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Night-time ritual outdoors: a seated figure in plain orange robes with long dark hair and a gold bead necklace holds a silver ritual vessel with a burning flame, lit by an assistant in orange who tends the fire. Behind them stand a crowd of devotees in orange and white, some with palms pressed together in prayer. Stacked grey plastic water containers and a wooden pole are in view, and a camera operator in white on the right films the scene. Hair, robe and necklace suggest a person candidate performing a fire offering, though the face is not clearly visible enough to confirm identity.

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Night-time photograph of a ritual at a riverside or outdoor site. In the foreground a man with long dark hair sits cross-legged on a brick platform, palms pressed together in namaste, eyes closed, wearing an orange-saffron cloth draped over the shoulders and a long gold chain with rudraksha mala beads. Behind him, several devotees in saffron and orange robes stand with hands folded, and a tall trident-like staff with a metal finial rises beside them. White plastic canisters line the platform, and a small flame burns on the ground at right, with smoke in the air. A cameraman in white, holding a shoulder camera, stands at the right edge.2006-06-04June 04 20062006-06-04Night photograph at a riverside ghat. A long-haired man in orange robes and a heavy gold bead necklace sits on a brick step with his bare feet in the water, smiling with eyes closed. Beside him a small silver oil lamp burns with an open flame. Behind him, several people in orange garments stand with palms pressed together in namaste. A cameraman with a boom microphone and video camera stands at the right edge. Plastic water jugs are stacked on the steps and a golden-framed banner hangs in the background.2006-06-04June 04 20062006-06-04June 04 20062006-06-04June 04 20062006-06-04Night-time photograph of a ritual outdoors. A smiling person with long dark hair, wearing saffron-orange robes, gold necklaces and a red forehead mark, sits on a low brick platform holding a brass bell and a flame that burns in a small metal vessel. Behind them stand devotees in saffron and white clothes with hands folded in prayer, and a cameraman in white kurta and saffron shawl films beside them. Blue plastic water containers are stacked in the background and a tall metal staff stands at left.2006-06-04A photograph of a ritual at a temple shrine. A figure with long dark curly hair, wearing saffron-orange robes and a long gold necklace, sits on the floor holding a flat plate with a lit flame, performing an offering. Beside them a bowl of yellow offering material rests on a stone. Behind and around, several people in saffron-orange robes and white garments sit or stand with hands joined in prayer, and a brass lamp and bells are visible. In front, a small deity murti draped in orange cloth sits on a raised shrine with rudraksha beads and a stack of wood. The setting appears to be a temple interior with a stone floor.2006-05-30A photograph of an evening river ritual. In the foreground a man with long black hair and a red tilak on his forehead sits on a brick ledge, wearing an orange shawl with an ornate gold necklace. He holds a small brass handbell in his left hand and an aarti lamp with a lit flame in his right, offering it toward the water. Behind him, several people in orange robes stand, and a man in white clothes holds a video camera while standing in the river. Plastic water containers are stacked on the bank, and a silver trident-like staff leans in the lower left.2006-06-04June 04 20062006-06-04June 04 20062006-06-04June 04 20062006-06-04