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A seated figure in a saffron-orange robe with a long gold bead necklace sits on a blue mat at a riverside ghat, hands raised above the head in prayer, with an orange tilak on the forehead. Around the mat are brass and silver vessels, a silver tray, fruit, marigold flowers, leaves and a coconut as puja offerings. Standing and kneeling attendants in white shirts and white caps assist, and a framed photograph on an easel shows a figure in saffron and white standing before a temple. Several Western visitors in white and red watch from stone steps behind, and a stone wall rises in the background.

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Outdoor ritual gathering beside a stone wall under a yellow canvas canopy on bamboo poles. In the foreground a woman in orange robes and a gold necklace sits with palms pressed together in namaste on a blue cloth, with brass vessels, a silver plate of fruit and flowers, a coconut and a lamp before her. Behind her a framed photograph shows a man in orange and white robes in front of a temple. A young man in dark clothes at left holds a metal rod, and a man in a white checked shirt stands among seated devotees in white clothes and white caps, many wearing rudraksha malas. A large banner in orange and yellow hangs nearby.2006-01-05January 05 20062006-01-05January 05 20062006-01-05January 05 20062006-01-05Outdoor ghat scene with devotees seated on stone steps. In the centre, a bare-chested figure in orange cloth sits on a blue cloth with eyes closed and hands pressed together in prayer, wearing a long dark swept-back hair style and rudraksha-like beads. Around the blue mat are brass plates with fruit, flowers, a coconut, green leaves, small bowls and a brass kalasha-style vessel. A young man in a navy shirt sits at left holding a long pole. Behind them, a crowd of devotees in white and orange clothing sits in rows, several women wearing white saris and headscarves, and a man in white with a rudraksha mala sits nearby. The fort wall and yellow tents rise in the background.January 09 20062006-01-09Outdoors on a stone ghat beside a river, a seated man with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe, a rudraksha-style bead mala, and a tilak on his forehead, sitting on a folded mat with a dark suitcase beside him. Two men in white dhotis and kurtas stand before him; one bends forward holding a metal tray of offerings. Behind them, people and wooden boats are on the water under a hazy sky. In the lower left, a framed portrait shows a figure in saffron and white robes in front of a building, and the scene includes several other people in the background.December 29 20102010-12-29January 09 20062006-01-09May 30 20062006-05-30Outdoor ghat ceremony at the water's edge in Varanasi, with a woman in orange robes seated cross-legged on the stone steps, hands pressed in namaste, holding a framed photograph of a saffron-robed man with a shaved head. Around her, men in white dhotis and a white kurta carry a silver tray with a small lamp and a brass kalasha-style vessel, and a brass trident stands upright beside her. Small oil lamps flicker on the wet steps by the river. Onlookers in shawls and jackets watch from the steps above, several with hands folded in prayer, and a young man in a maroon shawl and jeans stands at right. The scene suggests a river puja or aarti on the Ganga.Outdoor ritual scene at a stone-walled temple courtyard. In the centre, a man with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala wears an orange robe and a long orange wrap; he sits cross-legged before a small bronze shrine containing a deity murti under an arch, pouring from a small metal vessel, with a golden kalasha-shaped finial in front. To the left, a younger man in an orange shirt and wrap holds a white metal bowl. Behind them, several people in orange robes and white trousers stand holding long poles and a yellow canopy, and others sit at the right edge. Bare feet and plastic bottles are visible on the steps.2006-06-01 +1 copies