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July 23 20122012-07-23July 23 20122012-07-23Outdoor photo of a ritual at a stainless-steel table lined with small clay oil lamps. A large black iron kadai sends up thick white smoke on the left. A man with long dark swept-back hair, a saffron-orange garment and a rudraksha mala with ceremonial gold ornaments pours liquid from a plastic bottle into the pan, with an orange tilak on his forehead. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and gold ornaments in saffron clothing), in the role of ritual officiant. Beside him a shaved-headed attendant in saffron cloth and rudraksha beads handles a small dish. Behind them, a man in white shirt and dhoti films with a camcorder, and several onlookers in white shirts and uniforms stand watching, with a green pillar at left.2012-07-23July 23 20122012-07-23July 23 20122012-07-23A man with long dark swept-back hair, a yellow-orange tilak on his forehead and a red bindi, wearing a saffron-orange shawl over a bare chest and a rudraksha mala, smiles while pouring a white substance from a plastic packet into a large iron fire pit with bright flames, appearing to perform a homa offering outdoors. Behind him a uniformed police officer stands near a white vehicle, an older man in white shirt and dhoti watches, and a cameraman in a striped shirt films. A woman in a red top sits near the fire.2012-07-23 +1 copiesDecember 17 20142014-12-17A photograph of a ritual scene under a covered hall with turquoise pillars. In the foreground a large iron wok-like vessel sends up smoke over a stainless steel table holding ash, small offerings and a shallow pan. On the right a figure with long dark wavy hair wears an orange saffron wrap and a rudraksha mala, and is turned toward a bald man in orange cloth with a gold chain, who holds something in his cupped hands. Behind them a crowd of onlookers stands, including a woman in a pink sari, a man in khaki police uniform, a boy in a white shirt, and a cameraman filming with a video camera. The setting suggests a homa or fire offering.2012-07-23A photograph of an outdoor ritual scene under a pillared open hall. In the foreground a large metal pan sends up billowing white steam over a steel counter. On the right a man with long dark hair, orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulders, and rudraksha beads and gold pendants around his neck pours water from a plastic bottle into the pan, with a small bindi and tilak on his forehead. Behind him a man in a khaki uniform stands near the crowd of onlookers, including children, a man in white shirt with a video camera on his shoulder, and a man in orange on the right edge. Teal pillars and a tree frame the scene.2012-07-23Outdoors on a riverside stone platform, a long-haired man in orange robes sits cross-legged before a metal fire tray where wood burns with visible flames, performing a homa. Around him on an orange cloth are brass and silver vessels, a bowl of mangoes, marigold petals, a plate of offerings and incense sticks. A seated assistant in orange holds a brass tray and a second man in white and orange stands behind, both in ritual attire. A microphone on a stand is set near the fire. Bystanders in casual clothes and a woman in a pink sari watch from the nearby walkway, with the river visible behind.2008-06-28March 18 20132013-03-18August 31 20172017-08-31