A night photograph of an outdoor fire ritual on bare sand. A large bonfire of stacked sticks blazes at centre. On the left, a figure in a saffron-orange robe and matching orange head covering stands near the fire. Behind the fire, a crowd of seated people, many dressed in white, watches the flames, while a few children sit in the lower foreground. The dark sky above frames the fire. - Nithyanandapedia

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A night photograph of an outdoor fire ritual on bare sand. A large bonfire of stacked sticks blazes at centre. On the left, a figure in a saffron-orange robe and matching orange head covering stands near the fire. Behind the fire, a crowd of seated people, many dressed in white, watches the flames, while a few children sit in the lower foreground. The dark sky above frames the fire.

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