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Outdoor riverside ritual at dawn on a ghat stone platform beside a wide river with hills and town buildings behind. A fire burns in a brick-lined fire pit with a metal vessel of offerings nearby, and a man in a red-brown robe and orange-yellow turban kneels at left among brass plates of red rose petals. A standing figure at right in an orange knit cap, rust-coloured shawl and beaded necklace holds a flame or lamp, possibly an ardent homa-style offering. Behind, several seated devotees in orange and red garments perform puja by a row of kalasha pots and a deity murti draped in orange cloth.

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January 19 20142014-01-19January 19 20142014-01-19 +1 copiesOutdoor river ghat at dusk with calm water and distant hills. In the foreground a standing woman in an orange knit cap and rust-red robes holds a small flame in her right hand, facing the river. Beside her a seated figure in rust-red clothes presses palms together. Behind them a fire burns on the stone steps, with brass plates and offerings arranged on a cloth beside a row of decorated kalasha pots with coconuts and garlands, as in a homa or puja. Several seated devotees in orange and white sit along the steps and watch, with more people standing on the upper terrace.2014-01-19 +1 copiesRiverside ritual on a stone ghat beside a wide river at dusk, with hills and town buildings in the distance. A kneeling priest in rust-red robes and a matching turban, with a long beaded necklace, tends a small fire and a brass plate on the left. A standing figure in an orange knit cap and rust-red shawl, with a beaded necklace, holds a ritual item toward the flame. Behind them, seated devotees in orange and red clothing sit with hands folded. Clay kalashas with red and orange decorations and marigold petals are arranged on a cloth in front of the fire, along with a brass vessel. The scene suggests a homa or puja performed at the riverbank, with orange-robed participants nearby.2014-01-19 +1 copiesOutdoor riverside ritual at a stone ghat on a wide river with hills and town buildings in the background. A monk in an orange knit cap and rust-coloured shawl holds a lit oil lamp aloft toward a row of small deity murtis and kalasha pots decorated with garlands and flowers on a draped altar. A seated priest in rust robes and a turban, with rudraksha beads, presses his palms together beside a fire pit with a burning homa. Devotees sit in rows behind, some in red shawls, with a few standing observers further along the steps.2014-01-19 +1 copiesOutdoor ghat ritual beside a wide river with forested mountains and a suspension bridge behind. A figure in a rust-red shawl and orange head wrap stands with palms pressed together in prayer, wearing layered gold-toned beaded necklaces. A second robed priest in rust-red dhoti and head wrap, wearing a bead mala, pours from a small vessel over an open fire in a brass tray; a small flame burns on a yellow-orange brick hearth. Brass plates, a bowl, flower petals and yellow cloth sit on a red mat. Seated devotees, including a woman in pale blue and a woman in a black top, join in prayer. A saffron-clad sadhu stands further back on the steps. The homa is beside the river, with a multi-person ritual scene.2014-01-19 +1 copiesA photograph of a riverside homa at a stone ghat beside a wide river with mountains and a suspended footbridge behind. A man in an orange turban, saffron-red robes and a beaded necklace stands at left with palms pressed together in greeting, smiling. Beside him, a priest in a red-orange wrap and gold necklace kneels at a fire pit, pouring from a brass vessel into flames on brick. Several seated devotees in white, red and dark clothing watch, and copper dishes of offerings and flowers sit on the platform. Swamiji (probable): the standing man in orange turban and saffron robes with a beaded necklace.2014-01-19 +1 copiesDusk riverside ritual on a stone ghat beside a wide river with forested mountains and a suspension bridge behind. At centre, a fire burns in a brick-lined fire pit on the steps, surrounded by brass pots, plates, flowers and coconuts wrapped in cloth. On the left, a woman in a deep red-orange wrap and shawl stands with palms pressed together in namaste, smiling. Beside her, another person in similar red-orange clothing stands. On the right, a robed priest in red-orange with a red headcloth, rudraksha beads and a necklace holds a lit object aloft over the fire, while seated devotees watch on the left.2014-03-18January 19 20142014-01-19 +1 copiesOutdoor fire ritual on riverside stone steps beside a wide river with mountains behind and a suspension bridge in the distance. A brick-built fire pit burns with flames in its centre, surrounded by brass pots, bowls, a silver plate, flower petals and yellow powder. A man in an orange turban and red-orange robe with rudraksha beads pours an offering from a ladle into the fire, while a man in a pale orange cap and saffron-red robe stands with hands folded in prayer. Several seated devotees in white and light blue clothing sit on the ground behind, some with palms pressed together. a person cue is not clearly established here, so identity is left unsure; the orange-capped figure with palms joined stands at the left edge.2014-01-19 +1 copiesJanuary 19 20142014-01-19 +1 copiesJanuary 19 20142014-01-19 +1 copies