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November 12 20082008-11-12November 12 20082008-11-12January 14 20102010-01-14January 14 20102010-01-14A photograph of a person in an orange-saffron robe standing beside a clay pot boiling over an open wood fire on the ground, the pot containing milk or rice being stirred or poured. The person wears a crossbody saffron cloth, a dark braided hair bun, a white forehead mark, and a metal bangle on the wrist. Behind, another person in a purple garment and gold bangles is partially visible at the edge. Stacked clay bricks frame the hearth, with dry straw and sticks around it.2019-01-16January 15 20162016-01-15A photograph of a Pongal-style outdoor fire offering at an ashram courtyard. A man with long swept-back dark hair wears a full orange saffron robe and a gold-bead necklace, reaching his hands over a clay pot set over a fire of logs. Behind him, a robed attendant in orange also tends the offering, and a row of devotees in orange, white and yellow clothing stands with palms pressed together. A brass oil lamp, a bowl of fruit and a brass vessel sit on the table. Wall lettering in Hindi/Devanagari is visible at the top right.2010-01-14December 26 20082008-12-26 +1 copiesDecember 26 20082008-12-26A photograph of a Pongal cooking ritual in an outdoor temple courtyard. Two clay pots with red rims and green leaf wraps sit on yellow-painted bricks over a wood fire, with dry sticks and flames visible beneath them. A woman in a rust-orange sari crouches at right, stirring or tending the fire with a long ladle while holding a small metal bowl. Behind her, a woman in a pink and cream sari and a woman in a blue sari stand with hands joined, and a few people in white and yellow clothing sit on a stone ledge at left beside a brass pot. A decorated wooden seat with garlands of yellow and purple flowers appears at upper right, with smoke rising through the scene.2017-01-14Outdoor Hindu ritual scene shot in landscape after rotation: a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a heavy gold-beaded necklace stands at the front, gesturing toward a fire pit of stacked wood logs with a lit flame. Behind him a man in orange and yellow sits on a low platform with a brass ritual vessel, and another man in orange with a green-bordered cloth and glasses sits behind, with a white-clad figure and a brass lamp stand. Terracotta pots with painted white markings and a brass aarti or pooja tray hold offerings. A white building and trees form the background.2010-01-14January 14 20102010-01-14