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Outdoor ritual by a river ghat: a standing officiant in an orange-red robe with a red turban and rudraksha mala stands at a raised stone platform beside a fire pit with glowing embers, a large brass-and-red offering arrangement, and a silver trident and ritual staffs. Two women in red-orange and white robes stand at the railing by the flowing river, and a crowd of seated devotees in white, orange and red fills the foreground. A yellow parasol shades the platform.

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March 24 20142014-03-24A photograph of an outdoor Hindu fire ritual on a riverside ghat beside the Ganga. A figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair sits on a raised seat behind a small fire pit, while attendants in orange and red garments sit around it. Several ceremonial trishula staffs and a decorated silver seat stand nearby. On the right a table draped in orange cloth holds a kalasha-like arrangement of garlands, fruits and red and green items. A large crowd of devotees in white and red clothing sits on the stone steps facing the fire, with a film camera on a tripod and audio speakers at the lower right. A yellow umbrella shades the scene above the river railing.2014-03-24March 24 20142014-03-24March 24 20142014-03-24March 24 20142014-03-24March 24 20142014-03-24March 24 20142014-03-24Outdoor riverside ritual at a ghat beside a fast-flowing river. In the foreground a seated priest in a rust-orange cloth sits by a small brick fire pit with a flame, offerings and brass vessels, while a seated figure in red nearby works with a ceremonial object. Several participants in orange, red and white garments and garlands kneel and sit on the stone steps. A yellow fringed umbrella stands at right, and a carved stone shrine canopy with an ornately carved panel is at left. Behind, a standing man in red and gold dhoti and a woman in an orange shawl stand near the water edge, with a crowd of onlookers in white and light clothing along the bank. This appears to be a homa at the riverbank with a crowd of devotees.2014-03-24March 24 20142014-03-24March 24 20142014-03-24March 24 20142014-03-24Outdoor riverside ritual on the banks of a fast-flowing river. Two priests in saffron-orange dhotis sit on a raised stone platform with brass vessels, a yellow tasseled umbrella stands over the water, and a garland of marigolds lies on an orange cloth at left. Seated devotees in white clothes and red shawls or stoles sit in rows on the steps, a woman in white with a red scarf in the front row, and a man in white with a red sash stands near the water's edge. A standing man in a white shirt watches from the upper path.2014-03-24