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Night ritual photo at an outdoor ceremonial space under a pink-and-red draped canopy with bright lights. In the foreground a man with a blue cloth tied across his forehead, wearing an orange-red dhoti, rudraksha mala beads and a bare chest, bends forward to tend a brass oil lamp with a flame, amid white and orange flower garlands and a smoke-filled ritual area. Behind him, a man in white dhoti stands with hands folded near a brass vessel, and another white-clad figure is partly visible at left. Colourful cloth covers the ritual platform.

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Night ritual photograph with a smoky, floodlit outdoor setting. In the foreground a man in an orange-brown garment with a blue cloth tied around his head and beaded necklaces leans forward over a brass lamp, lighting a flame held over a ritual platform. Flower garlands with white and red blooms, a kalasha-style vessel and wheat stalks sit to the left, with colourful striped cloths behind. Behind him, a second figure in white dhoti and shawl stands partly visible at the left edge, holding an object near his chest, beside a yellow-trimmed pillar. Rising smoke fills the background of a fire-ritual setting.2017-08-22August 22 20172017-08-22Night ritual photograph of a priest in an orange-saffron shawl and white dhoti with a red-and-gold border, wearing a blue headband, a rudraksha mala and a gold chain. He bends over a brass lamp holding a lit wick flame to a small offering stand bordered with white flowers, marigolds and red blooms. Smoke rises behind him, and another white-clad figure with a yellow cloth tends a second flame in the background. Colourful draped cloth and a bright lamp fill the open-air setting.2017-08-22Night ritual at an open-air pavilion with a fire pit. A devotee in an orange cloth and white dhoti with a blue headband bends over the fire pit, pouring from a small metal ladle while smoke and flame rise from the wooden-framed yellow platform. Garlanded flowers, white blossoms and petals sit nearby. Another man in a white dhoti bends at the left, and a figure in white stands in the background. Bright lights hang overhead under a draped canopy.2017-08-22August 22 20172017-08-22August 22 20172017-08-22Night outdoor ritual at a homa fire pit on a yellow-tiered altar draped with flowers. A man in saffron-orange upper cloth and cream dhoti with a blue headband and striped forehead markings pours or tends ghee into the flames with a ladle. Marigold and white flower garlands hang nearby, with brass vessels and a gold-toned kalasha behind a colourful striped cloth table. A second man in orange and yellow sits to the right beside a grey stone block. Overhead tent lights illuminate the scene.2017-08-22August 22 20172017-08-22August 22 20172017-08-22A man in a white dhoti with multicoloured striped borders and an orange shawl stands bent forward at an outdoor ritual setting at night. He wears a blue head-cloth, a multicolour bead necklace, a wristwatch and a red thread on his wrist. He holds a flower and touches a small brass lamp with a flame, beside a flower arrangement of white and purple blooms. Smoke drifts through the background, with a decorated garland-hung pillar and colourful draped cloth behind him. No face is clearly identifiable, so the a person field is unsure.2017-08-22August 22 20172017-08-22August 22 20172017-08-22