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A photograph of a ritual fire ceremony with a large cloud of smoke rising from a stone fire pit at centre. A woman with long dark hair and a gold necklace sits on a silver-framed seat at left, wearing an orange sari with gold border. Around her, sannyasis in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas sit on an orange cloth, some with white paste markings on their arms; one bald monk in the foreground has a writing pad and a plate of bananas before him. Behind them, many women and men in orange and red saris and white clothing stand and sit in a covered hall, some holding rudraksha malas. Brass vessels and a small lamp sit on the stone platform.

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June 13 20132013-06-13March 10 20132013-03-10Outdoor homa at a square fire pit filled with burning sticks and smoke rising. A man in orange robes with a gold-embroidered shawl and heavy beaded necklaces sits on a leopard-print cushion at the right, reading from an open book. Around the fire, many people in orange and saffron robes sit on the ground, some with rudraksha malas and forehead markings. Brass pots, bowls and a kalasha sit along the fire pit edge, with a tray of silver implements in the foreground. Women in orange saris and a man in red-orange robes tend the offerings, and a standing crowd in white clothes watches from the background. Green plants in pots line the setting.2013-06-13March 10 20132013-03-10June 13 20132013-06-13March 10 20132013-03-10June 13 20132013-06-13March 10 20132013-03-10March 10 20132013-03-10March 10 20132013-03-10March 10 20132013-03-10March 18 20132013-03-18