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July 25 20072007-07-25July 25 20072007-07-25July 25 20072007-07-25A photograph of a group of devotees gathered outdoors around a small open flame burning on a ground slab. In the centre, a person in an orange robe with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala stands barefoot, leaning forward and holding a small green leaf or offering over the fire. Beside them, a figure in a yellow wrap with long dark hair and folded hands stands at the edge of the flame. To the right, a man in an orange top and dark trousers and a bearded man in an orange cloth bare-chested stand with hands folded. Behind them, white-clad men and older people in orange and white, some holding garlands, fill the background, with the ground strewn with petals and red earth.2007-07-25July 25 20072007-07-25Outdoor ritual photograph under a pink, orange and white draped canopy. A young man with long dark hair, bare-chested and wearing an orange cloth over his shoulder and waist, stands with palms pressed together in prayer, wearing a white and red flower garland and a rudraksha mala. Behind him, men in white dhotis and orange shawls stand attentively; one holds a silver lamp with a lit flame and another holds a silver vessel. Smoke drifts in the air, and marigold petals lie on the ground near a low pit at the bottom right. Several women in white saris with folded hands stand at the left. Roughly ten to fifteen people are visible.2006-12-26April 02 20122012-04-02Outdoor photo under a corrugated metal canopy supported by wooden poles, with trees behind. A man on the left with long dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange robe and a rudraksha mala, holds a lit camphor flame in a metal vessel above a bell in his other hand, smiling. Behind him a woman in a white sari with a black shawl and a man in white hold a bowl near a raised platform decorated with yellow and pink flower garlands; the platform is layered with dark earth. Several devotees stand with folded hands: a man in white with an orange shawl, a woman in white with a mala, and a man in white with an orange shawl on the right. Smoke rises from the platform, consistent with an aarti or puja.2008-11-11July 25 20072007-07-25November 11 20062006-11-11Night outdoor photograph of a funeral-style rite beside a pyre-like mound of straw and firewood. In the foreground, a woman in orange robes with a necklace stands with hands pressed in namaste, facing the mound. The mound is covered with yellow and orange marigold garlands and flowers. Behind, a group of men in white dhotis and shirts stand in a line with hands folded; several hold silver plates with yellow flowers and white offerings. A man in orange robes with a beaded mala stands near the centre holding a plate of white flowers. The ground is reddish earth with coconut husks and small offerings at the lower left.2011-01-14July 29 20082008-07-29