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Night photo of a large outdoor ritual at a stepped stone ghat with many rows of seated devotees, mostly in white, cream and pastel saris, kurtas and dhotis, with many men bare-chested in white dhotis. Dozens of small brass and black metal lamps and vessels sit on the steps. In the centre foreground a bearded man in a saffron-orange shawl and orange-red head wrap, wearing a rudraksha mala and a patterned lower wrap, walks along the central stone steps. A red draped table with cloth covering stands at the lower left. Seated audience fills the frame, with a few people wearing orange and magenta garments.

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Night photograph of a large seated congregation on broad stone steps at an outdoor ritual. Many participants sit in rows along tiered red-brown platforms, many bare-chested or in white dhotis, others in saris and salwar kameez in pink, purple, green, blue and orange. Small brass oil lamps and brass vessels sit before them, with small flames glowing among them. A red draped table stands at the lower left edge. Several men wear white dhotis and shawls, and a woman in a leopard-print wrap stands at the left. No clearly identifiable figure is shown at the front, and no one is distinctly visible as a candidate for a person.2016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08December 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesNight photograph of a stepped stone ghat-like pool area with a metal railing and red flags. Rows of seated devotees fill the tiered steps behind, many with palms pressed together, some in white and saffron clothes, with small oil lamps glowing on the steps. In the foreground a bare-chested man in a leopard-print wrap and brown dhoti walks down the stone steps wearing a long gold-beaded necklace, with a bright orange-red wrap over his shoulder. The scene suggests a night ritual gathering by water.2016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08December 12 20162016-12-12December 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 06 20162016-12-06A large crowd of devotees sits in rows on red stone steps beside a riverside ghat at dusk or night. Most are dressed in white and cream garments, many men bare-chested with white dhotis and women in white saris. Each step holds small brass oil lamps, lit in front of them. A woman in a white sari with a golden border stands at the left edge facing the rows, and a figure in a red garment stands higher on the steps at top center. The lamps and rows suggest a collective lamp-lighting ritual.2017-05-22December 12 20162016-12-12December 12 20162016-12-12December 08 20162016-12-08