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April 17 2011

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Night-time outdoor homa at an open-air platform lit by bright stage lights, with a large crowd of seated devotees, many in white and colourful clothes, watching. A square fire pit with a bright flame is central, surrounded by brick-like altar blocks and offerings of fruit and flowers. A priest in white dhoti and a saffron-orange shawl kneels before the fire with folded hands, while a man in a white dhoti stands at left bowing and another seated man in a white dhoti and yellow-gold shawl tends the fire. On the right, a white-draped table holds brass plates, coconuts, flowers, a purple cloth and ritual vessels. A figure in saffron clothing with a turban-like headwrap stands at the far upper left. Hotel buildings glow in the background.2015-12-23 +1 copiesApril 17 20112011-04-17April 17 20112011-04-17April 17 20112011-04-17April 17 20112011-04-17May 20 20142014-05-20May 20 20142014-05-20Night-time outdoor fire ritual on a riverside ghat. A large crowd of devotees in orange and saffron robes sits cross-legged on green mats in rows, many with hands pressed in prayer. In the centre, a man in a saffron-red garment with a bare upper body and gold-patterned cloth stands facing the fire. At right, two shaven-headed priests in orange robes sit behind a draped red-orange platform holding ritual items and floral garlands. Bright floodlights illuminate the scene from above while standing onlookers line the far embankment.2014-05-20February 11 20072007-02-11March 20 20142014-03-20July 24 20142014-07-24August 20 20062006-08-20