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Outdoor riverside ritual on a stone platform beside a fast-flowing river, with a suspension footbridge and hillside town behind. Many devotees wear saffron/orange shawls and clothing. A man in a white kurta with an orange shawl stands at left holding a camera, and a bearded man in orange sits center-left. In the foreground, a woman in orange sits at a brass tray with a small brass deity murti, brass pots and bowls, and marigold-like offerings, with a microphone stand nearby. A seated row of people in orange and white clothing faces the ritual. Painted signboards with Hindi text and a red-pillared temple structure frame the scene.

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Outdoor riverside gathering beside a fast-flowing grey-green river, with a suspension footbridge spanning the water in the background and forested hills rising behind. Under a red-pillared pavilion with a raised platform, a man in white robes and an orange shawl sits near a microphone stand, and many people wear orange and saffron clothing and white garments. Several people in orange shawls sit in rows on the platform, and a woman in a pink top and a white-haired woman in pink sit with devotees in the foreground. A brass or gold ritual vessel and a small golden figurine sit on the platform. Signs on the pillars and walls include Hindi lettering, and a man in white stands at the river edge with a microphone.July 03 20082008-07-03July 03 20082008-07-03July 03 20082008-07-03July 03 20082008-07-03July 03 20082008-07-03July 03 20082008-07-03January 19 20142014-01-19 +1 copiesJanuary 19 20142014-01-19 +1 copiesA photograph of a ghat of a river with stone steps leading down to fast-flowing water. A figure in orange robes stands on the steps holding a lit lamp aloft in an aarti-style offering, while a line of people in orange and saffron garments sit and stand on the steps around him. Several people in white and orange clothing gather, and a saffron-robed figure with a white beard and light-coloured hair stands to the right. Brass vessels and offering trays are placed on the steps near the officiant. A red-roofed shrine structure and red pillars frame the left side of the scene, with a small red booth on the right.January 19 20142014-01-19 +1 copiesJuly 03 20082008-07-03