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A young man in saffron-orange robes with a white tilak on his forehead and an orange head wrap sits cross-legged at a yellow-painted homa fire pit decorated with marigold garlands and white rangoli lines. He speaks into a microphone while holding a small ritual implement, with a silver bowl, brass lamp and small copper vessels arranged nearby. Behind him a large seated crowd in white and colourful clothes watches in the evening, with several oil lamps and flames visible.

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February 11 20072007-02-11February 11 20072007-02-11February 11 20072007-02-11February 11 20072007-02-11Night photo of an outdoor fire ritual on a raised yellow platform with a square fire pit filled with ash and surrounded by white and yellow flower garlands. A man in a flowing orange-saffron robe, with a shaved head, a beaded necklace and a long wooden staff, stands at the back holding a silver fire vessel aloft with flames rising from it. Around him, white-clad men and women sit and stand, some with hands joined, and a line of seated devotees fills the background under dim lamps. Coloured canopy umbrellas and smoke frame the scene. Other people wear white dhotis, saris and shawls, with orange stoles on some.2007-02-11Night outdoor ritual at a yellow-painted square fire platform (homa kund) with a central circular pit filled with ash, bordered by marigold and white flower garlands and flower petals. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes, with a white cloth wrapped around the head and a white shawl draped behind, presses palms together and holds a long staff topped with an orange flag. A microphone stands at the platform's edge. Brass vessels with offerings, a small lamp and a bowl sit on the platform. Many seated devotees in white and yellow clothing fill the ground in rows, with flags and banners in the background and a pile of wood at the left.2007-02-11December 30 20092009-12-30Evening fire ritual in an outdoor courtyard at night. A man in saffron-orange robes with a crown-like orange headpiece, rudraksha mala and gold necklaces sits at the right, holding a ritual implement over a square fire pit lined with white stone and marigold garlands. Behind him, a large crowd of devotees in white clothes sits on orange mats among many red oil lamps. Brass pots, bowls and kalasha vessels with yellow flowers are arranged along the pit's edge, and a mic stand is visible. Appearance-based label: a person, presiding as the ritual leader.2009-12-30December 16 20102010-12-16A photograph of a large seated congregation at an evening ritual, with many people in white clothes sitting cross-legged on the floor before rows of small oil lamps. In the foreground a fire pit or homa area is decorated with marigold garlands, brass bowls and kalasha-style vessels in woven baskets. On the right a shaved-headed man in orange robes and a gold-beaded rudraksha necklace sits in front of a lit oil lamp and a microphone stand, while a man in a yellow shawl and white clothes sits beside him. Smoke hangs in the dim hall and a cloth-covered table holds offerings.2009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30February 11 20072007-02-11