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Outdoor evening scene at a fire ritual. In the left foreground, a person's hands with red bangles hold a large wooden ritual vessel with a bright flame rising from it, draped with red and orange flower garlands over a blue cloth. Small oil lamps burn on the ground and petals are scattered around a square fire pit in the lower centre. A man in a white shirt and light trousers with a lanyard raises a camera overhead, and a crowd of onlookers in white and colourful clothes stands behind a low table holding a television screen. On the right foreground, a shaved-headed person in an orange-brown turban and ornate earrings and beaded necklace is seen from behind. Palm trees and dusk sky form the backdrop.

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Dusk outdoor ritual with a large fire blazing above a long wooden log draped in red and orange flower garlands, set on a blue cloth-covered table. Flower petals are scattered on a stone platform and a small lamp burns in the foreground. A figure in the right foreground wears a red and gold headcloth, cream-coloured patterned top and a beaded necklace. Behind the fire, a man in a cream kurta and dark vest raises a camera toward the flames, and a crowd of devotees in white and saffron clothing watches from the palms. A small screen displays images on a red-draped table.2013-11-17November 17 20132013-11-17November 17 20132013-11-17November 17 20132013-11-17Evening outdoor ritual photographed from behind a man in the foreground, wearing a brown wrapped headpiece, a bare-shouldered tan cloth and a beaded necklace, holding a tall metal staff with his right hand. In the background a second person in a dark headwrap pours from a brass vessel, with a tall flame rising and a garland of red and orange flowers draped over the altar. A small oil lamp burns on the lower ledge beside scattered petals. Behind them a crowd of devotees stands under palm trees, and a laptop screen on a table shows a mountain landscape. The photo appears to show a fire or aarti offering during an evening ceremony.2013-11-17 +1 copiesNovember 17 20132013-11-17November 17 20132013-11-17 +1 copiesNovember 17 20132013-11-17 +1 copiesNovember 17 20132013-11-17 +1 copiesNovember 17 20132013-11-17 +1 copiesOutdoor evening ritual photo at dusk under palm and leafy trees. A large open fire burns in a metal vessel on the left, draped with a blue cloth and surrounded by red flower garlands. A standing man in a white dhoti with gold border, bare-chested with a rudraksha mala and wristband, holds his hands together. To the right, a smiling person in an orange-gold garment with a brown turban-like headpiece wears layered red flower garlands and holds a small offering of flowers. Behind them, an ornate silver umbrella with hanging leaf-shaped pendants shades the scene. Other devotees in saffron and orange robes stand in the background, and a stone platform scattered with pink petals sits near the fire.2013-11-17 +1 copiesNovember 17 20132013-11-17 +1 copies