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Night outdoor ritual photo: a seated figure in red-orange robes with a red-and-gold garment, a gold beaded necklace and a red forehead mark leads a homa at a low yellow-cloth-covered platform where a fire burns and metal vessels sit. Around the fire, several people in orange and red robes sit or kneel, some holding small vessels, while a seated man in orange with a bare upper body and rudraksha beads sits nearby. A trident with flower garlands stands at the left edge. On the right, a decorated deity murti with fruit, flowers and white cloth rests on a red-draped stand. Behind, a seated audience in white and red shawls watches, with scattered flower petals on the ground.

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May 20 20142014-05-20May 20 20142014-05-20Night-time outdoor fire ritual on a sandy riverbank lit by small oil lamps. In the foreground a yellow-brick fire pit burns with flames as a priest in saffron-orange robes with a crimson shawl pours offerings. To the left a woman in a red-brown robe with a long gold necklace and a leopard-print cloth sits with an offering vessel, a silver trident with flower garlands stands behind her. Around the fire, many seated people wear red and white shawls with rudraksha malas, some with vibhuti marks; to the right a decorated deity murti with a garland and kalasha is set on a platform. Many onlookers sit in rows behind. This appears to be a homa or yagna ceremony.2014-05-20A night homa at an open-air ritual ground. A central figure in saffron-orange robes, a saffron turban, a long gold-and-orange garland and gold ornaments sits on a silver-covered throne behind a fire pit with a bright flame, holding a brass plate of offerings. Shaven-headed monks in orange and saffron stand and sit near the fire, one pouring or offering from a plate, while women in orange and brown saris sit with palms pressed together. A large crowd of seated devotees in white and orange fills the foreground and background under string lights and floral garlands. The central figure's identity is uncertain from appearance; the page names him, but his face is not clearly visible enough to confirm.2013-07-22Night-time outdoor ritual on a riverside ghat under bright floodlights, with a fire and offerings arranged on a green mat. A standing man in a red-maroon dhoti with a rudraksha-style garland and a large ornate gold-and-silver chest necklace holds a long flagpole with white flowers and a trident-topped staff. Behind him a bare-chested man in a maroon dhoti and orange shawl sits at a small fire pit, holding a ritual object over the flame. Brass vessels, plates of bananas, coconuts, a kalasha-like pot and offering trays surround the fire. Seated devotees in orange and saffron robes and white kurtas fill the mat on both sides, with women in orange saris in the foreground. Ornate carved white pillars with yellow garlands frame the scene.2014-05-20March 10 20132013-03-10May 20 20142014-05-20May 20 20142014-05-20May 20 20142014-05-20March 10 20132013-03-10March 10 20132013-03-10Night outdoor ritual at a sandy riverside ground beside a fire pit. In the foreground, a woman with a shaved... no: a woman with dark hair, red-and-gold sari, gold necklaces and a red tilak sits on a low seat, holding a lit oil lamp (aarti) over a brass vessel. Beside the fire, several saffron-robed sannyasis sit with folded hands and bowls, including a bald priest in orange clothes and rudraksha beads. Behind them, rows of white-clad and red-shawled devotees sit with hands raised in namaskar, and a decorated kalasha-like offering with flower garlands and green leaves stands on a red-draped platform at right. Strings of small lights glow on the sand and standing onlookers are visible in the background.2014-05-20