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Night photograph of a large crowd seated on tiered stone steps beside a river, mostly dressed in white garments with some in red or orange. A large wooden log fire with bright flames burns in the foreground. Several people shelter under umbrellas and potted plants stand on the upper steps. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable among the seated devotees.

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March 18 20142014-03-18December 20 20132013-12-20December 30 20102010-12-30August 24 20092009-08-24Night outdoor ritual at a stepped amphitheatre with red and white striped walls. A sacred fire burns on a wet stone floor in the centre. A man in a white shirt and dark trousers stands beside the fire while a person in orange-toned clothing sits on the floor near it. Behind them, a woman in white sits on a white-draped platform or peetha, with a microphone stand in front of her, and an attendant in white with yellow-striped cloth stands beside it. A large striped canopy stands at the right edge. Dozens of people in white clothes sit on the steps, many wearing white and some in yellow or orange, watching the homa. A camera on a tripod and a cameraman in orange filming the ceremony stand at the lower left.2009-08-24March 20 20142014-03-20March 20 20142014-03-20July 27 20142014-07-27A night-time outdoor gathering at a bonfire on open ground. A large crowd sits on the ground and in white plastic chairs around a blazing fire pit, facing a standing figure in an orange-saffron robe on the right who appears to be addressing them. A bright floodlight glows in the background above a metal scaffold structure, and a few other white-clad people stand further back near the lit area. A white bonfire-side table is visible, and the figures in the crowd wear mixed colours including red, white and orange clothing.2011-07-16Night photograph of a large outdoor gathering on stepped stone ghats with red-and-white striped steps. Scores of seated people in white and yellow clothing fill the tiered steps, some in orange and maroon garments. In the foreground a bright fire burns on the wet stone ground beside two cameramen with a tripod-mounted video camera, while other people in white and yellow walk past. On the right a raised platform with a microphone and a cloth-draped seat holds a person in white. A few people wear yellow and orange. Wet reflective ground shows the firelight. The scene suggests a homa or fire ritual, though the exact rite is not legible.2009-08-24August 24 20092009-08-24Evening riverside ritual on stone ghat steps with a large seated crowd behind. Two men in white dhoti-style garments stand at the front, each swinging a long pole with a bright flaming torch, a traditional aarti. Behind them, a bare-footed elderly man in a cream kurta and white dhoti holds a long-handled item. Devotees in white and red shawls sit on the steps, many with hands folded in prayer or raised cameras. A decorated shrine with a deity murti garlanded in orange and white flowers stands at upper left, beside brass lamps and an oil lamp. A man in white stands at far left holding a brass vessel.2014-07-27