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Outdoor 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.

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Outdoor 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 20142014-03-24Photograph 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.2014-03-24Outdoor 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 20142014-03-24A riverside ghat above flowing water hosts a homa ritual. In the foreground, a priest in saffron-orange robes and a rust-coloured turban sits before a small fire in a yellow-and-gold brazier, with brass pots and offerings on a white marble platform. Beside him, a bald man in saffron clothing holds a large yellow parasol with red and green fringe over the ritual. On the left, an orange-draped kalasha-style arrangement with garlands and coconut-like offerings sits on a brown cloth, beside a stone shrine. Behind, a large seated crowd of devotees in white and orange clothing, many wearing red shawls, sits attentively, with a cameraman filming at the top left.2014-03-24March 24 20142014-03-24Outdoor riverbank ritual at the Ganga Ghat in Haridwar. In the foreground a shirtless priest in a red and orange turban and saffron-yellow shawl tends a small fire built from yellow bricks, with a bowl of offerings beside it. Seated devotees in white clothes with orange and red shawls sit on a marble platform; one woman in a white outfit and red shawl sits cross-legged near the fire, and another in purple and white holds a tall silver staff upright. Behind them a crowd of seated participants in white and orange watches. On the left, yellow and green ceremonial decorations and a rounded orange-draped table hold offerings and flower garlands. A standing man in white with a red shawl and a bare-headed figure stand on the riverbank beyond, with the river flowing past under a grey sky. The scene shows a homa or yagna fire ceremony.2014-03-24A photograph of an outdoor riverside homa at a Ganga ghat, with white smoke rising from a brick fire pit. A seated priest on the right wears orange and red robes and a rudraksha mala, with a large orange umbrella and a ceremonial staff nearby. Around the fire, many devotees in white, orange and red clothing, some with red shawls, stand and kneel, and offerings of coconuts and flower garlands sit beside the pit. Two men in dark jackets with red shawls stand near the center. The water of the river is visible behind the crowd.2014-03-24March 24 20142014-03-24March 24 20142014-03-24