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Night outdoor ritual photographed from behind a large seated crowd with raised hands. Many devotees, mostly kneeling or seated on the ground, face a lit fire pit at left with flames and offerings. Behind it, a robed figure in orange-yellow dhoti and bare upper body holds a lit torch overhead beside a figure in white dhoti and shawl. A red-draped throne-like seat stands at center with garlanded figures near it. A red-covered offering table with brass vessels, a small fan, and floodlights complete the scene. Smoke drifts above the flames. Many people are visible, though the back rows fade into darkness.

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Night outdoor ceremony with a crowd of devotees seated on the ground, many with raised hands and palms open. A bare-chested man in an orange dhoti with a red-beaded necklace stands holding up a flaming torch in the centre. Beside him a fire pit blazes with offerings and a red-draped table holds brass plates and flowers at left. Behind them, figures in white and orange garments move in a group, and a seated figure in red and gold clothing sits near a red palanquin-like structure. Smoke rises under bright floodlights and palm trees, with a Thai-style pavilion at upper left.2015-12-11Night-time outdoor puja before a decorated deity murti on a golden throne-like shrine with a red backdrop and marigold garlands. Several priests in saffron/orange robes sit or stand around a lit fire, one raising a flaming aarti lamp. A seated figure in a red-brown robe sits in a red throne-style chair at the right, with a fan beside it. Dozens of devotees in white clothes sit on mats with hands raised in prayer, and string lights decorate the edges of the open-air space.2013-11-04December 11 20152015-12-11Night-time outdoor homa at an open-air platform lit by bright stage lights, with a large crowd of seated devotees, many in white and colourful clothes, watching. A square fire pit with a bright flame is central, surrounded by brick-like altar blocks and offerings of fruit and flowers. A priest in white dhoti and a saffron-orange shawl kneels before the fire with folded hands, while a man in a white dhoti stands at left bowing and another seated man in a white dhoti and yellow-gold shawl tends the fire. On the right, a white-draped table holds brass plates, coconuts, flowers, a purple cloth and ritual vessels. A figure in saffron clothing with a turban-like headwrap stands at the far upper left. Hotel buildings glow in the background.2015-12-23 +1 copiesNight outdoor ritual on a riverside ghat beside a brick-lined fire pit with bright flames, a silver trident standing upright at left, and brass vessels, a kalasha-style pot and red flower offerings in front. A figure in orange-saffron shawl with long dark hair and gold ornaments sits at left tending the fire. Several men in white dhotis and bare or red-banded heads, some with red or orange cloths and rudraksha, sit beside the fire and handle offerings. A large audience of many devotees in white and red clothes sits on the steps behind, with a cameraman and bright floodlights lit against the dark. Smoke drifts across the scene. Dress and fire suggest a homa-style ceremony, and the orange-clad figure cannot be confirmed as a person from appearance alone.2014-08-01December 11 20152015-12-11November 04 20132013-11-04Night-time outdoor ritual on a riverbank at Ganga ghat, with a lit oil lamp on a low brass platform at centre. A man in orange robes and rudraksha beads sits behind the lamp, and an orange-robed figure with a shaved head sits to the side. Two ornate parasols stand behind the ritual area, and a red-draped deity murti with floral garlands sits on a red-cloth platform at right. Dozens of seated devotees in white and red shawls, some with palms joined, fill the foreground, with a few men in white kurtas among them. Priest and devotee roles only; identity uncertain.2014-08-01October 08 20082008-10-08Night outdoor gathering on a grassy ground with a small sacred fire and offerings in the centre, lit by green and blue stage lights with smoke rising. A large crowd of seated participats in white clothing fills the foreground on the right, many sitting in rows. On the left, a robed figure in orange sits near a drum and ritual items, with other people standing in the background among trees and a lit building. A standing fan is visible on the left. The scene resembles a fire ritual during an evening session.2015-12-11May 20 20142014-05-20Night ritual homa at an outdoor temple courtyard. A large fire blazes at the centre while many saffron-robed sannyasis and female devotees in orange and gold-bordered saris sit in rows around it. A man in the foreground stands at the fire, wearing an orange turban and orange robe with a large flower garland, holding an object in his hand; he is a priest or sannyasi performing the rite, with the appearance of a person but identity uncertain from visible cues alone. Behind them, a decorated deity murti is set in a gold arch with pink drapery, and a golden umbrella stands at right. Many people in white clothes watch from the background under string lights.2013-07-22