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Night outdoor ritual with smoke rising at left. A shaved-headed man in white dhoti and bare chest, with an orange shawl and rudraksha-style necklace, stands with hands joined and a red-and-pink flower garland hanging from his arm, with a tilak on his forehead. A woman in a green-and-gold sari holds a yellow cloth bundle toward him. At right, a man with long swept-back hair, an orange-brown shawl, a gold necklace and gold bangles stands near a tall golden trident. Seated priests in white and orange line the back, and a yellow-flowered garland and a small potted plant sit nearby. Based on the visible cues, this may be a person, but the appearance is uncertain.

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Night-time ritual outdoors with smoke rising at left. A bald, bare-chested man in white dhoti with a red-orange cloth and beaded necklace stands with palms joined in namaste near a kalasha-like offering. A young woman in a green and gold blouse and white sari holds a yellow-wrapped offering, and a man with long dark hair and a full beard in an orange shawl with gold garland sits beside a golden trident. Several men in white and bare-chested ritual attire sit on mats with flower garlands behind; a tall golden trident stands at upper right. Potted plants and yellow marigold garlands decorate the space.2016-09-09September 09 20162016-09-09September 09 20162016-09-09September 09 20162016-09-09Night-time outdoor homa or yagna at an ashram courtyard. A fire pit with bright flames and smoke sits on a striped cloth, surrounded by seated priests in white dhotis and orange-saffron shawls with rudraksha malas and marigold garlands. A bare-chested man in white dhoti offers a yellow cloth or flower bundle into the fire while two older bald priests stand behind him. On the right, a long-haired person in an orange-brown shawl with gold bangles and a gold beaded necklace sits in the foreground; they do not show distinctive a person cues strong enough to confirm identity, and a golden trident stands behind them. A brick wall, a tall red building and a lamp-lit stage frame the scene, with a crowd visible in the background.2016-09-09Outdoor evening ritual at a night-lit venue with a metal lighting tower and red building behind. In the centre, a shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron dhoti wears a long rudraksha mala and gold chain and raises a hand toward a bearded, long-haired man seated at right in a rust-brown shawl and gold garland, who holds a marigold-wrapped staff. Behind them, another man in orange dhoti with rudraksha stands near offerings. A woman in a blue-green sari with a braid and a yellow cloth sits at lower left, and a seated woman in a red-trimmed sari appears at right edge. Marigold garlands, yellow flowers and a small potted plant lie on a striped mat. Several seated and standing devotees in white and orange dress sit along the background.2016-09-09September 09 20162016-09-09February 13 20182018-02-13January 02 20162016-01-02September 09 20162016-09-09A photograph of an outdoor ritual at dusk in front of a red multi-storey building. A bare-chested older man in white dhoti with grey hair and glasses, wearing rudraksha beads and a red-orange sacred thread with a flower, stands with his hand raised to the forehead of a long-haired figure in an orange-brown wrap and yellow flower garland seen from behind. A tall golden trident stands at right, and white smoke drifts at left beside a basket of orange and yellow flowers. Several bare-chested men in white dhotis and a man in a pink head wrap stand nearby, with spectators behind a railing.2016-09-09September 09 20162016-09-09