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Night outdoor fire ritual on a green mat. A shaved-headed priest in saffron robes kneels at a yellow-rimmed fire pit, feeding flames with a ladle while a woman in a rust-red sari with a gold border and gold bangles holds offerings nearby. Around them a crowd of about twenty devotees in white kurtas and loose white clothing, many wearing red-orange shawls, holds small folded papers and offerings toward the fire. A standing man at right wears a red shawl and white kurta; a woman in pink salwar kameez is at centre. A brass lamp stand is visible at far left. The fire rises from white offerings in the pit. No clear face or name identifies any individual, and no visible a person candidate is present.

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Night ritual at a riverside ghat with a small fire pit on a green mat, where a shaven-headed priest in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl kneels and tends the flames with a stick. Around the fire, devotees in white and red shawls, some with orange tilak, stand and bend forward with folded hands or offerings. A woman in a red-maroon sari with a rudraksha mala and orange-marked forehead stands prominently at centre. Several onlookers in white kurtas and pink clothing watch from behind, with dark sky and dim lights in the background.2014-05-20February 22 20162016-02-22Night photograph of a group of devotees gathered around a rectangular fire pit, a homa or yagna, with a bright flame rising from the offerings. Many people wear white dhoti-style or white kurta clothing with red-and-maroon checked shawls draped over their shoulders. A woman in the center wears a cream and orange sari with a shawl and holds papers. Several men stand at the rear holding folded papers and small items, while others in front crouch beside the fire and feed in papers or offerings. Bright light is visible overhead.2016-02-22 +1 copiesNight outdoor ritual on a grassy lawn lit by a bright floodlight. A large crowd of devotees in white and red-brown shawls stands in rows, hands pressed in namaskar, many with heads bowed. In the foreground a figure in a white and striped sari kneels at a fire pit, tending a flame with ritual offerings, brass vessels and bundles arranged on a cloth beside it. Nearby a woman in a red sari with a beaded necklace stands with folded hands beside a decorated canopy and a small illuminated structure. This appears to be a homa or fire ritual performed outdoors at night.2014-07-24Night-time homa at an open-air ashram courtyard. A rectangular brass-edged fire pit blazes with flames and burning paper offerings, with yellow marigold petals scattered around its rim. Behind it stands an ornate gold throne with a sunburst backrest and red cushion. Devotees in white dhotis, white kurtas and white sarees, many wearing red-and-maroon shawls, press palms together or pour offerings into the fire; one man in white kneels forward over the pit holding a small vessel. A woman at left wears a red shawl and beaded necklaces and clasps her hands. A man at right in a white shirt and red shawl holds a sheaf of printed sheets. Several onlookers are seen in the foreground and background.2016-02-22 +1 copiesNight outdoor fire ritual. A central figure in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a gold-toned necklace tosses or offers something into the fire with one hand. To the right, a saffron-clad man with a long rudraksha mala holds a brass bowl. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti stands at the far right holding a staff. Behind them, a crowd of roughly 25 people in white and saffron clothing, some with red shawls and marigold garlands, stands watching the ritual under the night sky.2013-07-13A night-time homa fire ceremony at a stone fire pit, with a large bright flame rising from the centre. Many devotees stand around it in white dhotis and white kurtas, with red-and-maroon shawls draped over their shoulders. A woman in a cream sari with a yellow blouse holds papers, and a bearded man in white looks on. Several people hold folded papers and slips and feed them into the fire. A bright light stands behind the crowd. Photo credit overlay in the lower right reads copyright notice and source.2016-02-22 +2 copiesJuly 24 20142014-07-24May 20 20142014-05-20February 22 20162016-02-22 +1 copiesNight outdoor gathering on a stone-paved beach area at Phuket, with a crowd of many people in mostly white, pink and red clothing. A bald man with bare upper body and a red-and-gold wrap stands at centre-left, facing away from the camera. In the foreground, a shirtless man kneels beside a small fire pit with flames at lower left, and another seated man in white cloth sits before round low tables holding flower offerings, a lamp and brass vessels. Several women wear red sashes and rudraksha-style beads, and some hold flowers. Strings of beads and red fabric are visible across the crowd, with smoke rising in the dark background.2015-12-24Night outdoor ritual on a lawn lit by floodlights. A fire burns in a rectangular brazier at lower right, where a priest bent forward in white dhoti and red shawl tends the flame; another priest with a shaved head and red-and-white sash sits behind. In the centre a woman in a red sari and rudraksha-style mala stands with hands folded. A row of about a dozen devotees in white clothes with red shawls stands along the left with palms pressed together. Behind, a silver ornate peetha or small shrine holds a deity murti under a white umbrella, and a man in white stands at the back. Fire pit with homa-style offerings.2014-07-24