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Night-time outdoor ritual on a riverside ghat with a green cloth mat and golden pillars wrapped in yellow marigold garlands and a pink-and-yellow flower canopy. A large crowd of over a hundred people, many in white and orange-red garments and some wearing saffron-coloured robes, sits in rows facing a central figure. A man in a red-orange dhoti and bare upper body, with a rudraksha-style garland, sits at the centre beside a brass lamp stand and offerings. Brass plates, bowls and a silver vessel sit on the mat, and a raised seat draped in orange cloth is decorated with flowers. A woman in orange pleads in prayer at the front, and a bare-chested priest in orange-red sits near the lower right. Shows the Death Experiences session of Inner Awakening in Varanasi, a Hindu ritual setting.

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May 20 20142014-05-20May 20 20142014-05-20Night-time outdoor ritual on a riverbank beneath a canopy decorated with white and yellow marigold garlands hung between gold-painted pillars. A large crowd of people, mostly in white and red-orange clothing with red shawls and sashes, sits on a green mat facing a central figure. A standing person in red-orange robes with a mala and gold chain holds a ceremonial item near a small raised stand. Nearby, seated priests in orange cloth attend brass pots, plates, a kalasha-style vessel and a lit oil lamp on a yellow-cloth-covered floor. A large orange-draped seat decorated with flowers sits to the right. Floodlights illuminate the scene against a dark river.2014-05-20May 20 20142014-05-20Night outdoor ritual on a sandy riverbank under a canopy hung with yellow marigold garlands and silver pillars. A large seated crowd in white and orange clothing faces a central figure, a bare-chested man in a dark patterned lower garment with a gold necklace and a rudraksha-style mala, seated on a green mat. Beside him stands a tall decorated pole. In the foreground a priest in an orange-red turban and orange robe sits before a yellow square fire-altar with brass vessels and a flame. Behind them a red-draped platform holds an elaborately decorated deity murti with garlands. Street lights and a riverbank wall glow in the background.2014-05-20May 20 20142014-05-20Night ritual on a riverbank under a canopy hung with yellow marigold garlands and gold-finished pillars. A standing man in an orange-red dhoti and a beaded necklace presses his palms together at the centre, beside a brass kalasha and a small oil lamp on a yellow base. To the right, a decorated deity murti sits on a red-draped platform garlanded with flowers and fruit. Around them, a large seated gathering in white and orange clothing sits on green mats with hands folded in prayer; a red-turbaned priest sits at the front with brass vessels and offerings. A trident stands on the left, and street lights glow across the water behind.2014-05-20May 20 20142014-05-20Night-time outdoor ceremony on a riverside ghat under a canopy hung with orange and yellow marigold garlands, with carved wooden pillars at the edges. A large crowd of devotees sits on green mats, many in orange and white clothing, several with hands pressed together in namaskar. In the foreground a priest in orange robes holds a lit oil lamp, and brass plates of offerings, bananas and rice sit nearby. On the right a figure in white and red-orange draped robes with a garland sits on a raised red-orange covered seat, flanked by ornate ritual objects. Floodlights glow across the water behind the gathering.2014-05-20Night-time outdoor ritual under a decorated canopy strung with orange and marigold garlands, with carved golden pillars at the sides. A seated central figure in saffron-red robes and a rudraksha-style garland sits before a brick fire pit with a small flame and offerings of fruit and brass vessels on green cloth. A standing priest in orange-red robes and a turban faces a draped altar with idols and garlands on the right. Around them, a large group of devotees in orange, white and red clothing sit on the ground with hands folded in prayer, lit by bright floodlights and a riverside night backdrop.2014-05-20May 20 20142014-05-20Night ritual on a riverbank beneath a canopy of marigold garlands, with a crowd of devotees seated on green mats, many in saffron and orange robes. A figure in orange clothing and a headcloth stands at a raised offering table, lifting a lit lamp or aarti flame with raised hands, while a woman in an orange sari and rudraksha-style beads kneels in front. Brass and clay oil lamps, plates of fruit, flowers and brass vessels sit on the ground and table, a kalasha-like pot stands nearby, and bright floodlights glow on the water's edge behind. Devotees lean forward with hands folded in prayer.2014-05-20