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A large outdoor crowd of devotees gathers around a ceremonial procession scene. In the foreground, a small silver palanquin-style throne holds a blue deity murti garlanded with orange and marigold flowers, with white flower offerings nearby. Several men in saffron-red robes with rudraksha malas stand holding tall silver trident-topped staffs. A bald man in red-orange wraps stands near the palanquin. Around them, many people in white kurtas and red-orange shawls sit and stand, some holding phones, and a man in a green shirt sits on an orange ratha-like cart with a rope. A white-clad attendant bends low near the palanquin.

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July 27 20142014-07-27July 27 20142014-07-27 +1 copiesJuly 27 20142014-07-27July 27 20142014-07-27 +1 copiesOutdoor riverside ritual on stone ghats at dusk. A man in white kurta and dhoti stands barefoot at left, holding a flame in a small vessel near a bright fire pit. Centre right, a seated figure with long hair, a rudraksha mala and orange-red robes sits behind a small blue deity murti decorated with orange and yellow marigold garlands, with a silver trident beside it. Around them, a large crowd in white and red clothing sits with hands folded in prayer, and a few people hold silver staffs and tridents. Water of the river is visible in the foreground. a person cues: long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and saffron-red robes, shown seated beside the deity murti during the ritual.2014-07-27July 27 20142014-07-27Outdoor ghat ceremony at dusk with a large crowd of devotees seated on stone steps. A man in white dhoti stands at left holding a flaming aarti lamp over a brass tray. In the centre a seated figure in saffron-orange robes, with a flower garland and a headband, sits behind a small decorated murti on a low altar with a kalasha and offerings. Behind him stand trishula staffs, a red wooden palanquin-like seat, and many people in white clothes, red or orange shawls, and rudraksha-style necklaces, many with palms pressed together. Devotees hold up phones and cameras.2014-07-27Riverside ghat ceremony with a crowd of devotees in white and red clothing seated and standing on steps above water. In the center, a seated man with long dark hair, a red-and-orange robe, and orange-and-marigold garlands sits behind a silver puja stand holding a small blue-draped deity murti and an oil lamp, with a fire burning in front. Two men in red robes stand with trishul staffs nearby, and a man in a light blue shirt tends the fire on the left. Devotees fold their hands in prayer around the scene, and a red wooden platform sits behind. The setting resembles a riverside aarti or homa on the ghat. a person cues: long swept-back hair, saffron-red robe and orange garlands seated at the central puja.2014-07-27Evening riverside aarti on ghats with a large seated crowd of devotees in white and red shawls, hands pressed in anjali. In the foreground a man in white dhoti and kurta stands on the steps holding a large brass lamp with a tall flame, with a trident-topped staff beside him. On a raised platform to the right, a seated man in saffron-red dress wearing a marigold garland and rudraksha mala holds his hands in prayer beside a decorated blue deity murti and kalasha-style offering. Oil lamp and flower offerings are arranged on the platform. Many people in the crowd hold up phones and cameras.2014-07-27July 27 20142014-07-27Evening aarti at a riverbank ghat with a crowd of devotees in white and red clothing seated on steps. A bare-chested man with orange-marked forehead and an orange-and-saffron garland sits centrally before a small ornate deity murti set on a raised platform draped with a patterned cloth. Two men on either side hold large flaming oil lamps on tall trident-topped stands, and a man in white dhoti at left holds a lamp. Devotees in white and red shawls sit with hands folded in prayer, and a red wooden boat-like structure stands behind. Dusk light falls on the water.2014-07-27July 27 20142014-07-27