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Night outdoor gathering with a fire pit in the foreground, where a flame rises from a dark pot decorated with marigold garlands and flower petals scattered on the grass. On the right, a man in a red-orange robe and dark draped shawl sits on a red leather throne-like chair with hands folded, wearing a dark cap or turban, a rudraksha-style mala and gold necklaces, appearing to be a probable Swamiji (probable) seated as the presiding teacher. Behind him, a seated audience of women in white and red clothing and a bald man in orange sit watching, with a standing fan and smoke in the background.

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December 11 20152015-12-11Night outdoor ritual photograph. In the foreground a fire burns in an open pit beside a dark decorated object wrapped in flower garlands, with a standing white fan behind the fire. On the right a seated figure in a red-maroon robe and matching cap, with rudraksha beads and a gold necklace, sits with hands folded in a red leather armchair, with orange and yellow petals scattered on the grass. Behind them about a dozen seated people in white and light clothing watch quietly, and a figure in orange-saffron robes sits near the chair. Smoke drifts through the blue-tinted scene.2015-12-11Night outdoor ritual photo. In the foreground, a figure seen from behind, bare-backed with a pink waist cloth and orange dhoti, wears a red and white flower necklace and stands before a fire pit. The fire pit is built of bricks with flames, smoke and marigold garlands. Beyond it, a seated man on a red-brown chair wears a red-orange shawl, gold necklace, rudraksha mala and a dark topknot, with hands folded in his lap. Behind him, a seated audience in white and orange clothing watches, some with hands joined. A white electric fan and white plastic chair are visible at left. Marigold petals are scattered on the grass.2015-12-11Night photo of an outdoor fire ritual on grass. A bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti with a pink cloth over his shoulder pours liquid from a brass vessel onto a flaming fire pit lined with bricks and decorated with marigold garlands. Behind him a seated man in a red-orange robe with a shawl and beaded necklaces sits in a red-cushioned chair, with a long dark swept-back hairstyle and a crown-like headdress, appearance. Around the fire, a crowd of about twenty seated and standing participants in white and orange clothes watches, and a man with palms pressed together stands at the left. Marigold petals lie on the ground.2015-12-11December 11 20152015-12-11Night outdoor fire ritual, a homa or yagna, on grass. A brick fire pit with burning flames sits at the center, decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands and scattered petals. A standing fan stands behind the fire. In the foreground at left, a bare-backed man in an orange dhoti with a pink sash and red beaded necklace faces the fire. Behind them, about a dozen seated devotees in white clothes and red beads watch quietly in the dark.2015-12-11December 11 20152015-12-11September 30 20132013-09-30March 28 20132013-03-28June 17 20172017-06-17June 17 20172017-06-17A nighttime outdoor fire ritual, a homa, is performed before a seated audience. A raised square fire pit with a bright flame sits on a tiered base decorated with yellow-orange marigold garlands. A priest in dark clothing with a pink-and-orange turban kneels at the right, holding a tray of offerings near the fire. Another attendant in an orange-brown wrap sits at the far right. A seated figure in a red-orange robe with a multi-strand orange and white flower garland sits on an ornate gold throne with a multicoloured canopy at upper left. Rows of seated devotees in white and maroon clothing fill the background.2016-02-22 +1 copies