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Night-time outdoor scene at an ashram courtyard where several women in saffron, orange and white ritual clothes prepare offerings. A standing woman in white with an orange shawl pours or tips contents from a large copper vessel, while other women sit on the ground beside stainless steel pots, bowls and orange cloth bundles. A white building with a red-trimmed doorway and a statue at right form the background. The preparation resembles items being readied for a ritual, with the women's attention focused on the copper vessel.

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A blurred night-time photograph of devotees in saffron and orange clothing seated on the ground preparing ritual materials. Several women in white saris with orange shawls sit on an orange cloth, one holding a small vessel, while a man in orange kneels at right beside a metal pot and a tall figure in white and orange stands at upper right holding a steel container. Orange cloth bundles, a steel bucket and a plastic jug lie in the foreground, lit by warm street lamps against a white building. Activity appears to be preparation for a ritual, though the blur keeps details uncertain.2008-05-18May 18 20082008-05-18Night-time outdoor ritual at an open ground. In the foreground, a devotee in orange robes kneels beside a large drum, with another person in orange and a person in white helping strike or hold it. Around them, several women in white or orange garments sit on the ground, some with hair in ponytails and orange shawls. Behind them, a bright fire burns beside a white-draped platform with offerings and oil lamps, and more people in orange and white stand nearby. The scene suggests a fire ritual preparation.2008-05-18May 18 20082008-05-18May 18 20082008-05-18May 18 20082008-05-18Night-time ritual outdoors at AadiKailaasa in Bengaluru. A large flame burns in a raised fire pit at the back, with smoke rising. In the foreground, a woman in an orange sari and a white top bends over a large metal vessel, handling its contents by hand. Behind her, a person in orange robes sits on a white step beside the fire, hand raised to the face. To the right, a standing person in an orange cloth holds a small book or paper. A person in white clothing walks at the far left edge, and another figure in orange stands near the fire. The white stone steps and dark surroundings frame the homa preparation.2008-05-18May 18 20082008-05-18January 15 20162016-01-15May 18 20082008-05-18May 18 20082008-05-18Night fire ritual at an outdoor stone platform. Several people in white clothes and orange or saffron shawls sit around the platform and kneel on the ground in the foreground, some holding brass vessels. A figure in orange robes sits cross-legged on the right edge of the platform beside the fire, and another orange-clad attendant stands behind it under a streetlight. Smoke rises from the fire into the dark background. Robes and shawls are orange, clothing is white, and the scene is lit by the fire and a lamp.2008-05-18