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Outdoor photo on the bank of a river at a ghat, with a wide flowing stream and dry scrubland with power lines behind. A large seated crowd of devotees in white clothes, many wearing orange and red shawls, sits on mats along the stone steps. At the front, several saffron-robed priests sit in a row performing a ritual before a decorated altar with offerings, and a golden umbrella stands above them. On the right, an ornate octagonal stone pavilion stands near the water. Camera tripods and a video camera are set up at the front of the crowd.

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Photograph of a riverside ritual on a ghat beside a fast-flowing river. Seated in the foreground on a patterned carpet, several people in orange and rust-coloured robes sit around a brass vessel and offerings of fruit and flowers on an orange-draped table, apparently performing a ceremony. Behind them a large crowd of people in white clothes, some with orange and saffron garments, sits in rows along the steps and stone walkway. A golden-yellow parasol stands over the ritual area. A camera operator on a tripod films at left beside a small ornate wooden shrine structure, and a person in white sits at the lower left near a red box. Trees, a pink building and distant hills frame the scene.2014-03-24March 24 20142014-03-24March 24 20142014-03-24Outdoor riverside ritual on the Ganga ghat at Haridwar. A fire pit with burning embers sits on the steps in the foreground, surrounded by orange and red robed priests and white-clad devotees seated on a raised platform. Brass and clay vessels, a flower garland and offerings lie on an orange cloth beside the fire. A bald man in a white shirt with a red sash stands on the steps at right beneath a yellow umbrella, and another man in white stands on the bank above the flowing river. A small white stone shrine pavilion is at left. A dense group of seated and standing participants in white, red and orange fills the frame, and a man in white walks along the far riverbank.2014-03-24Aerial view of a riverside ghat beside a fast-flowing river with brown dry grass and hills behind. On the marble platform, a group of people sits in an arc around a small fire pit with a brass vessel. Several seated figures wear orange and saffron robes, while others wear white. A large golden parasol with a fringe shades the central seated group. A man in white stands at the left edge near the steps, and another person in white sits at the bottom right beside offering trays and a small box. A sandstone chhatri-style pavilion stands in the foreground. The scene appears to be a homa or puja performed at the Ganga ghat.2014-03-24A photograph of a riverside ritual at a Ganga ghat, with a fast-flowing river on the left. Dozens of seated devotees in white clothes and red shawls sit in rows on stone steps facing a central figure. A man in orange-saffron robes sits at a raised platform beside a ritual setup with kalasha vessels, a trident and a golden umbrella overhead. Small oil lamps and offerings lie before the platform. A camera on a tripod records the gathering beside an open stone pavilion on the right. Many people are visible, mostly seen from behind.2014-03-24Outdoor 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.2014-03-24August 01 20142014-08-01Outdoor photo on a riverbank steps at a wide river with forested hills beyond. Dozens of seated devotees in white clothes with red and orange shawls face the water, many on blue and red mats. At the centre, a seated figure in orange with a red-orange turban sits before a low decorated platform with brass vessels and offerings, while a woman in orange sits beside him. Large white umbrellas with decorative edges stand on either side, and brass lamp stands line the platform. A cameraman with a shoulder camera and a tripod-mounted camera film the gathering. A standing attendant in white stands at the right edge.2014-08-01March 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.2014-03-24March 24 20142014-03-24