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A night photograph at a riverside ghat where devotees in saffron and orange robes release small lit oil lamps onto dark water. A young man in orange clothing with a red and white wristband leans forward, extending his hand toward a floating lamp with flame, while a bearded man in an orange turban and long rudraksha mala beads smiles nearby. A man in a white shirt stands at the right edge, watching. Two lamps burn on the water surface, one at left and one at centre.

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January 29 20102010-01-29A night-time photograph of a group of saffron-robed sannyasis gathered around small oil lamps flickering on the ground. Several men wear orange dhotis and shawls draped over their heads, and one older man wears rudraksha beads. A man in a white shirt bends down close to the flames at the lower right, and a man in a striped shirt stands at the right edge. Bystanders stand in the dark behind them, lit by a small torch. Oil lamps are lit on the ground in front of the group.2010-01-29January 29 20102010-01-29Night photo of a sadhu gathering around a small open fire on the ground. In the foreground, a man in orange robes kneels at left reaching toward the flames, while a man in a white shirt and another in striped shirt lean in at right, hands extended over the fire. Behind them, several saffron-robed sannyasis stand close together; one tall figure at centre wears an orange shawl and white forehead markings, another at right holds a long staff with a red flag and wears an orange turban and rudraksha malas. Several onlookers in dark clothing stand in the dim background. No clear identification of any individual is made; the scene shows ritual fire worship in an outdoor evening setting.2010-01-29Night photograph of a group of saffron-robed sadhus and devotees gathered around a small fire at ground level. In the centre, a tall elderly man with a shaved head and a saffron shawl draped over his shoulders stands with hands folded, and a younger saffron-clad man bends low over the flames. Behind them, several sannyasis in orange robes wear rudraksha malas and saffron turbans, and one holds a trident-topped staff. A man in a white shirt stands at the right edge, hands extended toward the fire, and a lit oil lamp is visible near the centre. The setting is dark.2010-01-29Night photograph of a river-ghat aarti at the water's edge, with lamp flames glowing on the dark, rippling Ganga. In the foreground a young man with long dark hair and a swept-back crown-like orange turban wears saffron robes and a rudraksha mala. He sits and holds a brass bell in one hand while extending the other toward a lit brass aarti lamp with a flame, its tray floating on the water. Behind him, a bearded man in orange robes and a shoulder bag photographs the scene while standing in the river, and other orange-clad devotees and onlookers stand along the bank.June 04 20062006-06-04A night-time photograph at the edge of dark water where a shirtless man in orange dhoti and orange shawl stands on a stone step holding a lit oil lamp in a brass holder over the water. Several people in orange and white robes stand behind him on the stone platform, one with hands folded in prayer. On the left, a person in white holds a brass tray of white and pink flower petals. Floating petals form a ring on the dark water, and a small lamp floats near the right edge. The scene appears to be a river or temple-tank offering at night.2009-06-22January 23 20072007-01-23A night ritual in shallow water beside a dark stone tank edged with red and white painted bands. A man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha-style bead mala stands waist-deep on the right, raising a lit oil lamp in his right hand and holding a bell in his left. Three women in orange saris face away from the camera, kneeling or standing in the water in front of him; one holds a garland of flowers, and the woman on the right holds a silver tray of offerings. Petals float on the dark water. The scene reads as a water ritual such as an aarti at a temple tank.2010-02-12January 08 20172017-01-08June 04 20062006-06-04