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Outdoor photo of a fire ritual with smoke and a bright flame. A shaved-headed priest in a red-orange cloth wrap and dark beaded rudraksha mala holds a small ladle over the flame and wears a white forehead marking. Beside him a younger man with long dark hair in an orange kurta and orange shawl leans over a brass plate of burning fire, holding it with a folded cloth. Coconut palms and a white building stand in the background under a pale sky.

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June 15 20092009-06-15Outdoors in a sandy courtyard with palm trees behind, a man in a red-orange wrap with a dark rudraksha mala holds a brass plate of burning flame and offerings over a concrete fire pit. Beside him, a younger man in orange robes with a red border holds the plate's base with a folded cloth, a red tilak on his forehead. Smoke rises and small yellow flowers lie on the ground. The scene shows two ritual participants at an open-air fire.2009-06-15Outdoor photograph of a fire ritual in green surroundings with palm trees and smoke drifting across the frame. In the centre, a man with swept-back dark hair, a horizontal white tilak and red bindi, wearing an orange-red shawl over a bare chest and a long rudraksha mala, looks down while holding a brass vessel of burning offerings with a long stick. A second man at right, wearing orange robes, white tilak and long dark hair, stands beside him. A third figure in orange appears partly hidden at the lower left. The central man has distinctive adornments and long hair, a person performing a homa or havan-style offering; the description is based on appearance only.2009-06-15Outdoor photo of two men performing an aarti with a flaming brass lamp on a plate held by a man in long flowing saffron-orange robes with a red border. Beside him stands a second man in a red-orange garment with a rudraksha mala and white forehead markings, looking down at the flame. Palm trees and a stone deity sculpture stand in the background, with a courtyard of pale ground in front.2009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15Smoky outdoor scene with a white building and palm trees behind. In the foreground, a young man with a long rudraksha mala and a bare chest, wearing a red-orange wrap, bends over a pile of dried leaves or wood. Beside him, a man in an orange robe tends the fire-pit with his hands. Another figure in orange sits blurred in the smoke at left, and a white car is parked behind them. Smoke fills much of the frame. Visible people are ceremonial helpers, not a clearly identified figure.2009-06-15Outdoor ritual scene at a stone-edged fire pit beside a sandy courtyard with palm trees and dark stone sculptures. A man in a saffron-orange wrap with a rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark stands at the pit with his bare feet, holding cloth near the flames. Beside him, a younger man in orange robes with a red border and tilak holds a brass plate of burning offerings. A garlanded white pedestal and a marigold garland lie on the ground to the right, and a stone deity murti stands in the background.2009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15Outdoor photo at an ashram courtyard with palm trees and stone sculptures. Two men in orange-red robes stand over a square stone fire pit. The man on the right, wearing an orange robe, long swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala, holds a brass plate with a flame and smoke rising, while the man on the left wearing red robes and a white forehead mark holds a cloth and offers the fire. A marigold garland lies on the ground and a white shrine with a garland stands at right.2009-06-15Outdoor ritual photograph with smoke drifting across the frame. A bare-chested man in a red-orange cloth wrap, with a rudraksha mala around his neck and a white forehead mark, stands at left holding a short wooden stick. Beside him a man in orange robes with long dark hair kneels and holds a brass plate of burning flames. Palm trees and a blurred building stand behind, and a distant figure in pink appears at far left. Two physical people are present.2009-06-15Outdoor ritual photo under palm trees with smoke rising from a white stepped platform. A bare-chested man in a red-orange cloth wrapped around his body, with a rudraksha mala and a horizontal white forehead mark, extends both hands over the platform. Beside him, a younger man in orange robes with a red border holds a brass bowl. A third man in orange on the right holds a tray or vessel. Flower petals are scattered on the steps. Behind them, a seated person in white and a standing person in white watch, and a banner is visible in the background. The scene appears to be a homa or puja-style offering.2009-06-15