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A photograph of a fire ritual in a decorated pavilion filled with smoke. In the foreground, a bald man in saffron-orange robes bends over a fire pit, holding a white cloth. Beside him, a woman with long dark hair in orange-red attire, with a garland, tends the ritual. Behind them, a third person sits with an oil lamp. Marigold garlands line the altar, with pink flowers and fruit at its base. In the background, golden deity murtis adorned with floral garlands in green, white and orange stand beneath a draped white and gold canopy, and a large portrait hangs at the right edge.

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July 17 20062006-07-17A photograph of a fire ritual inside a decorated pavilion. In the foreground a man in saffron-orange robes with a bare upper body and a rudraksha mala sits and works a long ladle or stick over a fire pit, while a second saffron-clad person sits at left beside a garland. A smoky white-robed figure stands at the centre near the fire. Behind them stand floral-garlanded deity murti and a large framed portrait labelled "Nithyanan..." on the right, with marigold and rose offerings on a raised platform and swags of white drapery overhead.2006-07-17A photograph of an outdoor fire ritual under a draped white-and-cream canopy, with smoke drifting across the frame. A man with long, swept-back dark hair wears an orange-saffron cloth and a beaded necklace, seated behind a white cloth-covered altar. Bamboo poles and green leaves frame the scene. Behind him stand large floral-garlanded deity figures decorated with red, green and white garlands, and a silver kalasha and offerings of fruit and flowers sit on a tray at right. Other orange-robed and white-clad attendants sit at the left edge, one holding a silver vessel. Orange marigold garlands line the altar base. Fire-ritual homa setting with floral deity murti.2006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17A photograph of a fire ritual inside a decorated temple-style pavilion, with smoke rising from a homa altar. In the foreground, a bald man in orange robes kneels and holds a ladle or offering vessel, while a long-haired figure in orange robes and a shawl, with a rudraksha-style necklace visible, extends one arm toward the altar fire. Behind them, deity murti are garlanded with multicoloured flower garlands and sit amid marigold and rose offerings. A framed portrait hangs on the right, and banana stalks, palm fronds and cloth draping decorate the hall. Two people are visible; the long-haired figure shows some appearance cues but the identification is uncertain.2006-07-17A photograph of a fire-offering ritual in a decorated hall. In the foreground, a long-haired man in orange ochre robes leans forward with one arm extended over a reclining white-clad figure, with palm fronds and greenery beside him. Two people in white or orange garments sit near him, and a shaven-headed man in orange cloth is partly visible. Behind them, a golden deity murti and a figure garlanded with yellow and red flowers sit before gold drapery, with banana bunches and coconuts hanging above. Marigold and white flower arrangements and a silver offering tray lie on the platform, and smoke haze fills the air. The long-haired man has distinctive long, swept-back hair and orange robes, a person candidate, though the image is not clear enough to confirm his identity.2006-07-17A photograph of a fire yagna at an open-air pandal. A long-haired figure in orange robes and gold necklace sits at the fire, holding a brass tray with offerings and a flame, while an orange-robed attendant sits to the left and another assists near the bottom edge. Smoke rises from a fire pit bordered with orange marigold garlands, white and pink flowers. Behind them stand decorated deity murtis draped in colourful flower garlands, and a large framed portrait at upper right. Tall banana bunches and draped cream fabric and red valances frame the canopy.2006-07-17A photograph of a fire ritual (homa) under a decorated temple-style canopy. Two people in saffron-orange robes kneel at a raised fire pit; one holds a tray of offerings over a bright flame while smoke rises. The taller figure has long dark hair and a rudraksha-style necklace. Behind them, a large golden-and-floral-garlanded altar holds two deity murtis with multicoloured garland swags, and a framed portrait is mounted at the upper right. Marigold and rose garlands border the fire platform, with brass lamps and vessels nearby.2006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17A homa/yagna at an outdoor pandal. On the left a shaven-headed priest in saffron robes sits beside a second figure with long dark hair, a rudraksha mala and saffron garment, who holds a silver plate with a burning flame toward a sacred fire pit covered with orange and pink flowers and white jasmine garlands. Silver vessels, pots and bowls sit on a woven mat, smoke rises across the scene, and a large display of deity murtis draped in multicoloured garlands stands behind, with a backdrop of pale draped cloth and banana plants. Silver lamps stand at the pit's sides.2006-07-17