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Photo 11679896 +2 copiesPhoto 11731733February 20 20122012-02-20Night outdoor photo beside a bright fire. A central seated figure wears an orange-saffron robe, a beaded necklace and a rudraksha-style mala, with long dark hair, sitting on a leopard-print cushioned throne. Behind him, several men in white clothes hold ornate red and gold parasols on poles. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt and a woman with a child sit watching the fire, and a man in white sits at right near the flames. The setting appears to be an open-air ritual gathering around a fire pit.2005-05-25Outdoor evening ritual under red and gold canopies on poles. A bare-chested man with long dark hair and a tilak, wearing a saffron-orange cloth, holds an offering over a brass plate beside a small golden deity murti on a low stand. Seated devotees in white and orange clothing surround the rite on a mat, a woman in an orange sari sits in the foreground with brass bowls, and an elderly woman in a grey top watches at the left edge.2005-05-25Photo 11725539 +1 copiesJuly 24 20102010-07-24 +2 copiesNight-time outdoor ritual on a raised platform with a green mat. A man in orange turban and orange robe with a long red and white flower garland sits on an ornate gold throne at right, holding a small white object, while people kneel in front. Seated devotees wear white and cream clothes with rudraksha malas; a woman in a green sari and a girl in a dark green dress kneel near brass offering plates of fruit and flowers. Strings of lights, poles and a crowd stand in the background.2012-04-06February 10 20122012-02-10Night outdoor ritual photograph. A fire burns in a brick-lined pit in the foreground, with brass pots, a bowl of offerings, and a small brass lamp beside it. A woman in orange robes with long dark hair sits cross-legged at left, hands together, and another person in orange sits at the far left edge. Behind the fire, a crowd of seated devotees, some in white and some in casual clothes, watches. A small silver deity murti sits on a chair-like seat near the center, and a tall figure in white stands at the upper left. Orange and yellow cloth canopies hang overhead on poles.2005-05-25Evening outdoor gathering at a riverside or open-air site with string lights overhead. A woman in orange robes with long dark hair and a beaded necklace sits cross-legged on the ground at center, with an orange-robed figure beside her and brass lamps and small pots set on a cloth in front. Several white-clad attendants stand behind holding long poles or staffs, and a seated audience of about twenty people in casual clothes listens, some with cameras and lanyards. Photograph taken from the foreground with heads in the lower edge of the frame.2005-05-25Photo 11687771