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Outdoor riverside ritual at Triveni Sangam with a seated man in a bright orange zip hoodie holding a metal tray with a burning flame and smoke, beside a silver trident on a stand. He has long dark swept-back hair and sits among a crowd of devotees, including a bearded man in a white shirt on the left and women in headscarves and blue or purple clothing behind. Some people stand on a bank in the background with the bright water beyond.

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Outdoor ritual scene in front of a seated crowd. A standing man in orange saffron robes holds a brass tray with a flaming camphor flame and a green cloth bundle, a rudraksha-style mala around his neck and a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him, many devotees sit on the ground with hands pressed together in namaskar; women wear saffron, orange and white saris, men wear white dhotis and some wear yellow shawls. Green foliage and a dirt ground form the background.2008-10-09A man with long, windswept dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead stands at a riverbank performing aarti. He wears a bright orange zip-up hooded sweatshirt over orange dhoti-style trousers. In his left hand he holds a brass tray with a burning flame, and in his right hand a silver bell, which he holds up as he looks down at the lamp. Behind him is the water of a river, with sandy banks, huts and small crowds of people in the distance under a hazy sky. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), shown in person, with long hair and saffron-orange clothing.January 08 20062006-01-08Outdoor photo on a riverbank beside a wide, grey-blue river, with a sandy shore and small boats in the background. A man with long, wind-swept dark hair stands barefoot on stone steps, wearing a bright orange hooded sweatshirt and orange dhoti-style cloth. He holds a silver bell in one hand and a brass aarti plate with a lit flame in the other, performing aarti. A silver trident stands upright at the left edge, and silver vessels sit at the bottom. a person is present by appearance: long swept hair, saffron-orange clothing and ritual objects, with the page noting his presence at the event, and he is performing the aarti.May 30 20062006-05-302006 - Glimpses From Varanasi YatraMay 30 20062006-05-30A barefoot man with long, windswept dark hair and a small red tilak on his forehead stands on a stone ghat beside a wide river. He wears an orange zip-up hooded top and an orange dhoti-style lower garment. In his left hand he holds a silver plate with a flaming oil lamp, and in his right a silver bell-like puja vessel. A silver trident stands at the left edge, and small silver containers sit on the ground at his feet. Behind him, sandy riverbank with boats, tents and distant people. Appearance-based cues are insufficient to identify him, so the subject is recorded as a sadhu performing aarti by the river.A photograph on a riverbank beside calm water, where a person with long, swept-back dark hair sits on a folded mat wearing an orange zip-up top and orange lower garment with orange gloves. Their palms are open and gesturing outward as if speaking. Scattered marigold petals and flower offerings lie on the stone steps. To the right, a man in white dhoti and shirt with a lanyard stands beside a bag of white packets, and a brass oil lamp is visible at the lower right. Appearance-based candidate: Swamiji (probable), seated and gesturing in orange clothing with long hair.A photograph of a seated outdoor gathering in cool, early-morning light. A man with long, swept-back dark hair wears an orange-saffron shawl over a pale top and a gold ornamental necklace, and holds a small silver trident-shaped ritual object at his side; his appearance is a probable match for a person, a visible candidate in the scene. Beside him a bearded man in a maroon knit cap and a pink wrap sits with eyes lowered. Behind them a crowd of devotees in woollen caps, shawls and hats fills the frame, with a white-haired person in the foreground. +1 copiesA photograph at the Triveni Sangam riverbank in Allahabad showing a long-haired man in a bright orange zip-up fleece and orange trousers, seated on the water's edge with a silver trident held upright beside him. In the foreground, devotees with their backs to the camera wear a blue hood, a red headscarf and a white cap. Grey river water fills the background.2006-01-08Outdoor photo on a riverbank ghat beside a wide river. A man with long, wind-swept dark hair wears an orange zip-up hooded jacket and an orange-brown dhoti, standing barefoot on stone steps. He holds a silver aarti plate with a lit flame and a silver lamp stand, performing an aarti offering. A silver trident leans at the left edge, with small metal vessels and a dark cloth at the bottom. Behind him across the water, a sandy shore with boats, huts and scattered people.