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Outdoor ritual on a riverbank with a green mat, where a large seated gathering in white and red ritual clothing faces a central figure. A figure in red-and-saffron garments with a white flower garland and a gold pendant sits on a low seat behind a small yellow brick fire pit, beside a trident-like staff. Behind them stands a decorated deity murti with flower garlands and offerings. A steel bridge spans the river in the background, and a stage with speakers is visible on the right. A person in an orange turban sits in the foreground near the fire pit. Appearance of the central figure is a person candidate, with an ornate gold necklace and flower garland; the person is seated in ritual posture with a deity murti and fire pit nearby.

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May 20 20142014-05-20Outdoor ghat ceremony on a riverbank beside a steel bridge, with a green mat spread on sand. A central seated figure wears a red-orange robe, a large fresh floral garland and a rudraksha-style neck adornment, sitting on a low wooden stool before a trishul staff. Around them, a large seated gathering of devotees in white and saffron/orange garments, some with red shawls and forehead markings, faces the centre. A standing bald priest in orange cloth stands at right beside a decorated deity murti with garlands and a kalasha-like offering. In the foreground, a priest in orange cloth performs a ritual at a brick-built altar with bananas, brass vessels and a conch-shaped vessel. The image is a photograph; the central figure's appearance is consistent with the page's a person reference but cues are not conclusive.2014-05-20Outdoor riverside gathering on a green tarp at a sandy ghat, with a large steel railway bridge and river behind. A bald, orange-robed figure sits on a low wooden stool with a leopard-print cushion, wearing a long flower garland, gold pendant and red-and-orange drape, with a trident (trishul) planted before him. A standing monk in orange robes stands at the right edge. Several hundred white-clad and orange-shawled devotees sit in rows, many wearing red and orange shawls and forehead markings. Silver pots and trays of offerings sit on the cloth nearby, and a camera on a tripod stands on the left. a person is seated at the centre in the rudraksha-free orange attire and flower garland described above.2014-05-20May 20 20142014-05-20May 20 20142014-05-20May 17 20152015-05-17May 20 20142014-05-20May 17 20152015-05-17Outdoor riverside gathering beneath a long steel railway bridge over a wide river. A central seated man wears a deep red-brown robe, a thick rudraksha-style mala, a marigold garland and a gold ceremonial necklace, with a tilak on his forehead; he sits on a low wooden seat with a leopard-print cushion on a green mat. Behind him a long ceremonial staff topped with a trident-like finial stands upright. Dozens of seated devotees, many in white and orange-red garments with malas, face him across the mat. At the lower left a shaved-headed priest in red-saffron cloth sits with his back to the camera before a yellow-painted brick altar holding marigold petals. On the right a decorated altar with brass and floral offerings is visible. Strong daylight, pale sky.2014-05-20May 20 20142014-05-20May 17 20152015-05-17 +1 copiesMay 20 20142014-05-20