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Night outdoor ritual at a stepped amphitheatre with red and white striped walls. A sacred fire burns on a wet stone floor in the centre. A man in a white shirt and dark trousers stands beside the fire while a person in orange-toned clothing sits on the floor near it. Behind them, a woman in white sits on a white-draped platform or peetha, with a microphone stand in front of her, and an attendant in white with yellow-striped cloth stands beside it. A large striped canopy stands at the right edge. Dozens of people in white clothes sit on the steps, many wearing white and some in yellow or orange, watching the homa. A camera on a tripod and a cameraman in orange filming the ceremony stand at the lower left.

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Night outdoor photograph of a homa fire burning on a wet stone courtyard in front of a tiered stepped amphitheatre with red and white striped steps. Hundreds of seated people in white clothing fill the steps on the left, many dressed in white with some in saffron and yellow. Several figures stand near the fire, and a camera crew on tripods films the scene at the front left. On the right, a person in white sits on a raised white seat under a decorated parasol, with an attendant in white and yellow standing beside them.2009-08-24August 24 20092009-08-24Night photograph of a large outdoor gathering on stepped stone ghats with red-and-white striped steps. Scores of seated people in white and yellow clothing fill the tiered steps, some in orange and maroon garments. In the foreground a bright fire burns on the wet stone ground beside two cameramen with a tripod-mounted video camera, while other people in white and yellow walk past. On the right a raised platform with a microphone and a cloth-draped seat holds a person in white. A few people wear yellow and orange. Wet reflective ground shows the firelight. The scene suggests a homa or fire ritual, though the exact rite is not legible.2009-08-24Night photograph of an outdoor ritual at a red-and-white striped stepped amphitheatre. A fire burns on the ground in the foreground, with a priest in white clothes and a yellow stole standing beside a white-draped seat or altar. Rows of seated devotees, many in white and some in orange or yellow, fill the steps on the left. A cameraman on a tripod films beside the fire, and a small striped canopy stands near the altar. Wet paving reflects the stage lights.2009-08-24Night photograph of a large crowd seated on tiered stone steps beside a river, mostly dressed in white garments with some in red or orange. A large wooden log fire with bright flames burns in the foreground. Several people shelter under umbrellas and potted plants stand on the upper steps. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable among the seated devotees.2009-08-24December 23 20162016-12-23August 24 20092009-08-24Night outdoor photograph of a large seated crowd facing a raised white-draped platform decorated with garlands of marigold and white flowers. Two figures in saffron-orange robes sit behind a fire pit with a lit flame, an oil lamp and offerings; one holds a lit lamp. A man in white stands on the left operating a camera on a tripod, and a stage with lights and a canopy is at right. Many people in white clothes with some red and yellow garments sit on blue and red mats in the foreground, with hands pressed in prayer. Bright floodlights and smoke or haze hang over the scene.2010-02-12December 12 20162016-12-12Night photograph of an outdoor stepped amphitheatre at a Hindu gathering. A seated man on an ornate throne-like chair under a multicoloured fringed canopy wears an orange-brown robe and holds a trident (trishul). He sits on a raised platform before a seated woman in a white sari with hands folded in namaskar, and a young man in orange robes sits beside her. Around them, rows of people in saffron and orange robes and white dhotis sit on red steps covered with striped cloths; some drummers in orange are at the left, and a fire-pit-style offering lamp and a small kalasha-like object appear in the foreground. Stage lights and a video camera are visible. About 100 or more people are present in the scene.2017-08-02Night outdoor gathering at Adi Kailasa in Bengaluru. A small bonfire of burning logs and ash sits on bare dirt in the foreground. Behind it, a large crowd of devotees sits on the ground in white clothes, several women in saffron and cream saris, with bright floodlights on poles and lens flares above. No clear a person candidate is visible in the frame.2009-09-06December 23 20152015-12-23