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Night outdoor scene on a dirt ground. In the foreground, a shaven-headed man in orange clothing with a beaded rudraksha-style necklace is seen from behind, his head and neck in close view. Beside him, a man in white clothes stands facing a large bright fire blazing with sparks. Behind them, a group of people sits on the ground near a red-walled building and a parked vehicle, with lamps and smoke rising into the dark sky.

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Night outdoor fire ritual on a dirt ground. A large bright fire blazes at centre-right with sparks and smoke rising. In the foreground a man in white clothes stands with hands raised near his face, facing the fire. Further back a person in saffron-orange robes stands near the flames, and another figure in white stands at far right. On the left, a crowd of about twenty people sits on the ground in white clothing in front of a lit building with floodlights. Other floodlights stand on poles around the area.2013-03-02March 02 20132013-03-02A night-time outdoor photograph of a fire ritual on a dirt ground. A large bright fire with orange flames and sparks rises on the right, with smoke drifting upward. In the centre foreground, a man in white clothes stands with his back to the camera and raises his arms toward the fire. A crowd of people dressed in white sits on the ground on the left, facing the fire, lit by floodlights on a low building. No readable signs or captions are visible. The scene suggests a homa or yagna, though the fire pit is not clearly defined.2013-03-02Night outdoor scene at an open dirt ground lit by floodlights. A tall bonfire blazes on the right, sending sparks and smoke upward. A person in white clothes stands in the foreground holding a camera toward the fire. Behind on the left, a row of seated people in white clothing sit facing the fire near a low building with lit windows. Another figure in white stands near the fire area.2013-03-02March 02 20132013-03-02March 02 20132013-03-02Night photograph of an outdoor fire ritual on bare, dusty ground. A bright fire burns low on the earth, sending up smoke and sparks, with dark leaf debris around it. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis stand and move around the fire in the darkness. Behind them, further figures in white cluster near a glowing torch or lamp held aloft. A man in a white shirt on the right holds his hands out toward the flames, and a figure on the left, in a striped shirt, bends near the fire. No a person candidate is clearly visible; the figures are identifiable only as devotees and attendants.2010-11-11Night outdoor fire ritual on sandy ground: a large bonfire of stacked wooden logs blazes at centre with sparks rising. Many people sit cross-legged in a wide circle, many in white clothes and some in red or pink saris, while a row of standing devotees in white dhotis and shawls watches. At the right edge a figure in an orange-saffron robe with a saffron head covering stands beside the fire, gesturing toward it, consistent with a homa or yagna. Children in white shirts sit in the foreground with their backs to the camera.2006-05-04Night outdoor ritual at an open ground. A large effigy figure on a pole is engulfed in bright flames in the foreground, with a man in light clothing standing beside it and a burning stick lying across the ground. Behind, a row of people in white and red-orange clothing stand in a line, some with hands folded. A gold ceremonial umbrella and a raised golden seat or palanquin stand near a red-draped platform in the background, with smoke drifting across the dark sky.2016-03-02 +2 copiesNight outdoor gathering on a dirt ground lit by floodlights, with a large bonfire burning at the right. A man in plain white dhoti and white shirt, with white hair, stands facing the seated crowd and holds up an object, possibly a camera or microphone, while a tripod-mounted camera stands at the left foreground. About forty devotees sit on the ground in white clothes, some with saffron and orange accents, in front of an orange-walled building. The scene suggests an outdoor satsang or fire ritual, with the bonfire as the focal point.2013-03-02November 05 20102010-11-05Night photo of a fire walk (firewalking) at an outdoor ceremony. A large bed of bright orange flames and white smoke burns on the ground, with glowing embers in the foreground. Devotees in white and cream dhotis and shawls stand and move around the fire pit; one man in the right foreground wears an orange and yellow shawl with a cream garment. Wooden posts and a lit lamp or structure stand in the background among the crowd. Visible people number roughly two dozen, partially hidden by smoke and darkness.2007-12-30