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Night-time outdoor ritual on grass beside dark trees. A man in a sleeveless saffron-orange robe stands at left, holding an oil lamp, with hands joined. At centre, a decorated object with a golden crown-like top and a garland of orange marigolds and white flowers sits on the ground, surrounded by devotees. A man in a red shawl bows low before it, and a man in a white shirt crouches at lower right near small offerings and a plastic bag. Other devotees in white, grey and saffron clothing stand around, some with folded hands, in a padapuja-style gathering.

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August 09 20102010-08-09Night outdoor scene on grass with several men gathered. A man in saffron-orange robe with long swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala stands barefoot at centre, facing a group. Nearby, men in white dhotis and shirts carry a decorated palanquin draped with orange and maroon cloth and heaped with white and yellow garlands. On the right, a man in a red shirt and a woman in a green sari hold a silver plate with offerings and a brass vessel. A red container stands at left. The setting suggests a ritual procession or puja outdoors at night.2010-08-09August 09 20102010-08-09August 09 20102010-08-09Night outdoor scene at a cremation site on bare earth with straw scattered on the ground. In the foreground a man in white kneels beside a small pot or vessel, and a bare-chested man in white dhoti stands holding a long garland of yellow and white flowers with maroon accents. Behind them a young man in an orange-saffron shirt and dhoti stands with hands joined in namaste, next to a woman in an orange sari and a man in a white shirt with folded hands. Several other people in white and light clothing stand in a crowd behind, and a partly visible figure at the far right wears white and an orange scarf. Marigold and flower petals lie on the ground at the lower left. The mood is solemn ceremonial mourning with mourners in white and saffron.2011-01-14Night photo outdoors on grass beside dense green bushes. A man in white dhoti and checked shirt bends low over a metal pot set on the ground, with a small purple cloth-covered altar and marigold flowers at the lower right. A man in a red shirt with a white cloth kneels beside him. A man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala stands behind them, and a man in white kurta and dhoti holds a lit oil lamp aloft on his head. On the right a bald man in white kurta and dhoti wears an orange shawl. Several other people in white stand partly visible at the left edge. The scene suggests a ritual or pooja at night, with a copper kalasha-style pot and lamp.2010-08-09Night procession on a dirt path beside green shrubbery, lit by a hand-held oil lamp. A man in white shirt and dhoti raises a red-based oil lamp overhead on the left. Beside him a man in a saffron-orange robe with rudraksha beads walks with hands joined. Behind, men in white dhotis and orange shawls follow. Right of centre, two men carry a flower-decorated palanquin-style deity murti with a gold crown, heavily garlanded with orange and yellow marigolds; one wears a checked shirt and white dhoti, the other a red shirt and green-bordered cloth holding a tray of offerings.2010-08-09December 31 20032003-12-31A night-time cremation ritual at an outdoor site. A figure in saffron-orange robes with a long garland of gold-coloured beads stands at the left of a mound of straw and yellow flowers, holding a bundle of straw or broom. Beside them several men in white dhotis and white shirts stand with hands folded, and a man in white at right holds a metal vessel. In the foreground a small metal dish holds a burning flame on the ground strewn with petals. Other onlookers stand in the dim background.2011-01-14Night-time outdoor ceremony on bare red earth with a small planted sapling or plant and scattered yellow flowers at the base. A man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, wearing a multicoloured flower garland and gold necklace, stands centre-right with hands near his body. Beside him a bearded man in white clothes with an orange shawl holds a staff-like ritual object. Around them a crowd in white shirts and dhotis presses in, some with palms joined in prayer. On the right a woman in white sari with gold border holds a silver vessel, and on the left a boy in white holds a brass tray of flowers and offerings. The orange-robed figure shows distinctive saffron clothing, turban and garland, but his face and features cannot be confirmed, so identity is uncertain.2007-08-17December 11 20062006-12-11Night outdoor photo on sandy ground. A long-haired bearded man in an orange saffron robe with a gold necklace bends forward, facing a broken white coconut on a stone slab. A red cloth bundle with gold trim lies in the foreground, and a small oil lamp flame glows at right. Behind him stand about a dozen men in white dhotis and kurtas with yellow shoulder cloths and rudraksha malas, watching. A multicoloured fringed umbrella and a golden staff rise in the background, and a cameraman is visible at the right edge.2010-02-12