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Outdoor ritual by a broad river. A standing man in rust-red and saffron-gold robes wears a red-and-gold turban, a rudraksha mala with a large golden pendant, and white ash markings on his arms. He holds a bundle of grass or reed and tends to flower-decked offerings on a yellow cloth at the water's edge. Beside him, a seated figure in orange-red clothes and a bald seated person are partly visible. Coconuts, pink flowers and a yellow cloth lie in front of them.

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January 19 20142014-01-19A seated man in red-saffron clothing performs a homa at a yellow brick fire pit beside a fast-flowing river. He wears a red-orange turban, a long-beaded rudraksha mala and a gold-and-black pendant necklace, with a saffron shawl over bare shoulders. He holds a small ladle over the flames while reading from an open book on his lap. A brass bowl with a spoon and small metal vessels sit near the fire pit, with a white urn behind. White tilak marks decorate his forehead and arms, and a rope stretches across the riverbank behind him.2014-03-24January 19 20142014-01-19 +1 copiesSeptember 06 20142014-09-06A man in a red-orange turban and matching draped cloth performs an evening ritual beside a fire. He wears a heavy gold bead necklace, rudraksha-style beads on the upper arm, gold earrings and a red tilak on his forehead, while holding a small brass oil lamp with a lit wick in one hand and a metal vessel in the other. Bright flames rise from a brass bowl in the foreground, consistent with a homa or puja fire, and a partly visible figure in orange sits at the left edge against a dark background. The man appears to be a priest performing the rite rather than a depicted or distinctively identified figure.2014-01-05March 24 20142014-03-24March 24 20142014-03-24January 19 20142014-01-19 +1 copiesMarch 24 20142014-03-24A man in a saffron-orange turban and saffron-orange draped robe sits at a low altar beside an open flame. He wears clear-framed glasses, a long mala of dark and gold beads with a gold pendant, and a bracelet of dark beads. Ash markings are on his forehead and upper arm. He holds a small ladle over the fire, with a brass vessel to the left and a printed booklet at right. A dark background with a red pillar and a hanging yellow-and-teal textile. Appearance suggests a person (saffron turban, ornate gold-and-bead mala, ceremonial fire), but the identification is uncertain, so this is a priest or sannyasi performing a fire ritual.2015-11-18March 18 20142014-03-18A priest in a rust-red turban, rust-red dhoti and sash, and a rudraksha mala with a large gold pendant stands on a riverbank, holding a silver bell in his right hand and a flower-decked item in his left while chanting. Beside him is a ritual arrangement with a kalasha-style offering draped in white jasmine garlands and orange cloth, surrounded by green leaves and coconuts, with a silver trishul standing nearby and a decorated yellow umbrella at the upper right. A river flows behind with dry grass and a concrete bridge pillar.2014-03-24