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May 24 2005

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Night outdoor fire ritual beside a brick-lined fire pit with a tall bright flame. A woman in orange-red robes and a long beaded rudraksha mala sits cross-legged before the fire, holding a small metal vessel with offerings. Nearby, a man in a red shawl sits with hands folded, and other seated devotees in white and orange cloth surround the area. Plates of flower petals, bowls of offerings and a brass pot lie on the ground. Behind the fire, a small framed deity murti sits on a wooden stool. Standing figures in white dhotis are visible in the background, and a cardboard box sits near the back.2005-05-24A night-time photograph of an outdoor fire ritual. A large open flame rises from a fire pit at right, with offerings in brass bowls and plates of fruit in the foreground. A woman in orange and red garments with a rudraksha-style bead necklace sits cross-legged beside the fire. Several seated figures in white clothing are around the fire, one with his hands together at left. A small decorated altar or chair stands at right, and tents are visible in the background. The scene suggests a homa or yagna with offerings.2005-05-25Night scene at an outdoor fire ritual. A central fire burns in a low pit on the ground, with a brass vessel and small lamps beside it. A woman with dark hair, wearing a red-orange garment and beaded necklaces, sits at left near the fire, tending it. Behind the fire, a row of seated devotees in light and orange clothing sit with hands pressed together in prayer, and others sit at the right edge. Tents and tarpaulin are visible in the dark background. Figures are seated close to the flames under dim firelight.2005-05-25A night-time photograph of a fire ritual. A large bright fire burns in a brick-lined fire pit at the right, with a small brass or metal bowl of offerings nearby. A seated figure in orange-saffron robes with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala around the neck sits cross-legged close to the fire, hands clasped in front. Another seated person in an orange garment sits at lower left beside a red offering dish and a flower-filled plate. Standing people in white clothes stand in the background behind them, some with hands folded, and a person in a light shirt sits at far right. A small deity murti stands near the fire at right.2005-05-25Night photograph of a small outdoor gathering around a bright open fire on the ground. A person with long dark hair, wearing a reddish-orange garment, sits cross-legged at the fire, tending it or making an offering. Around them, several participants in casual clothes sit and stand in the dark, some in orange and white, watching the flames. Strings of prayer flags or cloth hang overhead at the left. The setting appears to be a camp in the Himalayas, with a dark hillside behind. The fire is.2005-05-25Night outdoor scene around a blazing fire pit on the ground. A woman in orange-red clothing sits at left, leaning toward the flames with her hands near the fire, apparently tending an offering. Several seated participants in darker and light clothing sit in a loose circle behind the fire, including a man in a light shirt at right. A small child in orange appears at far left edge, and a lit lantern hangs at upper right. The fire lights faces and cloth in warm orange tones against dark surroundings.2005-05-25Night-time homa at an outdoor fire pit lined with brick, flames rising high. A long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes sits at the left, extending an arm toward the fire, with a tall brass trident standing beside the pit. Two shaved-headed priests in orange and a man in white ritual cloth sit at the pit's edge, tending offerings in metal bowls. Behind them a large seated crowd watches with hands folded, illuminated by floodlights and a photographer's lamp. Marigold petals and fruit offerings lie around the pit.2014-08-01Night ritual homa at a brick fire pit with a large blazing flame. A shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange cloth and rudraksha mala kneels at the fire, holding a long ladle and pouring offerings. Beside him another priest in orange sits with a mala, and a third man in white with glasses sits at right. Brass bowls, marigold and red flower offerings, and small oil lamps lie on the bricks. Behind them devotees stand with folded hands under string lights, and a green draped stage edge is visible.2011-11-10August 01 20142014-08-01May 13 20132013-05-13July 20 20052005-07-20A fire ritual in a temple hall. A standing priest in orange robes raises a flaming lamp high with both hands above a brick-lined fire pit. Beside him a kneeling assistant in orange holds a long-handled spoon, and a seated woman in a white sari with a gold border presses her palms together before a tray of fruit, bananas, sweets and flower garlands. Other orange-robed attendants and seated devotees stand and sit along the back wall, beneath a carved stone pillar and a hanging banana plant.2009-06-09