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Outdoor satsang on a riverbank ghat with a wide, pale river and distant hills behind. A large seated crowd in white, red and yellow saris and white kurtas faces a raised platform at right, where saffron-robed sannyasis sit before a ritual setup. A figure with a red headband and white garment sits centre-right near brass vessels and a small ritual fire area; ceremonial silver staffs and a fringed ornate parasol stand beside the platform. A cameraman with a tripod films at left. A green tree frames the left edge. The atmosphere is one of group worship by the water. a person candidate is not clearly identifiable from visible cues here, so the figure is treated as uncertain.

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Outdoor riverside ritual on the bank of a wide river with forested hills beyond. A large crowd sits in rows on the steps and mats facing the water, many women in white and red saris and men in white kurtas with red and orange shawls. At the centre, several priests in orange and saffron robes sit before a wooden puja platform with brass vessels and offerings, and two ornate ceremonial umbrellas and brass staffs stand beside them. A cameraman films from the left, and a tree's leaves frame the top of the frame.2014-08-01August 01 20142014-08-01Outdoor riverside gathering on a ghat beside a wide, misty river with forested hills behind. Dozens of devotees in white clothes and red shawls sit on blue mats and the stone steps in front of a raised platform. On the platform, a central figure with long dark hair and a saffron-orange garment holds a trident upright and sits behind an ornate golden seat, with a crown-like headwear. Nearby, several robed priests in orange and white sit around a low brass puja table with a kalasha and offerings. A videographer on the left films from a tripod. Ceremonial umbrellas and a shaded canopy frame the scene.2014-08-01Outdoor photo on a riverbank steps at a wide river with forested hills beyond. Dozens of seated devotees in white clothes with red and orange shawls face the water, many on blue and red mats. At the centre, a seated figure in orange with a red-orange turban sits before a low decorated platform with brass vessels and offerings, while a woman in orange sits beside him. Large white umbrellas with decorative edges stand on either side, and brass lamp stands line the platform. A cameraman with a shoulder camera and a tripod-mounted camera film the gathering. A standing attendant in white stands at the right edge.2014-08-01A large outdoor riverside gathering on a stone ghat beside a wide, muddy river with forested hills in the distance. A crowd of well over twenty people in white and saffron clothing sits on the ground in rows. In the centre, a group of seated figures in orange and saffron robes surrounds a low yellow-and-orange ceremonial platform with a red cloth and flower offerings, with brass ritual implements and a metal kalasha-style vessel nearby. On the right, a person in orange sits beside a tall silver staff and a decorated parasol with fringed edges. A camera operator stands on the left filming the scene. A white-clad devotee with long hair kneels at the front right beside a blue mat. Trees with broad leaves frame the top of the frame. A small red signboard stands in the water. a person's appearance is uncertain in this group.2014-08-01August 01 20142014-08-01Outdoor photo at a riverside ghat with a broad, grey-brown river and wooded hills in the distance. Many devotees in white clothes with red and maroon shawls sit in rows on red and blue mats along the stone steps. Several cameramen with video equipment film the gathering from the left. On the right, a central seated figure in saffron-orange robes sits before an altar with a low table, flanked by two decorated white parasol-style umbrellas and ceremonial staffs. Attendants in white sit nearby. The scene appears to be a satsang or darshan held at the river bank.2014-08-01Outdoor ritual on a riverbank stone platform with a wide river and distant forested hills behind. A seated priest in white garments and an orange-red turned headwear sits at a ritual setup of brass vessels, a kalasha and offerings on red cloth, with a fire pit area. Opposite, a woman in red and orange sits on a raised blue-draped seat beneath an ornate umbrella, with a deity murti framed nearby. Around the platform, many seated devotees in white, orange and red wear red sashes and garlands, while a monk in orange sits to one side. Trident staffs stand at the edges, and ornate parasols shade the riverside.2014-08-01Outdoor riverside ritual on a stone ghat beside a wide river with forested hills behind. A seated figure in saffron-red robes and a red-orange turban sits at the centre of a red cloth with brass vessels, flowers and a small deity murti, while sadhus in orange robes sit nearby. Another person in ornate dark-red and gold garments sits under a decorated umbrella to the right, next to a trident staff. Dozens of white-clad devotees and seated visitors, some wearing red shawls, sit on the stone steps and blue mats facing the ritual. The setting suggests a river puja or satsang on the ghat.2014-08-01Outdoor riverside ritual on a ghat beside a wide river with forested hills in the distance. A small square fire pit with a homa or yagna fire stands in the centre of a red cloth-covered area, with brass vessels and flower offerings around it. Several men in saffron and orange robes sit near the fire, one with a red-orange turban, while a figure in an orange shawl sits on a raised seat under white parasol-style canopies. Rows of seated devotees in white clothing with red-orange shawls fill the foreground, and a cameraman with a video camera on a tripod films the scene at left. Wooden-handled ceremonial staffs stand along the ghat edge.2014-08-01Outdoor river-bank ritual at dawn or dusk with misty hills and a wide river behind. Seated priests in saffron and orange robes and a white-clad figure with a red-and-saffron head cloth perform a puja around a central brass arrangement, with offerings, flowers and a small fire on a red cloth. A standing figure in orange-red garment and a ceremonial necklace holds a staff beside an ornate framed portrait or deity image on a tray. Two tall parasols with fringed canopies stand on the sand, and a man in brown garments bends forward at the right edge. A large seated congregation in white, red and saffron clothing, with many women and children, sits on the sand facing the ritual. Overlaid , , with a Nithyanandapedia source line2014-08-01August 01 20142014-08-01