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Evening outdoor ritual on riverside steps at dusk, with a fire burning at right. A seated figure on a silver-covered raised seat at left wears a deep red garment and rudraksha-style beads, with a crown-like head covering; the image is too small and dim for a confident identification, so the figure is treated as an uncertain candidate. A row of devotees in white kurtas and red shawls sits on the steps, some with hands folded in prayer. At right a priest in red tends the homa fire beside a brown-draped table holding kalasha pots, brass vessels and garlanded offerings. Standing ritual poles with decorative tops line the left edge, and a multi-storey building stands behind the steps.

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Dusk ghat ceremony beside a river, with stone steps lined by seated devotees in white kurtas and red-brown shawls. On the left, a man in a red-maroon garment and rudraksha-style beads sits behind a draped golden-brown cloth table with lamps and offerings. At right, a priest in a red-orange dhoti and shawl raises a lit lamp toward a table of decorated kalasha-style pots topped with white flowers and green-yellow cloth, with brass dishes, oil lamps and flower petals on the stone floor. Hills and multi-storey buildings sit in the background.2014-03-18Outdoor riverside ritual on stone ghat steps at dusk. A priest in saffron-red dhoti with a red headwrap kneels at left beside a yellow-brown fire pit of stacked bricks with a flame, tending it and gesturing over a brass plate of offerings. Behind him a decorated altar table holds a deity murti garlanded with white and red flowers, with brass kalasha pots and oil lamps. Around the fire are brass bowls, a small hand drum and bundled sticks. Seated on the steps in white kurtas and dhotis are devotees wearing red shawls, some in western clothing, watching the rite. A saffron-clad woman stands in the background, and a yellow umbrella and tall white poles stand behind the scene.2014-03-18March 18 20142014-03-18Night outdoor gathering on stone ghat steps beside a river, with devotees seated in rows in white clothes and red or orange shawls, hands pressed together in namaskar. In the centre, a man in an orange-red garment and rudraksha-style beads sits on a low red-and-gold draped platform with brass vessels, and a silver stand with trident-topped rods and a large umbrella frames the scene. A woman in an orange shawl sits at left and a woman in orange-red sits at lower left, both with hands folded. Appearance is insufficient to confirm the central figure's identity, so he is described by role as a seated presiding devotee with ritual setting, and identity is marked unsure. Several people are visible.2014-03-18March 18 20142014-03-18March 18 20142014-03-18March 18 20142014-03-18Night outdoor ritual on riverside steps. A man in a red-orange robe with a tilak on his forehead sits with palms joined in namaste behind a small silver-and-gold brocade-draped altar holding brass pots and bowls. Above him an ornate yellow-and-red parasol stands, and silver tridents on tall poles frame the scene. Around him, seated devotees wear saffron, orange and red shawls and white kurtas, many with hands folded in prayer. Behind them, illuminated buildings and a concrete ghat wall form the backdrop. The presentation has the appearance of a person candidate seated centrally with a parasol and tridents, though the face and ritual role remain uncertain from this angle.2014-03-18March 18 20142014-03-18March 18 20142014-03-18Dusk on a riverbank with calm water and a town lit along the far shore under hills. A fire pit burns at the front-left beside brass offering plates. A standing priest in red-orange robes performs a ritual near a small offering table with fruit and flowers. Seated devotees in white clothing and red shawls face the fire, and tall silver-tipped ceremonial staffs and a fringed orange canopy stand at the right. A figure in an orange-brown robe sits near the right-side seat and staffs, but his appearance is not clearly distinctive, so his identity is uncertain.2014-03-18March 18 20142014-03-18