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Night photograph of a fire ritual at an outdoor site. In the foreground, a young man with short dark hair sits cross-legged on the ground in an orange-saffron shawl and wrap, hands resting in his lap, eyes lowered, beside a large blazing fire. To the left, a man in a light cream-white kurta holds up an offering in his raised hand toward the fire. Behind them, a figure in orange-saffron robes with a long rudraksha mala stands in the dim background, partly visible in the firelight. The scene is warm orange and red, with a faint blue-and-white bird logo in the upper left corner. Offering and fire together suggest a homa or yagna.

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August 17 20062006-08-17Night photograph of a fire ritual. A standing figure in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing a long rudraksha mala, stands behind a bright bonfire of flames; small oil lamps glow in the darkness around him. In the foreground, a seated person in silhouette faces the fire. A second seated figure in white clothing sits at left.2006-08-17August 17 20062006-08-17August 17 20062006-08-17August 17 20062006-08-17Night photograph of a fire ritual at an outdoor site. A seated devotee in an orange-red wrap sits low to the ground amid small flames and burning sticks, head bowed. Behind and above, a standing figure in orange-saffron clothing holds a long wooden stick or rod. Two more people in light shirts are partly visible at the upper right, one bending toward the fire. The warm orange light dominates the frame, with a dark background.2006-08-17Night-time homa at a brick-lined fire pit, with a bright flame rising from the centre. On the right, a figure in orange-saffron robes with long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and forehead markings sits cross-legged at a microphone, holding a bundle of offerings toward the fire. Beside him, a second figure in orange robes sits with palms pressed together in namaskar. Fruit, flower garlands and a kalasha with mango leaves sit near the altar edge, and a dark crowd is visible behind them.2010-02-12July 22 20132013-07-22A photograph of a homa at night: a tall flame rises from a brick fire pit in the foreground. Seated behind it, a man with curly hair, a white and red forehead mark, and a rudraksha mala with a large central bead wears an orange saffron robe and sits in meditative posture, hands near his lap. Several other men in orange robes sit in the background, and a brass plate with yellow flowers rests to the right.August 17 20062006-08-17August 17 20062006-08-17Night 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.2006-08-17