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A photograph of an outdoor ritual at a temporary shelter decorated with orange and white marigold garlands and a canopy of woven matting. In the centre a fire blazes in a brick-lined fire pit lined with marigold strands. Several men stand around it: a bare-chested priest in a yellow dhoti holds a long flower-wrapped staff, another in orange, and a man in a white dhoti and shawl. Behind them a large crowd of seated men wears saffron and orange robes, white dhotis and red shawls. A striped woven rug covers the sand in the foreground. Shelves on the left hold a deity murti surrounded by garlands and brass vessels, and a camera operator is visible at the left edge.

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Outdoor homa at a festival camp under a corrugated tin roof with marigold and orange garlands strung overhead. A brick fire pit with a bright flame sits on a striped multicoloured rug, with a decorated shrine altar and deity murti at left. Several priests in white and yellow dhotis stand around the fire, one holding a long yellow-wrapped staff, while a row of seated devotees in saffron, orange and white robes watch. Some wear saffron turbans and rudraksha malas. A cameraperson's hand is visible at the far left edge. A green and white bunting backdrop hangs behind the seated crowd.2007-02-02Outdoor ritual homa at a temple-style tent. A small fire burns in a brick-lined fire pit on sand, surrounded by marigold garlands and bricks, with a floral-decorated altar shrine behind at left. Shirtless and yellow-dhoti-clad priests stand near the fire, one holding a long garland-wrapped staff. Saffron-robed sannyasis, white-clad men and seated devotees fill the frame, many sitting on a striped woven rug in front of a green patterned backdrop. A cameraman films at left. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from appearance alone, so the figure role is described only generally.2007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02A photograph of an outdoor ritual at a camp with a fire pit of burning wood set on a sand floor, surrounded by marigold garlands. A bare-chested man in yellow dhoti with a long grey beard stands at the front, holding a long yellow bundle over the fire with an assistant in orange and yellow cloth. Seated devotees in orange robes, white dhotis and kurtas, and a figure in red shawl sit on a striped striped mat. A camera operator in white with a pink cloth stands at the left edge. Behind them a decorated tent with green and white bunting and a kalasha-like shrine with flowers.2007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02Outdoor ritual at a riverside pavilion with a decorated shrine on the left holding deity murtis garlanded with orange and white flowers, and a fire pit with flames and offerings. A bare-chested man in yellow dhoti stands at centre, holding a brass vessel toward a man in orange-yellow robes, while a priest in white cloth assists. Seated devotees in saffron, orange and white robes line the right side, with a man in red shawl and a man in dark jacket among them. Two photographers with cameras are at lower left, and a striped woven mat covers the sand floor beneath a banner with green and white geometric pattern.2007-02-02Outdoor ritual homa at a temporary pandal decorated with marigold garlands and a green-and-white bunting. A square brick fire pit with a bright flame sits on a wooden platform, ringed with marigold garlands. Two bare-chested priests in yellow and gold dhotis tend the fire; one older priest with a shaved head and white beard offers into it. Behind them, an altar draped in orange and marigold garlands holds a deity murti. Seated devotees in white and saffron-orange robes and a few men in white kurtas watch from a striped mat, and a camera operator films at lower left. Roughly 20 physical people are visible.2007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02A homa fire burns on a brick fire pit ringed with marigolds at an open-air outdoor ritual site under a corrugated metal roof. Behind it stands a decorated altar with orange and yellow marigold garlands, a deity murti, and a yellow-orange banner. A group of about eight to ten men in ritual dress surrounds the fire: a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti holds a tray of offerings, a man in orange cloth and rudraksha beads pours from a vessel, and an elderly bare-chested priest in a yellow dhoti stands with a yellow cloth draped over his shoulder. Other men in white dhotis and orange and saffron robes sit or stand nearby, and a green and white draped backdrop hangs at the right. a person cue is not clearly established here, so the identity remains uncertain.2007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02