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Night-time scene at an outdoor work area with an open fire burning on a dirt floor. Two men in white dhotis bend low over earthen clay moulds and sand, one using a long-handled tool to work the ground. A bare-chested man in a red-orange cloth stands at left, and several other men in white shirts, lungis and dhotis, plus a boy in a red shirt, watch from behind. A bright lamp hangs on the building wall and a dark doorway with a small sign is at right. The activity resembles preparation for casting clay or metal forms, with no clearly visible deity figure or identifiable ceremony.

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July 29 20132013-07-29December 17 20062006-12-17July 29 20132013-07-29Night photograph of an open-air outdoor fire ritual on a sandy ground beside a block wall. A flame burns in a small brick-lined fire pit with a metal ring, and a long iron rod extends from it. Several men in saffron-orange dhotis with yellow borders stand around the fire; one holds a brass plate with offerings, and one wears a rudraksha mala. A man in a white vest and checked lungi stands at right holding a rope, and a woman in a white sari with a red border watches at far left. Ashes and debris lie on the ground.2013-09-16September 16 20132013-09-16A night procession on a dirt road with people carrying flaming torches. In the foreground, women in white and orange-bordered saris hold burning torches; a woman in white with a mala at right holds a torch aloft. Behind them, devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls walk alongside a decorated palanquin or ratha topped by a striped canopy, carrying a deity murti garlanded with flowers. Trident-like staffs and lamps line the procession, and a street light and palm trees frame the dark background.2010-11-20Night scene of a group of men working on an earthen mould casting in an open yard. Several clay moulds or crucible-like forms sit in a row on sandy ground, with glowing orange molten metal and dark slabs in the foreground at right. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti on the left uses a long iron rod to stir or work the sand. Behind him a man in a saffron-orange robe stands with a shaved head, wearing a white shawl-like cloth over one shoulder. Other men in white dhotis, checked shirts and vests, several in striped and plaid shirts, stand watching closely. A red-painted wall and a metal bucket appear at the right edge.2013-07-29September 04 20132013-09-04September 04 20132013-09-04A photograph of a fire ritual inside a hall with a corrugated roof and brick walls. In the foreground, an man in a white shirt and dhoti tends a fire pit, with flames rising from a metal fire vessel and sparks flying. Around the fire, several men stand watching: a bald man in orange-red robes and shawl, a man in deep orange-red robes with a sash, and men in white shirts and white dhotis. A man at right in an orange-red dhoti and shawl stands near the fire, and a man in a white shirt and dhoti stands beyond him. The scene reads as a homa or yagna with the fire pit at its centre.2013-09-04A photograph of a fire pit in an open, unfinished concrete-block building at night. A bright fire burns in a brick-lined pit, with a wooden or iron rod lying across it and a man in a white shirt and checked lungi stepping close to the flames. Around the pit, several men in orange and rust-coloured cloths stand watching, including a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and a woman in orange sari at the right. Sand, scattered ash and coal lie on the ground.2013-09-16February 11 20072007-02-11