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Night-time photo, blurred and grainy, of a gathering at an outdoor event. In the foreground a seated long-haired figure in dark clothing sits beside a white-draped table, with a seated person in dark clothing at lower right. Behind them a crowd sits and raises hands, with a standing figure at right wearing a white dhoti-style garment and an orange-saffron shawl, and a bald man in light clothing among the audience. Flame-like lights and a white cloth draped table suggest a ritual or satsang setting, and a robed figure with an orange cloth stands at right.

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August 20 20062006-08-20September 03 20072007-09-03August 20 20062006-08-20Night-time outdoor homa at an open-air platform lit by bright stage lights, with a large crowd of seated devotees, many in white and colourful clothes, watching. A square fire pit with a bright flame is central, surrounded by brick-like altar blocks and offerings of fruit and flowers. A priest in white dhoti and a saffron-orange shawl kneels before the fire with folded hands, while a man in a white dhoti stands at left bowing and another seated man in a white dhoti and yellow-gold shawl tends the fire. On the right, a white-draped table holds brass plates, coconuts, flowers, a purple cloth and ritual vessels. A figure in saffron clothing with a turban-like headwrap stands at the far upper left. Hotel buildings glow in the background.2015-12-23 +1 copiesNight-time outdoor ritual scene with a warm orange glow over a dark background. Nearby, several people in white and cream dhotis sit or stand on a low platform, one in a yellow-orange garment. To the right, figures in white clothes move in front of a sandy ground, and a red bucket sits at lower left. Dense darkness and crowded figures suggest a ritual gathering, but details are blurred.2006-08-20Night photograph of a homa at an open-air ritual space. A fire burns in a rectangular fire pit at centre-left, with brick-like blocks around it. A woman in orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged behind a plantain-leaf offering. Beside her, a figure in orange with a mala and forehead markings sits near a brass plate. A young person in orange kneels and holds a small item near a decorated tray with fruit, flowers, a kalasha-like cone and red garlands. On the right, two boys stand bare-chested in white dhoti-style cloth, one bending toward the tray. Seated devotees in white clothing and white headwraps fill the background, and a potted plant sits at left.2017-02-15Night outdoor gathering at an ashram ground, lit by warm lamplight. In the centre, a man with long dark swept-back hair wears an orange-saffron shawl over a white garment and sits on a white cloth draped over a seat, a coloured striped mat spread on the ground before him. A person in white kneels at his feet, and another person in an orange shawl stands to the right beside a seated devotee. Several people in white and orange stand and sit in the background, with a signboard on a post at left.2006-08-20Night-time outdoor fire ritual on a riverside ghat. A large crowd of devotees in orange and saffron robes sits cross-legged on green mats in rows, many with hands pressed in prayer. In the centre, a man in a saffron-red garment with a bare upper body and gold-patterned cloth stands facing the fire. At right, two shaven-headed priests in orange robes sit behind a draped red-orange platform holding ritual items and floral garlands. Bright floodlights illuminate the scene from above while standing onlookers line the far embankment.2014-05-20A blurred night photograph of an outdoor ritual site. Two figures in white dhoti-style clothing stand near a small smoky fire on the ground, and a third figure in an orange-and-white striped garment stands behind them. Other blurred figures move in the background under a bright light at the edge of the frame. The scene suggests a fire ritual or homa. The figures' faces and features are not discernible, so no candidate is identified from appearance.2006-08-20May 20 20142014-05-20A night-time photograph of a group seated in rows outdoors in front of a low wall with pillars, with several bright torch-like flames burning in the foreground. Many attendees wear white, and some have orange-red shawls or cloths. A central figure in a flowing orange-saffron garment with long dark hair sits upright, with another person in white beside him. The flames and blurred motion suggest a ritual gathering.2006-08-20August 20 20062006-08-20