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Outdoor riverside ritual on red sandstone steps at a ghat, with a large crowd seated on orange cloth and watching from stone embankments above. In the foreground a woman with long dark hair in an orange robe sits cross-legged before a microphone stand, beside a fire pit with flames and a tray of marigold offerings. Next to her a man in an orange robe with a garland sits on an orange cloth. Seated devotees in front of the fire have their palms pressed together in namaskar; several wear white or red clothing. Brass kalasha pots stand at the front edge, and a small wooden table holds a green-robed deity murti beside a brass figure.

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Outdoor ritual on a stone ghat beside a river, with a fire pit at centre where a seated priest in orange robes performs a homa while holding a ladle over the flames. Several saffron-clad assistants sit on orange cloths around him, and brass kalashas, bowls and a small green-clad deity murti sit on a wooden stand in front. Seated devotees in white and mixed colours fold their hands in prayer on the steps, and a large crowd sits on stone embankments behind them under a cloudy sky. A microphone stand stands near the fire.2008-06-28Outdoor ritual on a riverbank of rounded stones with an orange cloth spread on the ground. A long-haired figure in orange robes sits cross-legged on an orange cushion in the centre, facing away from camera toward a small fire in a metal fire pit at left, with a microphone stand before them. Beside them a younger man in orange with a marigold garland sits with hands folded. In front are a plate of marigold flowers, brass pots and a book on a stand. At left, a grey-haired man in light clothes presses his palms together, and a woman in orange-patterned dress and rudraksha mala sits nearby. Behind them a crowd of many men and some women sit or stand on the stone steps watching.2008-06-28Outdoor ritual on a pale pink stone platform beside a river with wooded hills behind, under a cloudy sky. In the foreground seated participants press palms together in anjali; a woman in red and white and a man in a red shirt and green sash lead the front row. On an orange cloth at right, a bare-armed man in orange robes with a rudraksha-style mala sits in front of a small fire pit (homa) with brass vessels, fruit and offerings, a second orange-robed priest beside him. Behind them, white-clad and orange-robed sannyasis sit with palms joined. Stone steps behind the stage hold a large crowd of onlookers in saffron, white and colourful saris, and a child in red stands at right. a person's presence is not clearly established from appearance.2008-06-28Outdoor evening gathering on a stone riverside platform with rocky embankment and hills behind. Central figure in saffron/orange robes sits on an orange cloth before a microphone stand, with brass kalasha-style pots and a trident-topped standard (trishul) nearby. Around them, seated devotees in orange, white and grey clothing sit on orange cloths, some holding small items. Brass lamps and vessels are arranged at the front left. A large crowd of standing and seated spectators fills the stone steps and slope in the background.2008-06-28Outdoor riverside ritual on a pink stone platform with orange cloths spread on the ground. A central figure with long dark hair and an orange robe sits cross-legged before a small metal fire pit with visible flames, with a brass plate and offerings nearby. Several seated participants in orange and white clothes assist around the fire, and a standing man in a white dhoti and orange shawl watches at right. A brass kalasha, fruit and a gilded deity murti on a small wooden stand sit beside the fire. A microphone stand stands near the ritual. Behind, a stone-banked hillside holds many onlookers under a cloudy sky, with green forested hills and buildings in the distance.2008-06-28Outdoor fire ritual on a raised orange-draped platform beside a river gorge with rocky banks. A fire burns in a metal fire pit at centre, with a row of seated figures in saffron and orange robes around it. A central figure with long dark hair and an orange robe sits behind the fire pit, hands over the flames, with a microphone stand beside him. Brass pots, a plate of fruit and yellow flower offerings, and small brass vessels are arranged on the cloth. At right a decorated deity murti in green and red garments stands on a wooden stand. Standing devotees in white, pink and orange clothes watch from the background, and colourful flags are visible at left.2008-06-28Outdoor fire ritual on a stone riverside platform with a hillside of stone steps behind it and wooded green hills beyond. A man with long dark hair in an orange robe kneels before a small metal fire pit with visible flames and smoke, with an orange cloth spread on the platform. Around him, several people in orange and white robes sit in a semicircle, and a seated woman in orange and white and a man in white hold their palms together. A tall brass lamp stand with a drum-shaped top is in the foreground, and a small brass kalasha and brass vessels sit to the right beside a plate of flowers and fruit. Spectators sit and stand on the stone steps in the background, some under umbrellas and flags. The fire pit with offerings suggests a homa, though this is only the visible scene.2008-06-28January 22 20082008-01-22Outdoor riverside ghat ceremony under a heavy overcast sky. Stone-tiered steps are crowded with seated and standing devotees, many in white and orange clothing, with a few wearing red and green. In the foreground, a woman in orange robes stands at a small raised brass-and-wood altar holding a lamp over a green-clad deity murti, with brass vessels, a kalasha and offerings on orange cloth. Seated participants in front, including a man in a grey shirt and a woman in a pink shawl, have their hands folded in prayer. A microphone stand and speaker stand near the altar. Looks like an aarti or puja at the river.2008-06-28Outdoor photo of a riverside ghat stage where an orange-clad priest and a second orange-robed figure sit cross-legged on orange cloth beside a small fire pit with visible flames, a brass kalasha-style vessels and a bronze deity murti on a wooden stand in the foreground. Several devotees in white and orange sit with folded hands, and a seated crowd of a few dozen people fills a stone embankment behind, some standing on the slope. A microphone stand stands near the fire, and brass pots sit at the lower right. The scene resembles a homa or puja being performed in the open air.2008-06-28Outdoor fire ritual on a broad stone terrace beside a river, with a wooded hillside behind. Several saffron-robed priests sit on an orange cloth around a square fire pit with a visible flame, performing a homa. A man in saffron with a long wrap sits at the front of the ritual group, and another in an orange robe tends the fire. Behind them, a man in white stands with a microphone stand nearby. A large audience in white, blue and pink clothes sits on a plaid blanket and mats in front, with brass bowls and a kalasha-style vessel placed on the ground. Tiered stone steps behind are filled with many more seated and standing spectators under overcast sky.2008-06-28June 28 20082008-06-28