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Night photograph of a fire ritual at an outdoor site. A figure in a flowing saffron-orange garment with long, curly dark hair stands before a brick fire pit, holding a lit flame on a lamp that burns brightly. Another person in white stands behind, holding a tray of offerings. Brick fire pit, smoke, a fan, oil lamps on a green cloth, flower garlands and a kalasha-like vessel at the lower right, and a striped canopy overhead complete the scene.2006-11-20November 20 20062006-11-20November 20 20062006-11-20December 16 20102010-12-16Night outdoor ritual at a fire pit. A woman in an orange sari with a red and white beaded necklace holds a lit aarti lamp aloft in the centre, with blue smoke rising around her. A bare-chested man in white dhoti stands beside her near a low table draped in purple and dark cloth, laden with flower garlands, brass lamps and offering plates. At the right, a fire burns in a square pit surrounded by marigold petals and small dishes. Behind, a seated audience of many devotees and several people standing with raised arms face the ceremony under dark trees, with stage lights and a tripod-mounted camera at the left edge.2015-12-11Night photo of an outdoor fire ritual on a raised yellow platform with a square fire pit filled with ash and surrounded by white and yellow flower garlands. A man in a flowing orange-saffron robe, with a shaved head, a beaded necklace and a long wooden staff, stands at the back holding a silver fire vessel aloft with flames rising from it. Around him, white-clad men and women sit and stand, some with hands joined, and a line of seated devotees fills the background under dim lamps. Coloured canopy umbrellas and smoke frame the scene. Other people wear white dhotis, saris and shawls, with orange stoles on some.2007-02-11December 16 20102010-12-16Night outdoor fire ritual. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back dark hair, gold neck ornament and a ceremonial ladle sits at a brick fire pit with a bowl of offering, flames and smoke rising. A tall silver trident stands beside the pit. Priests in white and red dhotis and orange shawls sit near the fire, one in a pink-red headcloth. A large crowd of seated devotees fills the background under stage lights.2014-08-01December 31 20112011-12-31A night homa ceremony under a canopy decorated with orange and green streamers. A standing man in orange robes and a matching orange head wrap, with a garland around his neck and glasses, holds a metal plate of burning camphor flame toward the fire pit. Smoke rises from a square fire pit with a black interior, surrounded by brass vessels, flower garlands and offering plates. Several people in orange and saffron clothing sit cross-legged with hands folded in prayer. In the foreground a young man in white with a yellow shawl sits beside a red-wrapped figure. Decorated kalashas with pink flowers and mango leaves stand at left on a green banana leaf, and a small blue book lies on the floor.2009-09-25 +1 copiesNight-time ritual under a pavilion with green and orange festoons and mango-leaf torans. A standing figure in orange robes and a matching orange shawl, with a mala around the neck, holds a brass tray with a lit flame, releasing smoke into the air. Devotees seated before him wear orange and white with yellow shawls, several with hands folded in anjali. In the foreground are seated people in orange, and a brass lamp stands at right beside banana plants. a person is the orange-robed figure holding the flame, identified by saffron robes and mala cues; the scene reads as an aarti or homa-style fire offering.2009-09-26December 16 20102010-12-16