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Outdoors 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.

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March 24 20142014-03-24March 24 20142014-03-24March 24 20142014-03-24March 24 20142014-03-24A seated man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala around his neck and red-orange tilak on his forehead sits with palms pressed together in prayer beside a fire pit. Flames rise from a homa altar built of yellow-brown bricks, with a brass kalasha and small offering vessels near it. A silver trident stands upright beside him on a red-and-white carpet, and a silver-framed seat with a leopard-print cushion is behind him. A river flows at left under an overcast sky, and a second person in orange sits partially visible at the right edge. The setting suggests a riverside homa ritual. Swamiji (probable): long hair, saffron robes, and rudraksha mala serve as the presiding figure at the homa.2014-03-24March 24 20142014-03-24March 24 20142014-03-24March 24 20142014-03-24Outdoor ritual by a river bank. A man in saffron-red robes with a gold-bordered shawl and a long rudraksha mala sits on an ornate silver throne-chair with a leopard-print cushion, smiling and holding a small plate. a person cues are the long swept-back hair, red tilak, ornate beaded mala and presiding position. Around him, priests in red-orange robes sit near a fire pit with a brass vessel, with silver ritual staffs topped by trident finials in the foreground. On the right, green-wrapped kalasha pots with yellow coconuts and flower garlands rest on an orange cloth. Flowing river water and bare trees form the background, with a concrete ghat structure and railing at the upper right.2014-03-24March 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.2014-03-24Outdoor riverside ritual at a ghat beside a fast-flowing river. A central figure with long dark hair, orange-saffron cloth and a beaded rudraksha-style mala sits cross-legged on a raised silver-backed seat, holding an open book and gesturing toward a small fire pit with flames. Around him, saffron-robed men and women sit on the ground with white tripundra marks; some kneel by the fire. Silver ceremonial staffs with trident and axe-shaped finials stand near the seat. On the right, a table draped in orange cloth holds several green-and-yellow wrapped coconuts garlanded with marigolds and leaves, with a bald devotee in orange behind it. A camera operator films at lower centre, and a metal railing lines the water.2014-03-24