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Outdoor river ghat ritual at sunset with golden water behind. In the foreground, a shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange turban and red-brown dhoti, wearing a beaded rudraksha-style necklace and white markings on his bare upper arm, tends a flaming oil lamp held over a brass vessel. Before him are coconuts decorated with red flowers and green leaves, set on orange and yellow cloths beside brass pots. Behind them, a woman with long white hair in white clothing and a red shawl and mala beads presses her palms together, while a woman in dark sunglasses and a red scarf, plus two men and another woman, sit in prayer with hands folded. The scene is a river puja or aarti with coconut offerings.

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January 19 20142014-01-19January 19 20142014-01-19 +1 copiesJanuary 19 20142014-01-19 +1 copiesJanuary 19 20142014-01-19 +1 copiesMarch 24 20142014-03-24January 19 20142014-01-19Outdoor riverside ritual on a stone ghat beside a wide river. A bare-chested priest with orange-red headwear and body ash sits at right tending a small fire on a stack of yellow bricks, with brass bowls, a kalasha-style pot, flowers and offerings around him. Seated before him are about six people: a woman in white with long dark hair and hands clasped, a woman in white beside her, a seated woman in maroon with a rudraksha-style mala, and a man in grey. Two rafters paddle a small boat on the water behind. This appears to be a homa or yagna at the riverbank.2014-01-19 +1 copiesOutdoor homa ritual on a raised stone platform beside a fast-flowing river, with brown bricks forming a square fire pit holding burning embers. A seated man in orange-saffron robes and a rudraksha mala sits on a silver-backed throne with palms pressed together in prayer, his long hair swept back. Probable Swamiji shown with saffron clothing, rudraksha mala and swept-back hair, seated in a ceremonial role. Around him a woman in orange robes with a rudraksha mala holds a stick over the fire, and shaven-headed priests in orange and white sit near brass bowls, flower-filled dishes, kumkum and vessels. A dry grassy bank and utility poles stand behind the river.2014-03-24January 19 20142014-01-19 +1 copiesOutdoor fire ritual on a riverside ghat with a hanging bridge and mountains behind. A yagna fire burns in a brick fire pit on the stone platform, surrounded by brass bowls, a kalasha-style vessel and offerings of flowers and yellow powder. A man in an orange cap and rust-red robes with a rudraksha mala stands on the left steps with palms pressed together. On the right, a man in a red-orange dhoti and orange turban with beaded necklaces pours from a ladle into the fire. Several seated devotees in white, blue and red clothing sit on mats with hands folded in prayer. A printed copyright line appears on the lower right.2014-01-19 +1 copiesJanuary 19 20142014-01-19 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual on a riverside stone ghat beside a wide river with forested hills and a suspension bridge behind. A seated man with an orange-red turban and bare torso, wearing rudraksha beads, presses his palms together in front of a arrangement of coconuts decorated with red roses, gold-wrapped cushions and a green cloth with a beaded ornament. About a dozen people in white and orange-red clothing sit cross-legged on the steps at left, several wearing necklaces, and an orange-robed figure stands in the background.2014-01-19 +1 copies