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Night photograph of a crowd at an outdoor evening gathering. In the foreground a man in a yellow-and-white checked shirt stands beside a tall wooden pole and looks toward the camera, with a child in red in the lower left corner. Behind him a woman in a magenta sari with a flower garland in her hair kneels near a row of small oil lamps glowing on the ground. Rows of white-covered seats or platforms line the right side, with bright floodlights, strings of lights and a decorated stage canopy in the distance. Several people in white and green clothing stand and sit among the crowd.

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August 05 20092009-08-05Night photograph of a large outdoor gathering. Tall white tube lights on poles and strings of small orange lamps light the scene. Men wear white shirts and mundus, a few in orange, women wear saris in bright colours including green and pink. Small oil lamps glow along a raised walkway in the right foreground. Crowd fills the background.2009-08-05Night outdoor fire ritual on bare ground. Rows of devotees sit cross-legged behind small square brick fire pits, many with lit oil lamps and marigold petals, while a brass vessel and kalasha-like pot rest near a central homa pit with burning flames. A man in a yellow-orange shirt and white dhoti tends the fire at left, a woman in a yellow-and-white sari holds a child, and a man in a blue shirt sits nearby. Smoke drifts over the crowd, with string lights and standing people in the background.2007-09-03Night-time mass homa ceremony in an open outdoor ground, with rows of hundreds of participants seated on the ground before small brick-lined fire pits. Each pit holds a small flame and offering plates, and many oil lamps and candles are lit along the rows under string lights. Most participants wear white or pastel shirts and saris. In the lower right, a person with long light-coloured hair wears an orange garment and a grey-white shawl, seated beside a fire pit. Overall the scene shows a large group fire ritual with offerings and lamps.2007-02-11April 17 20112011-04-17September 03 20072007-09-03April 17 20112011-04-17April 17 20112011-04-17April 17 20112011-04-17Night outdoor homa or fire-ritual gathering on bare earth with many devotees seated in rows. Small square brick fire pits burn with flames and smoke, with flowers and offering plates beside them. A boy in a bright yellow robe sits prominently in the foreground, and a child in a checked shirt sits at the lower left. Women in saris and men in white dhotis or shirts sit behind them. Strings of lights, a decorated structure and a few lamps glow in the background.2007-09-03December 30 20062006-12-30December 12 20162016-12-12