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A photograph of a ritual scene under a white tent canopy. In the foreground, a man with long hair and a bare upper body wears a beaded necklace and holds a hand raised in greeting. Beside him, a turbaned man in yellow and green stripes wears a rudraksha-style bead necklace. A bearded man with a bare chest and white dhoti stands center, wearing a gold-toned necklace. Behind them, several men in saffron-orange robes stand near a stone platform, one holding a tray. A rectangular stone-edged pit with offerings sits in the middle. At right, a decorated chariot or palanquin is draped with yellow marigold garlands and red roses, with a yellow silk cloth at left. Around 10 people are visible in the scene.

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January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13Outdoor ceremonial photo under a large tented hall with haze and marigold garlands. A bearded man with a white beard, wearing an orange cloth and rudraksha garland, stands near a stone trough holding a brass plate. Beside him a man in orange robes holds another plate, and several people in orange and maroon garments stand with hands folded in ritual attendance. A bald man in a white dhoti stands in the foreground with a garland. Large yellow and red marigold and white flower garlands frame the right, and a metal trident stands in front of the trough. Several devotees stand in the background, and a camera on a tripod is visible.2015-01-13A photograph of a homa or yagna at a large open-sided pavilion filled with smoke. In the foreground, several seated sannyasis in saffron-orange robes and a man in a yellow shawl with a striped headwrap face a square fire pit. Beside the pit, a standing priest in a deep orange robe holds a ceremonial offering vessel, with other saffron-clad men standing behind him. On the right, a trishul rests against the pit, and a large garland of yellow marigolds and red roses hangs on a pillar.2015-01-13A ritual fire pit (homa/yagna kund) is central, with a trishul (trident) standing upright beside it and yellow marigold and red rose garlands framing the right edge. In the foreground a bare-chested man with long dark hair and a white sacred thread sits with his back to the camera, wearing a yellow cloth draped over the shoulders and a yellow garland. Behind the fire pit, several men in saffron and orange robes stand and kneel, one bare-chested man in white dhoti reaching toward the pit with an offering plate, and others in orange and red clothing watch under a white tent canopy. Visible people are the seated foreground figure and the group behind the pit; no person clearly matches the a person appearance cues.2015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13Photo of a festival scene under a large tent with orange and white draping and bright haze. In the foreground, a shirtless man with a topknot and white beaded necklace faces left beside a man wearing a striped green-and-yellow head wrap. Behind them, a man in an orange robe holds a brass tray of offerings while another person in orange extends a hand. A large carved wooden figure or float is dressed with heaps of yellow and red marigolds, roses and green leaves, and a green-and-gold cloth draped over its base. A camera on a tripod stands in the background. a person in orange robes is among the robed figures near the tray; his appearance is not clearly established from this angle, so no firm identification is made.2015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13A homa fire burns on a brick fire pit ringed with marigolds at an open-air outdoor ritual site under a corrugated metal roof. Behind it stands a decorated altar with orange and yellow marigold garlands, a deity murti, and a yellow-orange banner. A group of about eight to ten men in ritual dress surrounds the fire: a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti holds a tray of offerings, a man in orange cloth and rudraksha beads pours from a vessel, and an elderly bare-chested priest in a yellow dhoti stands with a yellow cloth draped over his shoulder. Other men in white dhotis and orange and saffron robes sit or stand nearby, and a green and white draped backdrop hangs at the right. a person cue is not clearly established here, so the identity remains uncertain.2007-02-02A photograph of an outdoor fire ritual under a corrugated metal roof and a tent canopy. A large flame burns in a square pit lined with stone blocks and garlanded with marigold and white flower strings, with a brass pot and a metal vessel nearby. Behind it stands a decorated shrine draped with orange and white marigold garlands, holding a deity murti and a yellow-and-orange banner. Several priests stand close to the fire: one bare-chested man in white dhoti holds a tray, another in orange dhoti pours or holds a vessel, and a man in yellow dhoti and bare chest holds a yellow flower garland. Older men in white and cream shawls and saffron-orange cloth sit and stand along the right side, watching the ritual. A green-and-white festoon hangs across the back of the tent.2007-02-02