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A man in a rust-red and orange sadhu-style garment and matching turban stands on a riverbank holding a silver multi-wick aarti lamp with five flames rising. He wears layered rudraksha malas and a bracelet of beads, with white ash markings on his arm and chest. Behind him a wide river flows past a town with a suspension bridge, a yellow temple spire and forested hills under a pale evening sky. The scene is an evening aarti ritual performed by a devotee at the river.

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January 19 20142014-01-19A man in a saffron-orange turban and orange-red draped garment stands at a riverbank, holding a silver multi-tiered aarti lamp with several flames aloft toward the viewer. He wears a beaded necklace with a large pendant and arm bands, and his bare upper arms show painted markings. Behind him, calm grey-green river water reflects the buildings, steps and ghats of a hillside town, with a white temple spire on the forested hill above. The scene suggests an evening river aarti ritual.2014-01-19 +1 copiesJanuary 19 20142014-01-19 +1 copiesJanuary 19 20142014-01-19 +1 copiesA man stands on a pebbled riverbank at dusk, holding a lit oil lamp aloft in his right hand while his left hand is folded near his chest. He wears a rust-red dhoti with a gold-trimmed waist sash, a matching reddish shawl across his bare shoulders, a rudraksha mala, and white sacred markings on his forehead and arms. Behind him the wide grey river flows past rocks and distant hills under a pale evening sky. Two small figures in white are seated or standing far off along the shore.2014-03-10Outdoor ghat ritual beside a wide river with forested mountains and a suspension bridge behind. A figure in a rust-red shawl and orange head wrap stands with palms pressed together in prayer, wearing layered gold-toned beaded necklaces. A second robed priest in rust-red dhoti and head wrap, wearing a bead mala, pours from a small vessel over an open fire in a brass tray; a small flame burns on a yellow-orange brick hearth. Brass plates, a bowl, flower petals and yellow cloth sit on a red mat. Seated devotees, including a woman in pale blue and a woman in a black top, join in prayer. A saffron-clad sadhu stands further back on the steps. The homa is beside the river, with a multi-person ritual scene.2014-01-19 +1 copiesJanuary 19 20142014-01-19 +1 copiesOutdoors on a riverbank steps beside a wide, calm river with forested hills and temple buildings behind. A man in a rust-orange robe with a matching orange turban and a gold-trimmed cloth stands barefoot, holding up a silver aarti lamp with flames rising from it, performing an aarti ritual. He wears a rudraksha mala with a large gold pendant and a bracelet. Beside him a woman in a dark jacket and red scarf kneels on a pink cloth, arranging offerings and flower petals near a metal plate and bundled sticks. Scattered petals lie on the stone steps. The aarti performer has a turban and rudraksha mala, but his face is not identifiable, so the appearance-based label is uncertain.2014-01-19 +1 copiesA photograph of a riverside homa at a stone ghat beside a wide river with mountains and a suspended footbridge behind. A man in an orange turban, saffron-red robes and a beaded necklace stands at left with palms pressed together in greeting, smiling. Beside him, a priest in a red-orange wrap and gold necklace kneels at a fire pit, pouring from a brass vessel into flames on brick. Several seated devotees in white, red and dark clothing watch, and copper dishes of offerings and flowers sit on the platform. Swamiji (probable): the standing man in orange turban and saffron robes with a beaded necklace.2014-01-19 +1 copiesJanuary 19 20142014-01-19 +1 copiesMay 04 20142014-05-04January 19 20142014-01-19 +1 copies