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Outdoor river-bank ritual at dawn or dusk with misty hills and a wide river behind. Seated priests in saffron and orange robes and a white-clad figure with a red-and-saffron head cloth perform a puja around a central brass arrangement, with offerings, flowers and a small fire on a red cloth. A standing figure in orange-red garment and a ceremonial necklace holds a staff beside an ornate framed portrait or deity image on a tray. Two tall parasols with fringed canopies stand on the sand, and a man in brown garments bends forward at the right edge. A large seated congregation in white, red and saffron clothing, with many women and children, sits on the sand facing the ritual. Overlaid , , with a Nithyanandapedia source line

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A photograph of a riverside ritual at dusk on a wide, grey river with forested hills behind. A central figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair sits on a blue cloth holding a ceremonial staff, flanked by ornate parasols and a trident-like standard. Several seated men in saffron and white robes sit on the ghat before a brass-and-red offering setup with kalasha-style vessels. A large seated audience in white, cream and red saris and kurtas, many with hair in braids, faces the centre, while spectators stand behind. Setting suggests a ganga-ghat satsang or puja.2014-08-01August 01 20142014-08-01August 01 20142014-08-01Outdoor ritual on a riverbank stone platform with a wide river and distant forested hills behind. A seated priest in white garments and an orange-red turned headwear sits at a ritual setup of brass vessels, a kalasha and offerings on red cloth, with a fire pit area. Opposite, a woman in red and orange sits on a raised blue-draped seat beneath an ornate umbrella, with a deity murti framed nearby. Around the platform, many seated devotees in white, orange and red wear red sashes and garlands, while a monk in orange sits to one side. Trident staffs stand at the edges, and ornate parasols shade the riverside.2014-08-01Outdoor riverside ritual on a stone ghat beside a wide river with forested hills behind. A seated figure in saffron-red robes and a red-orange turban sits at the centre of a red cloth with brass vessels, flowers and a small deity murti, while sadhus in orange robes sit nearby. Another person in ornate dark-red and gold garments sits under a decorated umbrella to the right, next to a trident staff. Dozens of white-clad devotees and seated visitors, some wearing red shawls, sit on the stone steps and blue mats facing the ritual. The setting suggests a river puja or satsang on the ghat.2014-08-01August 01 20142014-08-01August 01 20142014-08-01A large group of devotees sits on a riverbank ghat in front of a wide, brown river with forested hills behind. Seated on a raised platform under an ornate embroidered umbrella, a figure in an orange shawl wears a red-and-gold rudraksha-style garland and sits facing the gathering; a second person in orange-red sits nearby. Two ceremonial umbrellas and a trident stand on the ghat. Ritual items are arranged before them: brass pots, a kalasha, marigolds, flower petals, a small deity murti and a red-cloth altar. Several people in white and red clothing sit on the steps and cloth, including children. The scene looks like a satsang or puja held beside the river.2014-08-01Outdoor ritual on a riverbank ghat beside a wide river with forested hills behind. Seated at the centre, a figure in an orange robe and a red-and-white turban presides over a puja with brass vessels, a bowl and marigold offerings spread on a red cloth. Around them, orange-robed sadhus and white-clad devotees sit in rows on the stone steps. To the right, a woman in orange sits before a small altar with a framed image and a trident stands nearby under a fringed umbrella. Several devotees in white and orange sit in the foreground, and a large crowd gathers at the water's edge.2014-08-01August 01 20142014-08-01August 01 20142014-08-01August 01 20142014-08-01