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Outdoor ritual photograph with smoke drifting across the frame. A bare-chested man in a red-orange cloth wrap, with a rudraksha mala around his neck and a white forehead mark, stands at left holding a short wooden stick. Beside him a man in orange robes with long dark hair kneels and holds a brass plate of burning flames. Palm trees and a blurred building stand behind, and a distant figure in pink appears at far left. Two physical people are present.

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June 15 20092009-06-15Outdoor photo of a fire ritual with smoke and a bright flame. A shaved-headed priest in a red-orange cloth wrap and dark beaded rudraksha mala holds a small ladle over the flame and wears a white forehead marking. Beside him a younger man with long dark hair in an orange kurta and orange shawl leans over a brass plate of burning fire, holding it with a folded cloth. Coconut palms and a white building stand in the background under a pale sky.2009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15Outdoor photo of two men performing an aarti with a flaming brass lamp on a plate held by a man in long flowing saffron-orange robes with a red border. Beside him stands a second man in a red-orange garment with a rudraksha mala and white forehead markings, looking down at the flame. Palm trees and a stone deity sculpture stand in the background, with a courtyard of pale ground in front.2009-06-15Outdoors in a sandy courtyard with palm trees behind, a man in a red-orange wrap with a dark rudraksha mala holds a brass plate of burning flame and offerings over a concrete fire pit. Beside him, a younger man in orange robes with a red border holds the plate's base with a folded cloth, a red tilak on his forehead. Smoke rises and small yellow flowers lie on the ground. The scene shows two ritual participants at an open-air fire.2009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15Outdoor photograph of a fire-offering ritual beside coconut palms. Thick white smoke rises from a rectangular stone fire pit with scattered flower petals on its edge. A bald-headed man in an orange-red unstitched cloth wears a long rudraksha mala and pours liquid from his cupped hands toward the fire. Beside him, a younger man in orange robes with a swept-back dark hairstyle holds a small brass bowl. A third man in orange stands at the right edge, and a few people are blurred in the background near parked white vehicles. The scene suggests a homa with offerings, but only what is visible is described here.2009-06-15Outdoor ritual at a concrete fire pit with smoke rising from it, set among palm trees and a low block wall. A bare-chested man in a red-orange cloth wrapped around his body, with a dark rudraksha mala and a forehead mark, extends his hands over the pit. Beside him, a younger man in orange robes with a red-bordered shawl holds a brass tray. Another man in orange stands at the right edge. In the background, two small girls and several onlookers watch, including a woman in white and older men in light shirts. The fire pit suggests a homa or yagna.2009-06-15Outdoor photograph of a fire-offering ritual on a white square stone homa kunda with flames and smoke rising from its centre. A shaved-headed man in a red-orange wrap with a rudraksha mala and a white forehead band stands at the fire, hand extended over it. Two younger men in saffron-orange robes with maroon borders stand beside him; one holds a brass tray and the other stands with folded hands. Scattered red flower petals lie on the stone and an orange flower garland rests on the ground at right. Coconut palms, a stone wall, and a few onlookers, including a girl in pink and a woman in white, stand in the background, with carved stone figures at right and a campus map board at left.2009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15Outdoor homa or fire ritual at a white stepped fire pit on a dusty ground with palm trees and a low concrete wall behind. Two men in saffron-orange robes perform the fire offering: the man in the centre wears a red-orange dhoti, a rudraksha mala, and a white forehead band, and holds a brass plate of flame and offerings over the pit. A second man in orange robes with red-trimmed borders leans in beside him, holding the plate. Red flower petals are scattered on the pit's edge. Two children in pink and yellow walk in the background, and a figure in white stands near the wall.2009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15