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Night outdoor gathering at a Nithyanandoham session. A bare-chested man in orange dhoti and a red-and-white flower garland stands at center, holding objects over a smoking fire or incense near a flower-decorated tray. A shirtless attendant in white dhoti stands at left, and a seated man in white clothes bends forward before the fire. A woman in a red-orange sari sits on a red throne-like chair at right, hands folded, with a white fan beside her. Seated devotees in the foreground and background wear white and orange clothes, and a cameraman stands at upper left. Smoke drifts across the scene.

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Night outdoor ritual gathering with smoke rising from a small fire pit in the centre. Two priests stand at left: one bare-chested in an orange-and-pink dhoti with a red flower garland, the other in a white dhoti with a striped cloth, tending the fire. On the right, a seated figure in a red-brown robe with hands pressed in prayer sits in an ornate red throne-style chair, with a small figure beside. Standing and seated devotees in orange and white clothing with red garlands watch from the background, and audience members in the foreground face the scene. A pedestal fan and a camera on a tripod stand nearby.2015-12-11December 11 20152015-12-11December 11 20152015-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 11 20152015-12-11December 11 20152015-12-11December 11 20152015-12-11Night outdoor ritual photo. In the foreground, a figure seen from behind, bare-backed with a pink waist cloth and orange dhoti, wears a red and white flower necklace and stands before a fire pit. The fire pit is built of bricks with flames, smoke and marigold garlands. Beyond it, a seated man on a red-brown chair wears a red-orange shawl, gold necklace, rudraksha mala and a dark topknot, with hands folded in his lap. Behind him, a seated audience in white and orange clothing watches, some with hands joined. A white electric fan and white plastic chair are visible at left. Marigold petals are scattered on the grass.2015-12-11A nighttime outdoor fire ritual on grass. At centre, a bare-chested man in an orange-saffron dhoti with a pink sash and a red garland stands before a burning fire pit (homa) built of bricks, with flower offerings and brass vessels nearby. Smoke drifts across the scene. To the left, a man in white dhoti with glasses holds a microphone and stands beside a shirtless man. Behind them, people stand with hands folded in prayer. On the right, a woman in red sits with palms pressed together, and seated devotees in white and blue clothes watch. A standing fan stands in the background. Several seated audience members in white shirts are in the foreground.2015-12-11December 11 20152015-12-11Night outdoor fire ritual, a homa or yagna, on grass. A brick fire pit with burning flames sits at the center, decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands and scattered petals. A standing fan stands behind the fire. In the foreground at left, a bare-backed man in an orange dhoti with a pink sash and red beaded necklace faces the fire. Behind them, about a dozen seated devotees in white clothes and red beads watch quietly in the dark.2015-12-11Night photo of an outdoor fire ritual on grass. A bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti with a pink cloth over his shoulder pours liquid from a brass vessel onto a flaming fire pit lined with bricks and decorated with marigold garlands. Behind him a seated man in a red-orange robe with a shawl and beaded necklaces sits in a red-cushioned chair, with a long dark swept-back hairstyle and a crown-like headdress, appearance. Around the fire, a crowd of about twenty seated and standing participants in white and orange clothes watches, and a man with palms pressed together stands at the left. Marigold petals lie on the ground.2015-12-11Night outdoor ritual on grass beside a brick fire pit (homa) with flames, smoke and marigold garlands. In the foreground a man in an orange dhoti with a pink upper cloth bends over the fire, pouring offerings. At left a man in white dhoti sits with a small brass lamp. Behind them a line of seated devotees in white and cream clothes with red-and-white beaded necklaces watch. On the right a man in a dark cap and red-brown robe sits with hands in anjali mudra before a red leather chair. A standing man in an orange robe stands at top left. A white fan stands on a pole behind the fire.2015-12-11