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Night outdoor ritual by a river at a sandy ghat. A standing young man in white dhoti with a red and orange turban and a rudraksha mala palms together in namaskar beside a brick fire pit with a burning homa fire, metal bowls and brass vessels nearby. Seated on a silver-backed throne under an ornate fringed parasol is a figure in a saffron-orange shawl over a maroon garment with a rudraksha mala, sitting on a carpet, with a trident-topped staff beside him and a second parasol behind. Marigolds and leaves appear at the lower right. Another attendant stands in the background, and the scene reads as a homa yagna at a riverside ghat.

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August 01 20142014-08-01Night outdoor fire ritual at a riverside ghat. A fire burns in a square brick pit lined with yellow-painted bricks. A shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti with a red-and-green border and a red turban stands at left with hands folded in namaskar, a rudraksha mala around his neck. Seated on a silver-backed throne with a fringed canopy at right is a man in an orange shawl over a maroon garment, with orange tilak on his forehead and a beaded necklace, holding a hand over his lap. A trident stands beside the throne. Two more seated figures in maroon and rudraksha malas sit behind, and silver vessels and a brass bowl rest by the pit.2014-08-01Night outdoor ritual at a riverside ghat beside a brick-lined fire pit with a bright flame. A man in an orange saffron robe and a saffron-tinted cloth seated on a raised ornate chair under a fringed ornamental umbrella pours from a ladle into a silver bowl, with dark hair and forehead markings. A younger man on the left wears a red-orange headcloth and white dhoti and sits beside the fire, while a partially visible person in white sits behind the flame. Silver puja vessels, a conch shell, marigold flowers and a red cloth frame the foreground. Appearance-based a person in orange robe seated on the throne-like seat conducting the fire offering.2014-08-01August 01 20142014-08-01August 01 20142014-08-01Night-time fire ritual photographed beside a river. A large brick fire pit burns brightly at centre, with flames rising from the offerings. Behind it, a seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits on a raised seat under an ornate silver-fringed parasol, with a trident placed beside it. To the left, a bare-chested man in white dhoti with a red headwrap and rudraksha mala sits with folded hands, and two other priests sit nearby. Several ceremonial staves with fringed parasols frame the scene at right, and a crowd is faintly visible in the darkness. The central seated figure is in saffron clothing; whether this is a person is an appearance-based judgment with uncertain cues, so it is labelled as possible rather than confirmed. The page places this at a Ganga ghat visit during a homa-style fire ceremony.2014-08-01August 01 20142014-08-01August 01 20142014-08-01August 01 20142014-08-01August 01 20142014-08-01August 01 20142014-08-01Night outdoor fire ritual at a brick fire pit (homa) with a large bright flame. A man in orange-saffron robes with a red-and-orange shawl, rudraksha mala and ceremonial necklaces sits on the right beside an ornate silver chair with a decorated canopy and umbrella; he appears to be the a person, with long hair and distinctive ornate adornments, and is tending the fire with a ladle. Beside the pit, a man in white dhoti with a red headcloth and bare torso sits with a rudraksha mala, and a bald priest in saffron sits near the fire. A cameraman in a white shirt with a camera stands at left. Open books, brass vessels and orange marigold flowers lie on the ground in the foreground.2014-08-01