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Night-time ritual outdoors under trees, with smoke rising and string lights overhead. In the foreground, a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a yellow-green cloth on his shoulder sits before a low wooden platform loaded with garlands of white and red flowers, ribboned pots, brass vessels, and heaped offerings of red and orange fruit. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and orange-robed devotees tend the offerings, and a shirtless man in a white dhoti stands at the right beside a steel railing. In the background a figure in an orange garment stands near a raised shrine with a deity murti decorated in garlands, amid scattered flowers and leaves on the sandy ground.

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Night-time outdoor homa or fire ritual at an ashram ground under trees, with smoke rising among several yagna pits. Priests in white dhotis and bare-chested devotees with rudraksha malas and saffron cloths tend the fire pits, which are decorated with flower garlands, purple-and-white ribbons, fruit, brass vessels and kalasha pots. A bare-chested man in front wears a yellow headband and a gold-looking necklace, holding a small bowl. Behind, a priest in white stands near a raised platform with a deity murti and an orange-clothed figure. Fluorescent lights and a metal railing frame the scene.2017-05-10May 10 20172017-05-10May 10 20172017-05-10Night outdoor fire ritual. Several men in white dhotis and orange or saffron cloths sit on the ground tending the fire; one man in a yellow headcloth and a rudraksha-style mala pours from a ladle, and another in an orange turban sits in the foreground. Smoke drifts through the scene and people in white and orange stand behind the altars under trees.2017-05-10Night ritual scene outdoors under a temporary canopy, with smoke rising from a fire pit at centre. A bare-chested man with a yellow head-cloth and a garland sits before the fire, with a brass vessel and a kalasha-like pot nearby. Men in white dhotis, some bare-chested, and a woman in an orange sari are seated and standing around low yellow brick platforms heaped with flower garlands, red flowers, fruit, leaves and ritual items. An older bald man in white dhoti tends the offerings at right. Strings of marigolds and ribbons decorate the altar, and bright floodlights light the scene.2017-05-10Night-time ritual at an open-sided pavilion with bright floodlights and smoke drifting through the air. Several bare-chested priests in white dhotis work at ceremonial tables covered with flower garlands, marigolds and red rose petals, with brass kalasha pots, lamps and coconuts arranged on yellow-painted bases. A priest in white pours from a vessel onto a heap of red flowers while another sits cross-legged nearby. A man in an orange cloth and orange turban stands near an ornate gold throne-like seat draped in orange fabric. Other men in white dhotis and garlands stand behind the ritual area, and a bare-chested man in an orange dhoti stands at right beside a gold-coloured brass structure.2017-05-10May 10 20172017-05-10Night ritual at an open-air outdoor shrine with a long row of seated priests performing puja before tiered offerings of fruit, flowers and small kalasha-style vessels on banana leaves and low brick platforms. A man in the foreground sits with bare chest, white dhoti and orange cloth, a dark-haired young man with long matted hair and rudraksha mala looks over his shoulder. Smoke rises from the left, bright lights hang overhead, and a gilded ornate peetham or throne with orange drapery and flower garlands sits at the left edge. Standing devotees in white dhotis and shirts stand in the background near a metal railing, and a deity murti is visible at the right.2017-05-10Night ritual in an outdoor courtyard with a lit fire pit at the centre, surrounded by yellow-painted brick or wooden platforms heaped with flowers, fruit, brass lamps and garlands. Several priests sit cross-legged in white dhotis and bare upper bodies with rudraksha malas, one wearing an orange turban and a yellow-headed man beside him. Smoke drifts through beams of light. Behind them, a standing figure in white robes and a flower garland is seen at the right edge, and more white-clad attendants and devotees move between poles and offerings. This appears to be a homa or yagna with offerings around the fire.2017-05-10May 10 20172017-05-10Night-time outdoor homa at an ashram, with two fire pits burning amid heaps of marigold and rose flowers, banana leaves, fruit, coconuts and brass vessels. Several bare-chested men in white dhotis and orange or saffron cloths sit around the fire pits and offerings, one wearing a saffron head-wrap and a rudraksha mala. Behind them, more men in white dhotis and white shirts stand near a raised platform, and a bare-chested man in an orange cloth holds up an offering. Smoke drifts through strings of lights and trees in the background.2017-05-10May 10 20172017-05-10