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Night ritual scene at an outdoor altar with a visible fire pit in the lower left and smoke rising. Three men in white dhotis and bare chests stand on the left, one holding a brass tray of yellow flowers and another holding a bowl. A bearded priest in the centre wears a white turban and a long yellow-and-white garland. In the foreground a figure with long dark hair and a rudraksha-style beaded necklace wears an orange-brown shawl and gold armlet, seated before a tall gold-coloured trident draped with green leaves. A small deity murti and brass lamps sit on the left. Scaffolding and a gold pillar frame the right side, with a few people in white in the background.

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Night-time ritual photograph at an open-air fire pit with a visible flame and offerings. Three bare-chested male priests in white dhotis stand to the left and centre; the central priest wears a white head cloth, a gold-coloured garland and a bead necklace, and holds a plate of yellow flowers while another priest holds a small brass vessel. At right, a figure with long dark hair wearing a rust-orange wrap and gold armlet kneels or bends with his back to the camera, holding a golden-tipped ceremonial staff with green leaves. A golden pillar stands in the foreground and a deity murti with brass lamps sits at left. Scaffolding frames the background, with a few devotees in white visible at the far right.2016-09-09September 09 20162016-09-09September 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.2016-09-09December 05 20142014-12-05March 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesNight ritual outdoors under a canopy of coloured cloth streamers. A central figure in a rust-red turban and dark red wrap, wearing a red-and-white flower garland, holds a woven basket of burning flame at the centre. Beside them a man in white with a saffron-coloured turban and glasses tends the fire, and another man in a tall ornate gold-patterned cap and red-brown wrap steadies the basket with a gold-trimmed cloth. Several other attendants in orange and white garments stand around. The flame suggests an oil lamp or sacred fire ritual; a brass vessel and stone wall are visible.2014-12-05Night ritual photograph at a fire ceremony. Three people stand with their backs to the camera before a lit fire pit. A man on the left wears an orange-brown head wrap and a bare upper back, holding a tray of offerings. Two figures on the right wear orange and white cloth wraps; one holds a tray with a green-wrapped bundle, the other stands bare-backed with a dark bead necklace. Behind the fire, a red-and-gold throne holds a seated deity murti or figure draped in yellow garlands, flanked by a brass lamp stand and a decorated kalasha. A large steel vessel and brass pots sit in the foreground. Flowers and a rope of leaves hang overhead. This appears to be a homa/yagna or puja setting with fire offerings.2016-10-10Night outdoor fire ritual, a homa with a bright open flame rising from a pile of wood and offerings at the lower left. A standing priest with a shaved head and a bare chest wears a white dhoti with a red-and-gold sash and bows with palms pressed together in namaskar. Beside him another man in orange-toned dhoti stands with bare chest and bead necklace. A seated devotee at right wears a pink turban, layered white rudraksha and flower garlands, and holds a rudraksha mala while looking down at the fire. Yellow and orange marigold flowers, potted plants, a brass bowl and a golden deity murti or ornate altar stand at the sides, with a row of people watching from the background and a tall building and lights at night.2016-09-09December 05 20142014-12-05