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Outdoor photograph of a ritual under a canopy of colourful striped and fringed umbrellas and a draped awning. A young man in saffron-orange robes and a saffron turban, wearing long flower garlands of yellow and red blooms, stands in the centre holding a lit lamp and smiling. Beside him a bearded man in white with an orange shawl holds a flame-lit object, and around them devotees in white dhotis and shirts stand with hands folded. In the foreground a rock is decorated with red and yellow flower garlands. Trees and palm fronds frame the scene.

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Outdoor photograph of a ritual at a large rock covered with garlands of red, white and yellow flowers. On the right, a man in saffron-orange robes and a saffron turban, wearing long garlands of yellow and red flowers, holds a lit camphor flame on a plate. Beside him, men in white dhotis and kurtas stand with folded hands. A crowd of devotees behind them, including a woman in a blue sari, watches or joins with folded hands under colourful umbrellas and a canopy. Coconuts sit on a mat at the lower right, and trees stand in the background.2007-01-12Outdoor ritual scene under colourful umbrellas with yellow, red, and green tassels. In the foreground a rock is decorated with a garland of red and yellow flowers. A man in a saffron-orange turban and saffron-orange shawl with a yellow-and-white flower garland holds a brass tray with a lit flame, facing a standing man in white ritual clothing with a rudraksha mala. a person: a long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes and turban with a garland, holding the flame tray, shown with a smile. Nearby, a man with a grey beard in white and saffron shawl stands with hands together, and devotees in white dhotis and shirts stand around, some with hands folded, one man holding a drum on the right. Several people in the crowd watch with joined palms.2007-01-12Outdoor photo at a rocky hillside shrine during a ritual visit. A man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl with a gold border, wearing a saffron turban and a long multicolour-and-white flower garland, stands barefoot beside a large boulder draped with red and yellow flower garlands. He appears to be a person with long swept-back hair and a saffron turban, and a rudraksha-style mala visible. A fire lamp on a brass tray is held in the lower right by a man in white. Behind them a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and kurtas stand with hands folded in namaskar under colourful striped and fringed umbrellas and a canopy with ribbons. Some people wear white and one woman wears a blue sari.2007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12July 27 20082008-07-27December 28 20062006-12-28January 12 20072007-01-12December 23 20092009-12-23July 27 20082008-07-27Outdoor photograph of a fire ritual at a sacred fire pit (homa/yagna) under a tree, with red and multicoloured ceremonial umbrellas overhead. A bare-chested priest in a yellow dhoti with a black and green border, long grey hair and beard, stands at right holding a wooden offering vessel over the fire. Around the fire pit, a ring of saffron-robed sannyasis press their palms together, and a bald saffron-robed monk with a marigold garland stands near the centre. A man in a white kurta and white shawl stands with hands folded beside a man in a long white robe with long dark hair; neither is clearly identifiable by appearance alone. Marigold and jasmine garlands decorate the stone base of the fire pit and a flower arrangement fills the lower left. Roughly 15 people are visible.2007-01-30Outdoor ritual homa at a fire pit on a stone platform, with a small flame burning in the centre and flower garlands of yellow, orange and white marigold and jasmine laid around its base. Behind it, a group of devotees and sannyasis in saffron and orange robes stand with hands folded in prayer. In the centre, a man with long dark hair and a flowing white robe stands beside an older man in a white shawl and white cap, both with hands joined. On the right, a bare-chested priest in a yellow-gold dhoti and a rudraksha mala pours an offering into the fire. Red, orange and blue striped umbrellas hang above the gathering under trees, and a white ornamental arch is visible in the background. Approximately a dozen people are visible.2007-01-30Outdoor ritual scene at a fire pit (homa/yagna) with a small flame rising from a stone-lined fire altar strewn with orange and white flower petals and garlands. Around it stand a group of people in saffron/orange robes and white clothing under colourful decorated umbrellas hung from a tree. A bare-chested priest in a saffron dhoti with a rudraksha mala stands at right, holding a ritual vessel over the fire. Behind him, saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees watch. A tall man in flowing white robes and long hair stands centre-left beside a man in a white cap and white kurta with hands folded in prayer. Flower garlands of yellow marigolds and white blossoms decorate the foreground.2007-01-30