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March 02 20182018-03-02March 02 20182018-03-02Night photograph of an outdoor ritual at a temple-style ground strung with blue and orange fairy lights. In the centre a straw or effigy figure stands on a wooden frame and is engulfed in bright flames, with fire spilling off its arms. Silhouetted men in dark clothing hold long poles and staffs beside it. Behind them, several people in white dhotis and shawls stand watching, with a few in orange clothing and a figure in a white turban at left. Lit garlands arch across the top right corner.2016-01-02Night scene in an open courtyard lit by strings of small lights. A figure wrapped in burning cloth stands bound to a bamboo frame, with flames rising from the body. On the right, two people in dark robes hold tall ceremonial staffs and long poles topped with metal finials. Behind them, a crowd of men in white dhotis and white shirts stands watching, some with raised hands. The setting looks like a staged fire ritual or effigy burning during a festival procession.2016-01-02Night outdoor photo of a burning effigy on a bamboo frame, flames rising from a human-shaped figure wrapped in cloth, set on sandy ground with strings of lights overhead. Around it, men in white dhotis and shirts stand watching with hands raised. On the right, two dark-clothed figures in the foreground hold long poles with trident-like tops.2016-01-02March 02 20182018-03-02March 02 20162016-03-02 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19June 22 20092009-06-22A night-time photograph of a procession with a dark background. In the centre a person in a red and orange ceremonial costume with red flower garlands and a red headpiece holds a lit oil lamp flame in both hands. Beside them a figure in a tall ornate crown-like headdress, a beaded necklace and a striped red and dark patterned garment stands near a tall staff. A person in white clothing holds a small lit lamp at left, and more attendants in white and dark clothing stand at the right edge.2014-12-05March 02 20162016-03-02Night outdoor ceremony on a dirt ground lit by torches and a floodlight. In the foreground, a man in an orange-red robe with a white garland of red and yellow flowers holds a long trident-like staff and a flaming torch. Beside him, a bearded man in orange-red robes and a rudraksha-style necklace raises a flaming torch. A standing crowd of devotees in orange, red and white garments watches behind them, and at the right a man in a white shirt and dark trousers swings a flaming torch. A burning fire pit sits in the lower right. Strings of coloured lights and a golden deity murti appear in the background.2018-03-02