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Night photograph of a row of torches with bright open flames held on long slanted poles, forming a diagonal line across the frame. In the foreground a man with short hair wears a white shirt and bends over the torches, holding one of the poles. Behind him a crowd of seated devotees in white clothes fills the dim background, with a low stone wall behind them. This appears to be a torch or lamp ritual at an outdoor evening gathering.

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Night photograph of a ritual torch ceremony at an outdoor ground. Long bamboo-style poles, each topped with a bright oil flame, curve in an arc across the left and right foreground, held by people in white clothes. Behind them, seated rows of devotees in white and saffron-coloured garments sit on the earth facing the flames, with a low white-and-grey wall in the background. A man in white shirt and dhoti stands at right holding a torch. The scene is dark, lit only by the flames.2006-08-20Night photograph of a gathering seated on a dirt ground in front of a pillared hall. In the foreground, long bamboo-style torches with bright flames are held at an angle in the frame, and a man in white with a red tilak mark on his forehead looks down at lower right. Behind the torches, a row of seated people in white clothes and saffron or orange shawls sit in rows. One seated figure in the centre wears an orange robe and sits on a white-covered seat. A standing figure in white moves across the middle ground. The scene is lit mainly by the flames.2006-08-20Night photograph of a fire-wheel performance on a dirt ground. A dancer in white clothing with head bowed stands in the foreground facing a large fan-shaped frame of bamboo-like rods tipped with burning flames, arranged in a peacock-tail arc with a colourful costumed figure at its base. Behind them, a row of about a dozen spectators in white and light clothing stand watching, some with garlands. Strings of lights glow in the background and a blue bird logo appears in the top corner.2007-12-27September 06 20062006-09-06Night photograph of a large bonfire blazing on a bed of stacked wooden logs on bare ground. Several people in white dhotis and white garments move around the fire, some carrying long staffs and a trident-like tool with ornate metal ends. Other figures stand in the dark background, some raising arms. Flames and sparks dominate the frame, and motion blur shows the dancing or ritual movement of the group.2010-11-11Night photo of a street performance in front of a large crowd of onlookers. A shirtless performer in a white loincloth stands at centre holding a bamboo pole with flaming torches at both ends, while other performers in white dhotis and orange headwear swing burning torches and hold a bamboo frame. A drum with a lit purple rim sits among them, and orange umbrellas with crystal chandeliers hang at the top. Smoke and blue and purple stage light fill the air.2016-12-23September 06 20062006-09-06Night outdoor photo of a burning effigy on a bamboo frame, flames rising from a human-shaped figure wrapped in cloth, set on sandy ground with strings of lights overhead. Around it, men in white dhotis and shirts stand watching with hands raised. On the right, two dark-clothed figures in the foreground hold long poles with trident-like tops.2016-01-02A night-time photograph of a group seated in rows outdoors in front of a low wall with pillars, with several bright torch-like flames burning in the foreground. Many attendees wear white, and some have orange-red shawls or cloths. A central figure in a flowing orange-saffron garment with long dark hair sits upright, with another person in white beside him. The flames and blurred motion suggest a ritual gathering.2006-08-20Night photograph of a fire ritual at an outdoor ashram site. A seated figure in white clothes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged inside a ring of burning flames on the ground. Around them, robed devotees in white and orange move with torches, while a standing figure in orange cloth holds a lit torch.2006-08-17Night photograph of an outdoor aarti at a large gathering. Three or four men in white ritual dhotis and shawls, one with a red-striped shawl, stand in the foreground holding lit oil lamps and flames aloft. A dense crowd of people in white clothes sits on the ground behind them, with strings of small lights and street lamps illuminating the dark open ground. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible.2011-04-17June 22 20092009-06-22