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Large outdoor ritual on stone ghat steps, with many participants seated in rows on red sandstone steps. Most men wear bare-chested white or cream dhotis, and several women wear white saris. Each person sits before a small brass or bronze kalasha or lamp-like vessel on a dark stone base, with hands pressed together in anjali. A single standing figure in an orange-saffron robe with long dark hair, at the lower centre, faces the crowd near the steps, and a second orange-robed person stands at right beside a camera on a tripod. The scene suggests a mass collective puja along a riverfront ghat.

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A large outdoor ritual on stone ghat steps with dozens of men seated in rows, most bare-chested and wearing white dhotis, hands folded in anjali mudra. Each step holds small brass pots and black shivalinga-shaped stones. A single figure in orange robes with long dark hair stands at the bottom left, facing the seated rows. Several women in white and yellow saris sit among the men. Hundreds of people are visible across the steps.2016-10-16October 16 20162016-10-16October 16 20162016-10-16October 16 20162016-10-16Large outdoor ritual on broad red sandstone steps packed with rows of seated men, mostly bare-chested in white dhotis, hands pressed in anjali mudra. Many have sacred ash or tilak marks. Small brass kalashas and oil lamps sit on the steps before each row, with green leaves scattered among them. Some women in white saris and a few in light-coloured dress sit among them. A standing figure with long dreadlocks, wearing an orange cloth, stands at the lower left facing the rows. Near the centre-right, a cameraman with a tripod films beside a green sign reading NITHYANANDA LIVE, and a bald man in orange robes stands nearby. The scene is a riverside ghat.2016-10-16October 16 20162016-10-16October 16 20162016-10-16Large group of devotees seated in rows on red stone ghat steps beside water, performing a ritual with small brass pots, lamps and black shivalinga-shaped stones placed before each person. Most men are bare-chested wearing white dhotis and white shawls, some in orange or saffron cloths; several women wear white saris and some sit in orange garments. Many sit cross-legged with hands joined or raised in worship, with puja items and small oil lamps in front of them. A few older participants in white stand out at the edges, and a metal stand with a small figure sits at lower left. Pink flowering bushes and a chain-link fence appear at the top. Suggests a Rudra abhishekam or pada puja style ritual gathering.2017-05-29May 24 20172017-05-24May 24 20172017-05-24May 24 20172017-05-24October 16 20162016-10-16