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A 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.

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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.2013-03-02Night 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 20132013-03-02March 02 20132013-03-02Night 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.2013-03-02Night photograph of a dirt ground lit by a tall fountain firework throwing bright white sparks and smoke upward. On the left, a group of devotees in white and cream clothes stand watching, including a man with a bare upper body and white cloth draped over his shoulder and a woman in a cream sari with a yellow border. On the right, a man in white dhoti crouches over a firework lit at ground level, sparks flaring around him. Behind, a few people in white and orange-yellow clothes stand near an orange-walled small structure with a lit doorway and a blue board.2010-11-05November 05 20102010-11-05Night 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 photograph of a Deepavali celebration outside a small orange-roofed building. Large fountain-style fireworks shoot sparks and white smoke upward, with smaller fireworks burning on the dirt ground. Several people in white traditional dhotis and white shirts stand in a loose line around the fireworks, with one figure in orange-red clothing near the left. Floodlights and a few lamps light the scene. No identifiable a person depiction is visible at this distance, so the candidate is uncertain.2010-11-05October 27 20082008-10-27