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February 16 20162016-02-16February 16 20162016-02-16 +1 copiesFebruary 16 20162016-02-16 +1 copiesFebruary 16 20162016-02-16 +1 copiesJanuary 13 20152015-01-13December 19 20162016-12-19A photograph of a ritual fire ceremony under a tent with orange-saffron clad men. In the foreground an elderly bearded man with long white hair and a yellow tilak on his forehead, bare-chested with a dark rudraksha mala and gold pendant, holds a copper plate with a flame. Behind him several men in saffron robes stand with hands folded in prayer, one wearing an orange turban. On the right a man with long dark hair in an orange turban and saffron shawl raises his hands to his head in reverence. Colourful banners hang in the background.2015-01-13June 05 20122012-06-05Night fire ritual photographed in smoky blue-lit light. A bearded man with long swept-back hair and a red-and-gold beaded necklace, wearing an orange cloth wrap over a pink shawl, holds a silver tray of fruit and coconut above a brick fire pit edged with yellow marigold garlands. Beside him a younger man in a white dhoti and bare chest, wearing glasses, steadies the tray with both hands. Smoke and flames rise from the pit, and a few seated devotees sit in the background. Logs lie bundled at the bottom edge beside a small oil lamp. The scene resembles a homa or yagna with offerings. a person candidate has long swept-back hair, ornate beaded necklace and orange ceremonial wrap, so the identity is uncertain.2015-12-11 +1 copiesA large open flame rises from a ritual fire pit during a homa, with a silver tray of white and pink flower offerings in front. Two men stand at the centre-left in saffron-orange robes with gold necklaces and white-and-red forehead markings; the man at right, in an orange garment with a heavy gold garland and a gold headband, stands with hands folded and eyes lowered. The man at left is bare-chested, wearing a rudraksha mala and a gold headband, and holds a small object near the flame. Another man in white clothing with a rudraksha mala stands at the far right edge. A small brass oil lamp and a gold-toned deity figure appear at the edges of the frame.2012-06-05Aarti ritual at an outdoor pandal with white canopy and colourful backdrop. A bearded elder in white dhoti and shawl, with forehead tilak, rudraksha mala and gold pendant, holds a brass plate of burning camphor flame. Beside him, a figure in a red-orange turban and saffron-red cloth with long dark hair and rudraksha bracelets extends hands toward the flame. Behind them, saffron-robed sannyasis press palms together or cover their heads, and devotees in white and orange stand watching.2015-01-13December 11 20152015-12-11 +1 copies