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Night outdoor ritual on a dirt ground lit by flaming torches and a fire pit. In the foreground, a man with long dark hair and beard wears a red-maroon garment and a multicolour flower garland, holding a silver trident. Beside him, a bearded man in an orange-saffron robe holds a torch. Behind them stand a crowd of devotees in saffron, red and white garments; a woman in a red sari and a man in a white kurta have their palms pressed together in prayer. On the right, a man in a white shirt and dark trousers swings a flaming torch above a burning vessel. Strings of coloured lights and a large deity statue appear in the background under smoke.

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December 02 20172017-12-02December 02 20172017-12-02November 21 20102010-11-21March 10 20132013-03-10October 08 20132013-10-08Night-time outdoor ritual on a riverside ghat under bright floodlights, with a fire and offerings arranged on a green mat. A standing man in a red-maroon dhoti with a rudraksha-style garland and a large ornate gold-and-silver chest necklace holds a long flagpole with white flowers and a trident-topped staff. Behind him a bare-chested man in a maroon dhoti and orange shawl sits at a small fire pit, holding a ritual object over the flame. Brass vessels, plates of bananas, coconuts, a kalasha-like pot and offering trays surround the fire. Seated devotees in orange and saffron robes and white kurtas fill the mat on both sides, with women in orange saris in the foreground. Ornate carved white pillars with yellow garlands frame the scene.2014-05-20December 02 20172017-12-02A night-time homa at an outdoor ashram courtyard, with smoke rising from a square fire pit lined with white tiles and brass vessels, puja items and offerings around its edge. A central figure with long dark hair, wearing an orange-red robe, a long ceremonial garland and a rudraksha-style mala, sits on a low gold-legged seat behind the fire pit with one hand raised in blessing. Surrounding devotees in saffron and orange robes and red blouses sit cross-legged with palms pressed together in prayer, and a standing man in white robes stands at the back. A pedestal fan and string lights are visible in the background.2013-03-10Night procession on a dirt road lit by a street lamp. A central man in a dark maroon robe with a long yellow-and-magenta marigold garland holds a tall trident-tipped staff and smiles. Above him is a small decorated umbrella canopy with tassels. To the left, shirtless drummers in orange dhotis and a dancer with a long black braid lean forward. Behind them, a man in a white shirt and rudraksha mala stands near women in orange and white saris. To the right, a figure with white tilak and orange shawl holds a silver staff beside devotees in white and colourful saris who stand with hands together.2016-11-12Night photograph of a fire ritual on sandy ground. A tall bright flame and smoke rise from a framed fire pit at centre. Several men in white dhotis and bare upper bodies stand around it, holding long wooden staffs and trident-like poles upright; some lift them overhead. A figure in a saffron-orange cloth stands at left near a decorated palanquin-like ratha lit with coloured lights and garlands at the background edge. Festive lights and tents appear in the distance.2016-01-02May 20 20142014-05-20July 27 20142014-07-27