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Evening riverside ritual under a canopy strung with marigold garlands, at a ghat beside a dark river and an illuminated bridge. A man in orange-red robes with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a green mat in front of a seated audience, with his hands raised in teaching gesture. Behind him a red-draped raised seat holds a decorated deity murti garlanded with flowers. In the foreground, priests in orange clothing and turbans tend brass offering plates, bananas, oil lamps and flower petals. Dozens of devotees in white and saffron sit in rows on the mats, many wearing rudraksha malas. Brass pillars wrapped in marigolds frame the scene.

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May 20 20142014-05-20May 20 20142014-05-20Evening outdoor ritual on a riverbank at dusk, with a large crowd of devotees seated on green mats under a canopy of marigold garlands. At the centre, a man in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas raises a ceremonial staff or sceptre while seated before a raised peetha draped in orange cloth. To the right, a figure seated on the throne is adorned with flower garlands and gold ornaments. Brass pots, plates of fruit, flowers and oil lamps lie on the green cloth in front, with attendants in orange clothing tending the offerings. A bridge and street lights glow across the river behind them.2014-05-20May 20 20142014-05-20Night-time outdoor ritual on a riverbank under a decorated canopy with marigold garlands and carved wooden pillars. Seated on a green cloth, a man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits facing a large crowd of devotees, many in orange or white. A brass trident-like staff stands upright at the centre. To the right, a draped red-covered platform holds a decorated deity murti with floral garlands and offerings. Brass vessels, bowls of food, and oil lamps lie on the cloth in front. Floodlights illuminate the sandy bank and water beyond.2014-05-20May 20 20142014-05-20May 20 20142014-05-20Night-time riverside ceremony under a canopy of marigold garlands with carved golden pillars, beside a dark river with a lit iron bridge behind. A large seated crowd in saffron and white clothing sits on green mats. In the centre foreground, a man in saffron dhoti and orange head cloth raises one arm beside a tall ceremonial staff, with a brass lamp and brass vessels, bananas and kumkum plates arranged before him. At right, a figure in a red-orange cloth and adorned attire sits on a raised red-draped platform with flowers, a seated dais with offerings and flower garlands.2014-05-20May 20 20142014-05-20Evening outdoor ritual on a riverbank beneath a canopy hung with orange and yellow marigold garlands and gold-patterned pillars. A large seated crowd faces a central priest in saffron robes wearing a multi-strand bead necklace, seated on a green mat before a low red-draped platform. Many people in orange and white robes sit cross-legged, and a girl in red is at left. Brass offering plates, a kalasha-like pot, and flower-decorated deity murti are arranged in front, with a dark river and a lit bridge behind.2014-05-20May 20 20142014-05-20May 20 20142014-05-20