at the Ganga Ghat in Haridwar. In the foreground a shirtless priest in a red and orange turban and saffron-yellow shawl tends a small fire built from yellow bricks, with a bowl of offerings beside it. Seated devotees in white clothes with orange and red shawls sit on a marble platform; one woman in a white outfit and red shawl sits cross-legged near the fire, and another in purple and white holds a tall silver staff upright. Behind them a crowd of seated participants in white and orange watches. On the left, yellow and green ceremonial decorations and a rounded orange-draped table hold offerings and flower garlands. A standing man in white with a red shawl and a bare-headed figure stand on the riverbank beyond, with the river flowing past under a grey sky. The scene shows a homa or yagna fire ceremony.2014-03-24Outdoor ritual by a river ghat: a standing officiant in an orange-red robe with a red turban and rudraksha mala stands at a raised stone platform beside a fire pit with glowing embers, a large brass-and-red offering arrangement, and a silver trident and ritual staffs. Two women in red-orange and white robes stand at the railing by the flowing river, and a crowd of seated devotees in white, orange and red fills the foreground. A yellow parasol shades the platform.2014-03-24March 24 20142014-03-24