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A photograph of a ritual at night under a open-sided shelter: in the foreground a pot-shaped vessel held on a long pole is lifted over a large open fire of bright flames, with a bed of earth and red powder at its base. Several people in the foreground, shown partly cropped, wear white and orange cloth. Behind the fire, a smiling man in an orange-red robe with a patterned sash stands with hands at his sides, and to his right an older bald man in an orange-red dhoti and upper cloth stands with palms pressed together in namaste, a rudraksha-style mala visible at his neck. Several other figures in orange stand in the background among stone walls.

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A photograph of a metal-casting scene with a red-hot crucible of molten metal held in a tongs-like iron frame, while a lit torch or wooden rod burns with flames and sparks beside it. Behind, several women in orange-red saris with gold borders and rudraksha malas stand and watch; one woman in the center has white sacred ash markings on her forehead. Other people in white clothing stand in the background, and a glowing fire is visible at the lower left.2013-07-13 +1 copiesJuly 29 20132013-07-29September 16 20132013-09-16A photograph of a metal casting ritual outdoors. Two crucibles glow orange-hot with molten metal; the nearer one is being tilted with long iron tongs, and a bright fire burns in a pit of earth below it. A man in a white dhoti and white shirt stands at the left, working the tongs. Behind them, several devotees in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and a woman in a dark-red sari with a kumkum mark look on. Garlands of red and yellow flowers hang from a metal frame at the left, and a sack and red flower petals lie on the ground.2013-07-13Night photograph of a ritual at a sandy outdoor site with a brick wall behind. Men in white dhotis and white shirts hold long iron rods that support a metal vessel set over a bright fire, with flames and smoke rising around it. Several more men in white dhotis and white shirts stand watching in the background, one with a hand raised to his brow. A man in an orange cloth and beaded necklace stands at left. The scene appears to be a fire-based ritual, possibly a homa or yagna, though the specific rite cannot be confirmed.2013-09-04July 13 20132013-07-13 +1 copiesJuly 13 20132013-07-13 +1 copiesNight ritual under a corrugated metal roof with a brick wall behind. In the foreground a glowing red-hot clay vessel sits on a dark stone beside an open fire on bare earth. A row of men in white dhotis and white shirts stands behind it, one in an ochre-brown robe with a gold-bordered cloth, another with a rudraksha mala, bare-chested with a white cloth over the shoulder. Men in white and in saffron-orange robes stand nearby, with a few onlookers in the background. A man at right in white holds an object and gestures. The scene suggests a homa or fire offering.2013-09-04July 13 20132013-07-13 +1 copiesSeptember 04 20132013-09-04September 04 20132013-09-04Outdoor homa fire ritual under a corrugated metal shelter with steel beams and floral garlands hanging on the pillars. A flame burns in a shallow metal fire pit on the ground while a man in white dhoti and shirt tends it with a long iron rod. Nearby, a monk in saffron-orange cloth with a rudraksha mala and a gold-looking chain holds a metal bowl of offerings. Around them, devotees in white and orange saris and white dhotis stand closely watching the ritual. The scene is a homa or yagna ritual, and no one present is clearly identifiable as a person, so no identity claim is made.2013-07-13 +1 copies