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Night outdoor photo of a bonfire burning on bare ground, sparks rising. Children and youths sit in a dense group in the foreground, mostly seen from behind, many in striped, checked and white shirts. Standing around the fire are men in white dhotis and shirts, one bending low near the flames and another on the right tending the blaze. A bright lens flare with rainbow rings glows on the left. Some adults in the background wear orange or saffron garments. A small logo appears in the upper left corner.

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Night photograph of an outdoor fire ritual on sandy ground. A large bonfire of stacked wooden logs blazes at centre, sparks rising into the dark sky. Seated rows of people, mostly in white and light shirts, face the fire in a wide circle in the foreground. Standing figures in white kurtas and dhotis stand around the fire, and at right a figure in orange-saffron robes stands near the flames. A bright circular light flare with rainbow halo sits at left. The gathering appears to be a homa or yagna-style fire ceremony with a seated audience of roughly two dozen to several dozen people visible.2006-05-04Night photograph of a large bonfire blazing on a sandy open ground, sparks rising into the dark sky. A crowd of children and young people sits on the sand in front of the fire, mostly seen from behind and in profile. On the left, a figure in orange clothing and an orange head covering stands near the crowd, and a bright light with a rainbow halo glows in the background. 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Seated children and young people in colourful salwar and dress, including pink, orange, green and blue, sit in rows in the foreground, facing the fire. The dark sky has no visible details beyond the flames.2006-05-04A night photograph of an outdoor homa beside a bonfire-style fire pit, with bright orange flames rising from stacked wooden logs on bare dirt ground. Several standing men in white dhotis and white shirts surround the fire, one wearing a grey-blue shirt, and one in orange clothing stands near the flames. Dozens of children and adults sit cross-legged on the ground in rows at the bottom and sides of the frame, many in bright pastel and yellow clothes. The background is very dark. The scene suggests a fire ritual observed by a seated group of children.2006-05-04Night outdoor fire ritual on sandy ground: a large bonfire of stacked wooden logs blazes at centre with sparks rising. Many people sit cross-legged in a wide circle, many in white clothes and some in red or pink saris, while a row of standing devotees in white dhotis and shawls watches. At the right edge a figure in an orange-saffron robe with a saffron head covering stands beside the fire, gesturing toward it, consistent with a homa or yagna. Children in white shirts sit in the foreground with their backs to the camera.2006-05-04Night photograph of a large bonfire blazing on bare sandy ground, with sparks rising into the dark sky. A figure in orange or saffron robes stands at left, facing the fire, with a head covering. Many people sit in rows on the ground around the fire, most dressed in white, watching the flames. In the foreground several children and young people sit with their backs to the camera. The scene resembles a homa or fire ritual held outdoors at night.2006-05-04A night photograph of a large bonfire blazing in an open sandy courtyard, with sparks rising into the dark sky. A figure in saffron-orange robes and a saffron head wrap, with a rudraksha mala around the neck, stands at the right beside the fire, gesturing toward it. Seated rows of people in white, pale and striped clothing face the fire in the foreground and midground, while more people in white stand along the back wall. A bright lens flare sits to the right of the flames. The scene reads as a fire ritual with an audience.2006-05-04A night-time outdoor fire ritual on sandy ground. A tall pyre of wooden sticks burns brightly at centre, surrounded by a seated crowd of devotees in the foreground and several standing figures in white clothing, some with hands folded in prayer and others gesturing toward the fire. A man in a blue-striped shirt stands at right beside the flames. The dark sky above is speckled with bright spots. Figures in white dhotis and kurtas appear to be leading the homa or yagna.2006-05-04A night photograph of an outdoor fire ritual on bare sandy ground. A tall bonfire of stacked wooden poles blazes at centre, with sparks rising into the dark sky. A figure in orange robes and an orange head covering stands at the right of the fire, arms extended toward it, apparently tending the ceremony. Many seated children and young people in white clothes, some in red or colourful garments, sit in a loose ring around the fire. Behind them, a row of standing people in white garments watches quietly. Foreground figures are partly visible at the lower edge. The scene conveys a homa or fire offering performed at night.2006-05-04Night photograph of a large outdoor fire, a homa or yagna, burning at the centre of a sandy open ground. Several people in plain white garments stand around the fire, with one figure in a saffron-orange cloth at left. Thick crowd of children sit in the foreground with their backs to the camera, several with long braided hair, wearing white, pink, blue and red clothing. Dark sky behind the scene.2006-05-04Night photo of an open-air outdoor fire ceremony on sandy ground. A tall bonfire of stacked logs burns brightly at centre, with a long wooden pole leaning against the flames. Around it stand several men in plain white dhoti-style garments, and a few in pale or light shirts. Seated in a wide ring in the foreground are many children and young people, including girls with long braids in white, pink, orange, turquoise and light-blue outfits and a boy in white with a red shawl. The surrounding darkness is broken only by the fire's glow.2006-05-04