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Outdoor fire ritual on a stone riverbank platform, with a small fire burning in a metal fire pit and a seated man in orange robes pouring liquid from a ladle into the flames. Two other seated men in orange wear sacred ash and beads and tend brass vessels, bowls of fruit and small oil lamps arranged on an orange cloth. A standing man in white dhoti with an orange shawl watches from behind, and a long-haired figure in orange clothing performs the offering centrally. Around them a large crowd of mostly men in casual shirts stands and sits along the riverbank, with a river and rocks in the background and a microphone stand near the fire. Several people sit in the foreground, including a woman with a long braid. Whether the central figure is the a person cannot be determined from appearance, so he is described by role only.

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Outdoor river ritual on a stone ghat beside a grey-green river with rocks and bathers in the background. A man with long dark hair in orange robes sits cross-legged on an orange cloth, holding a white conch-like object over a small fire pit with offerings. Beside him, another orange-robed man with a tilak and orange shawl sits at a brass vessel. Brass pots, a plate of mangoes, and small bowls surround the ritual setup. A standing man in white dhoti and orange scarf watches, and a crowd of local men and boys in casual shirts stands behind, while seated devotees in front with their backs to the camera face the ritual. A portable microphone stands near the fire, and a decorated brass figure with garlands sits at right.2008-06-28Outdoor riverside ritual on a paved ghat at dusk. Several people in orange saffron robes sit on an orange cloth around a small fire pit with rising smoke and flames. A woman in orange in the centre tends the fire with a ladle-like implement while a young man in orange beside her assists; another seated figure has a tilak on the forehead. Brass vessels, a small silver plate, a bowl of fruit and oil lamps are arranged near the fire. Behind them stands a crowd of onlookers, many with arms folded, including children and a man in a white kurta with an orange garland at the top left. A decorated deity murti sits on a raised wooden platform at right, with a garland and a figure in red and orange clothing. Seated devotees in the foreground watch the homa, and a river is visible behind the crowd.2008-06-28A riverside ritual on a stone ghat beside a river, with rocks and bathers in the background. In the centre, a long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes sits before a small fire and a brass pot, with a microphone stand nearby, holding a ritual object over the flame. Two seated saffron-clad companions with rudraksha malas and forehead markings sit beside them, and a standing man in a white kurta with an orange shawl watches. Around the platform, a large seated audience in white, orange, green and pink clothing observes, and a bystander stands behind them. Several brass vessels and offerings sit on orange cloth.2008-06-28Outdoor riverside ritual on a stone ghat beside a wide grey river. Seated in front are devotees in orange and saffron clothing and white shawls; a group of women and men sits on orange cloth, with a small brass kalasha, steel pots and offering bowls, a fruit-filled bowl, marigold flowers and a metal fire pit with a lit flame arranged on a low wooden stand. A young priest in orange robes sits at left, and a standing woman in orange gestures near a deity murti on the wooden stand. Behind them a large crowd of local men, women and children stands watching along the riverbank, with a seated figure in orange on a raised platform with a tiger-striped cloth at right holding a ceremonial item.2008-06-28June 28 20082008-06-28Outdoor riverside ritual on an orange cloth-covered platform beside a river. A long-haired figure in orange robes with a red forehead mark sits cross-legged in the centre, gesturing with raised hands while speaking into a standing microphone; the appearance cues (long swept-back hair, saffron robe) are consistent with the page's Swamiji reference, so this is a probable Swamiji in person. A younger man in orange robes and a garland sits to the left beside brass and steel vessels, a tray of fruit, marigold flowers and a brass lamp. Standing devotees behind include a man in a white kurta, a young man in a green t-shirt, and a girl in orange; a woman in an orange sari with a child in blue stands nearby, and a seated woman in pink and yellow sits by the water. Seated devotees in the foreground face the speaker.2008-06-28May 22 20062006-05-22Outdoor riverside homa at Rishikesh with a fire pit at right blazing with flames and offerings. A figure in orange robes with long dark hair sits cross-legged reading from an open book, a microphone on a stand before them. A younger attendant in orange sits beside them holding a plate of flowers and offerings. Behind is a small deity murti with a garland on a carved wooden stand, a red and silver cloth draped near it, and a brass bowl with marigolds, mangoes and a kalasha in the foreground. Several women in white and yellow saris and men and boys watch from the riverbank, with a river and rocks behind.2008-06-28Outdoor riverside ritual on an orange cloth spread over a stone platform. A long-haired young man in orange robes kneels at center, reaching toward a brass bowl of green fruit and a fire tray with wooden sticks, with a wooden ladle in hand. Beside him, another orange-clad man kneels, and a bald man in white sits in the foreground with his back to the camera. Behind them, women in yellow and red saris and a girl in pink stand watching a few men in white and shirts. A brass kalasha-style pot, brass lamps and a decorated deity murti in green and gold sit on a wooden stand at right, with a flowering garland and orange cloth. A river and rocks are visible in the background.2008-06-28Outdoor riverside ritual on the banks of a fast-flowing river with pebbled shore. A seated priest in saffron-orange robes, with long dark hair, performs an aarti with a lit oil lamp and bell-like implement on a raised orange cloth. Two younger attendants in orange sit or kneel beside him, one with a bare head holding a pot. A small deity murti dressed in green and white sits on a brass stand beside a red-cloth offering, and a flat iron pan with offerings rests in front. Devotees in white and orange sit on the cloth; a crowd of local men, women in red and orange saris, and children stand watching on the stony bank. Several people bathe in the river behind. A white-clad man at left holds hands folded in prayer.2008-06-28Outdoor fire ritual on a stone riverside platform beside a river, with figures in orange robes. In the centre, a man with long dark hair and a red forehead mark in an orange robe feeds sticks into a metal fire pit with flames rising. Two men in orange sit to the left, one with a white tripundra forehead mark and wooden beads, the other wearing a wooden bead necklace. Brass vessels, a plate of fruit, marigold petals and an orange cloth surround the fire, and a standing microphone stands at right. Behind them a man in white with a shawl and a man in a turquoise shirt watch, with more people by the water and buildings beyond. a person identification is uncertain given the appearance cues.2008-06-28Outdoor riverside ritual on a stone ghat. A young man in orange robes with a gold-and-beaded necklace and a white tilak on his forehead sits cross-legged on an orange cloth beside a center figure in orange robes with long dark hair, hands pressed together in namaste with eyes closed. Brass vessels and a plate of green fruit sit in front of them. Behind, a crowd of onlookers stands and sits on the bank, including a woman in a pink-and-blue sari and a man in a white BASS 19 t-shirt. A microphone stands at the right edge. The river flows in the background.2008-06-28