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Outdoor river ghat ritual photo. A deity murti is seated on a low wooden platform, wrapped in heavy red marigold and rose garlands, with a silver arched backdrop and a red-and-white gold-accented crown. Offerings of fruit and flowers sit on metal plates before it. In the foreground a small fire burns in a metal pit beside a brass pot and a long-handled brass ladle, and rose petals are scattered on a patterned cloth. A person in white clothing on the right gestures toward the murti, and an orange-robed person on the left holds flowers. Behind is a stone temple spire and a red-and-white clock tower above the river, with a blurred crowd along the bank.

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July 27 20142014-07-27A photograph of a riverside puja on a flower-strewn carpet at the water's edge. A person seated with their back to the camera wears an orange-red robe with a yellow waist cloth and marigold garlands, and raises one arm toward the river. Beside them, a silver-framed seat holds a deity murti draped in red and pink rose garlands and marigold strands. Brass vessels, a lit oil lamp, bananas, and a plate of petals and sweets sit in front. A man in white kurta and white dhoti with a bead bracelet tends the offerings. Behind them, a large crowd of devotees lines the far bank in orange and white clothing.2014-07-27A photograph of a riverside ritual on the Ganga ghat at Haridwar. A man with a shaved head and a white-and-orange tilak sits cross-legged on a mat, wearing an orange-red robe with a saffron waist sash, marigold and white flower garlands, and a rudraksha mala on his wrist. He holds a small steel plate of red flowers and offerings toward a silver-framed seat on which a deity murti in a crown, blue garment and red rose garlands is placed. Shallow river water surrounds the seat, with brass oil lamps and a small offering bowl in front. Behind them stand temple spires, a red clock tower, and a large crowd on the far bank.2014-07-27July 27 20142014-07-27Outdoor river ritual on the Ganga at Haridwar, with a tall red-and-white clock tower and a large crowd on the far bank. A bare-chested man in an orange-red cloth, with orange and white marigold garlands, sits on a patterned cushion at the boat's edge, reaching toward a silver stand holding a garlanded deity murti surrounded by pink and red flowers. Another man in white kurta sits opposite, offering flowers and a plate. Brass pots, oil lamps, rose petals and a leaf plate of flowers lie on a red carpet. a person is seated in orange cloth with marigold garlands and a rudraksha-style cord; appearance cues are limited, so identity is uncertain.2014-07-27Outdoor river ritual on a wide, brown river with a large crowd lining the far bank. A person with long dark hair, a white forehead mark, orange marigold garlands and a rust-red garment sits cross-legged on a striped mat on a boat-like platform, hands in mudra. Opposite, a bearded man in white kurta sits and offers flowers and fruit to a deity murti decorated with pink and orange garlands, with a brass oil lamp, a small kalasha, banana, and a plate of rose petals and sweets in front. A video camera is visible at right. The seated figure shows distinctive long hair and garland cues, but the appearance is not conclusive enough to confirm identity, so this is marked unsure. Roughly 2 people are physically visible.2014-07-27July 27 20142014-07-27 +1 copiesOutdoors beside a river with a large crowd lining the far bank, a figure in saffron-red robes with orange marigold garlands sits cross-legged on a striped mat, hands in a mudra, facing an offering. In front of them a silver-framed murti of a deity draped in pink and red garlands sits on a silver stand, while a man in white kurta sprinkles flowers and tends oil lamps and a silver tray of sweets. A red-and-white clock tower stands in the background. The seated figure has long swept-back hair, a wrapped orange-gold cloth and a rudraksha-style bracelet; their appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm identity from the page, so the role is priest/devotee.2014-07-27A river-side puja on a boat on a wide brown river, with a large crowd lining the far bank under a red-and-white temple tower. A person in a saffron-orange robe with a bare shoulder and an orange-flower garland sits cross-legged on a leopard-print cushion, offering flowers to a silver deity murti framed by a silver arch and draped in red and orange marigold and rose garlands. Two men in white kurta-pajama sit behind a silver tray of fruit and flower offerings, one lighting a small oil lamp and the other holding a plate. Rose petals, a brass kalasha-style vessel, brass lamps and a bundle of banana leaves are on a red patterned carpet.2014-07-27July 27 20142014-07-27Outdoor river ritual on a boat. A person with long hair pulled back, wearing a rust-red wrap, an orange-yellow sash and orange marigold garlands, sits cross-legged on a striped mat and gestures with a raised hand. Beside them a man in white kurta and dhoti pours water from a metal vessel over an ornate silver-backed seat draped with red rose garlands and marigolds, holding a silver puja tray with bananas, rose petals, a small oil lamp, kumkum bowls and a sweet offering. Petals scatter the carpeted deck over the flowing river, and a large crowd watches from the far bank under a bridge.2014-07-27Outdoor river ghat scene at a flowing river with a tall red-and-white clock tower and temple spires in the background, and a large crowd of onlookers along the far bank. In the foreground, a person in a rust-red robe with an orange sash and orange marigold garland sits on a raised platform, holding a lit oil lamp and waving it toward a deity murti dressed in blue with a crown and abundant red flower garlands. A trident stands beside the platform, and a black ceremonial umbrella rises at left. Another white-clad figure stands near the temple steps. Recognizable as a Haridwar ghat with aarti at the river.2014-07-27 +1 copies