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Outdoor ritual on the stone steps of a river ghat beside flowing water. In the foreground a woman in an orange-red sari with a dark rudraksha mala and red bangle sits facing a small fire on a silver tray, holding a small ritual vessel. Beside her a shaved-headed man in orange-red robes and a rudraksha mala sits behind a silver kalasha and silver pots, with red and white flowers and rose petals on a patterned cloth. Seated devotees in red and orange robes and a few in white and light clothing line the steps behind them, some with hands folded. The scene appears to be a homa or puja by the Ganga.

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March 24 20142014-03-24March 24 20142014-03-24March 24 20142014-03-24Outdoor ritual on the bank of a fast-flowing river at a ghat. In the foreground a woman with a rudraksha-style bead necklace and orange-and-yellow saffron wrap sits cross-legged with palms joined, beside a silver kalasha, flowers and brass vessels on a red-patterned cloth. Behind her a row of devotees in orange and red robes and white clothing sit on stone steps, many with hands folded in prayer. A man in red robes stands at the water's edge with a second robed figure kneeling nearby, while a tripod and a dark-robed attendant stand at the back. The scene is a homa-style puja at the riverside with flowing water beside the stone ghat.2014-03-24A photograph of a riverside ritual on Ganga ghat steps at dusk. In the centre, a man with long dark hair wears an orange-red dhoti and bare upper body with ornaments, seated behind a silver puja table draped in a maroon and gold brocade cloth, pouring or offering over a silver kalasha and brass vessels with red flowers and a small flame. A woman in red with rudraksha mala sits in the left foreground with hands folded. Behind them, a crowd of devotees in orange, red and white clothing sits and stands on the steps, many with palms joined, while some stand holding long poles on the upper terrace. Smoke rises from an offering fire at left, and the swift river flows at right.2014-03-24Outdoor ritual on stone steps at a river ghat, with fast-flowing water to the right. A priest in an orange-red dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha-style bead necklace holds a lit lamp and fire, beside a shiny metal kalasha and pots on a patterned red-and-gold cloth-draped table with rose petals. Seated beside him, a younger man in orange with a bead necklace sits with hands folded. Behind them, a crowd of devotees in orange and white watches from the steps and railing, with a few people in white robes and a flaming fire pit at the upper left. This appears to be a homa or abhishekam ritual at the riverbank.2014-03-24March 24 20142014-03-24March 24 20142014-03-24Outdoor riverside ritual on stone steps by the Ganga at Haridwar. In the foreground, a man in orange-saffron robes with a rudraksha mala holds a lit oil lamp, and a shaved-headed young man in orange and yellow cloth with beads sits on a patterned cushion beside a silver kalasha, a silver pot, a tray of red and white flowers and rose petals. Behind them, a crowd of devotees in orange, white and red sits along the steps and bank, some with hands folded, and a stone ghat rises at left with a silver-toned pot and steam. Fast river water flows at right.2014-03-24March 24 20142014-03-24A photograph of a riverside ritual on the Ganga ghat. A man with long dark hair tied back, wearing a rudraksha mala and saffron-orange cloth with yellow borders, sits cross-legged on a leopard-print mat and pours from a silver cup. Silver kalasha pots and a silver abhishekam vessel stand on a maroon and gold brocade cloth before him. Behind them, seated devotees in orange and red garments, some in white, watch with hands folded. A cameraman with a video camera on a tripod films from the right, and a shaven-headed attendant in orange cloth stands nearby. The scene suggests an abhishekam at the Ganga ghat.2014-03-24March 24 20142014-03-24