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A seated figure in a deep red turban and orange-saffron robe sits cross-legged on a patterned mat at a riverside ghat, hands cupped before a smoking offering. He wears a long gold-and-beaded necklace, gold armbands, and a brown shawl. Before him stand a silver puja plate with bananas, sweets, marigold and rose garlands, and a decorated kalasha-like arrangement. Behind him a large crowd watches, a man in a white kurta stands with his hands folded, and red-and-white Hindu temple shikharas rise along the water. Hotel and advertising signs appear behind the crowd.

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March 20 20142014-03-20Outdoor riverside ritual at a ghat with stone steps. A central figure in a red-orange turban and saffron robe, wearing a gold-beaded rudraksha-style mala and heavy gold necklaces and gold armbands, sits cross-legged with hands joined in a mudra, eyes closed. Seated around him are saffron-robed men, some with bare shoulders and bowed heads or hands raised in prayer. Before him is a decorated puja space with marigolds, red and pink flowers, bananas, coconut, a brass plate and a gilt canopy edge. A hand in white sleeve extends from the lower left, and a large crowd of onlookers stands behind, with Hindu temple spires and hotel signs visible across the river. Swamiji appearance is probable based on the turban, saffron clothing, gold malas and ceremonial adornments, matching the page's claim of his presence.2014-03-20March 20 20142014-03-20March 20 20142014-03-20Outdoor riverside ritual at a ghat beside temples with white and red spired shrines. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala, with a tilak on the forehead and orange-and-white flower garlands, sits on a leopard-print cloth beside a metal murti of a deity in blue garments and a crown, also wrapped in red and orange flowers. Several saffron-robed priests stand behind, one holding a long staff, and a crowd of onlookers, some photographing, watches from the bank. A Nokia billboard and a green-roofed table are visible in the background.2014-07-27July 27 20142014-07-27March 20 20142014-03-20March 20 20142014-03-20A photograph at a riverside ghat with orange-and-white temple shrines behind, a river in the foreground, and flower-decorated silver stands. A man in saffron-orange robes with a red-orange shawl, long hair and a forehead tilak sits on a leopard-print cloth, smiling and wearing a marigold and red flower garland, with a rudraksha mala around his neck. Beside him a second bald man in orange robes and beads stands with raised hands, and an older bald man in saffron cloth is nearby. Behind them, a pair of seated men in shirts and a man in a red shirt take photos amid onlookers. In front a small deity murti with a crown and a blue garment is garlanded with red and orange flowers. A trident stands behind and a sign on a shrine reads Om. a person is seated at center wearing saffron robes, long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and a flower garland.2014-07-27March 20 20142014-03-20March 20 20142014-03-20March 20 20142014-03-20