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Outdoor photo on a paved parking lot under an overcast sky with bare trees behind. A shirtless man in orange robes, black dreadlocked hair wrapped in a turban, a dark mask pulled below his chin, and rudraksha malas around his neck and wrists, sits cross-legged at a fire pit made of a metal tray with burning wood and ghee-soaked camphor-like fragments; he holds a long ladle or stick over the flames. Behind him, a seated figure in a red-orange robe and red turban with white flower garlands sits on a multicoloured silk-draped chair or throne, hands raised in a blessing gesture. A brass bowl and brass lamps sit on the ground, with a patterned rug beneath. The seated figure is a statue or depiction rather than a clear living person, and the ceremony appears to be a fire offering.

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Outdoor ritual in a paved parking lot. A figure in orange robes, with long dreadlocked hair, a white face mask, rudraksha beads and white ash markings on the bare shoulders and back, sits on a rug feeding a fire from a small bowl with a ladle. Beside the flames, a seated figure on a draped throne with gold-patterned fabric, wearing a red robe, a red and gold crown, a long garland of white flowers and red roses, and a beaded necklace, raises one hand in blessing. Orange traffic cones and parked cars appear in the background. The fire is a homa-style offering.

Outdoor ritual scene under a clear blue sky beside a brick-edged fire pit with a small open flame burning on wood. A seated priest in orange-red cloth, wearing long rudraksha mala strands and rudraksha bracelets, has white horizontal markings on his bare upper arm and chest; he wears a white face mask and feeds the fire with a stick. Facing the fire, a figure seated on a gold-and-maroon draped throne-like chair wears a red turban with white flowers, a red garment, and white and red floral garlands; the figure raises one hand in blessing. Trees and a paved area are visible behind. Appearance-based candidate for a person is not clearly verifiable from the seated figure's face, so role is given as honoured seated figure receiving the fire ritual, consistent with a homa or yagna.

Outdoor photo on a sunny day beside a parking area with bare trees and a palm. A seated priest with a tall black hair bun, white face mask, white ash markings on arms and chest, and orange dhoti and wrap, holds a long wooden stick over a small fire pit of wooden sticks and offerings, with a brass bowl nearby. Opposite him, a figure in red robes, red-and-gold turban decorated with white flowers, a long white and red flower garland, and rudraksha beads sits on an ornate wooden throne with a gold-brushed cushion, raising one hand in blessing. Setting suggests a homa or fire ritual.

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Outdoors on an open paved lot, two young sadhus in saffron-orange cloths sit on a patterned rug before a small brick-lined fire pit with a flame. The sadhu on the left, wearing a white face mask and white ash marks on his arms, holds his hand over the fire; the one on the right, with a dark wrapped headpiece and rudraksha beads, sits with his back to the camera. Brass bowls, a brass bell and a small brass lamp sit on the mat. Behind them a seated figure in a red robe and red-and-white flower garlands sits on a large multicoloured silk-draped chair, wearing an ornate maroon crown. Trees and a hedge line the background.

Outdoor fire ritual on a wet parking lot under a grey sky. In the foreground a bare-chested sadhu in orange cloth, a dark headwrap and a face mask sits on a patterned rug, holding rudraksha malas and feeding a wooden stick into a small fire pit with an oil lamp nearby. Behind him, an ornate armchair with a red-and-orange cushion holds a cutout or printed portrait of a figure in red robes, a red turban and a white and red garland, with hands raised in greeting. The figure on the chair is a printed image, not a physical person. Trees, buildings and white canopy poles frame the background.

Outdoor ritual on a paved parking lot. A figure seated on a draped throne-like chair wears a red crown or headpiece, red and gold clothing, a white and pink flower garland and a red bead necklace, with a hand raised in blessing. Two shaved-headed priests in orange cloth sit cross-legged on a woven mat before a small smoking fire, one striking a brass bell, the other holding a wooden stick over the flame; a brass bowl of offerings and a small cup sit nearby. Orange cloth and rudraksha malas adorn the priests, and both wear white face masks. Trees and a hedge stand behind the scene in warm evening light.

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