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Night outdoor fire ritual. A bare-shouldered priest in white dhoti kneels in the foreground before a bright fire pit. Behind him a white-robed priest in an orange-and-white turban stands with palms pressed together in prayer, and other white-clad priests stand nearby, several with rudraksha malas. Seated devotees in white clothes line the left side. Brass oil lamps burn on the right beside platters of fruit and flowers, a red-and-green draped seat, and a kalasha-like vessel held by a priest. Strings of leaves hang overhead and a green-and-white garland decorates the background. Several priests here appear to be in white with a visible silver-coloured urn; no clearly identifiable a person figure is evident.

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Night photograph of an outdoor homa ritual at an ashram. A fire burns in a white stone fire pit in the foreground, and a man in white dhoti with a bare upper body bends forward over it, offering into the flames. Behind him, several men in white ritual dhotis and shawls stand with hands folded in anjali and some hold brass vessels; one wears a white turban and others wear rudraksha malas. Seated devotees in white line the left edge. On the right stands a carved wooden throne with red and green cloth and a deity figure, flanked by brass oil lamps, fruit trays and flower petals. String lights and a garland hang overhead.2010-10-16Night outdoor fire ritual. A central figure in a white dhoti and white shawl, wrapped in a cream-yellow turban and wearing gold-bead necklaces, stands with hands pressed together in prayer. Beside him a shaven-headed priest in white holds a silver vessel, and other white-clad men stand with folded hands. Seated devotees in white sit at left. 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