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A two-panel photo collage. The left panel shows a large open fire burning on bare ground with a small white-clad figure standing beside it. The right panel shows an orange cushion or mat placed on a ground of white pebbles or stones arranged in a circle, with a small object on the edge. Both panels appear outdoors.

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August 09 20102010-08-09December 20 20172017-12-20 +1 copiesFebruary 16 20162016-02-16 +1 copiesMay 14 20142014-05-14A photograph of a fire ritual inside a hall with a light-coloured floor. A central homa fire rises from a square fire pit lined with bricks and surrounded by piled offerings, flowers and small bowls. A figure in saffron-orange robes stands behind the fire, holding a ritual item, with a second person in white clothing to the left. A decorated stage backdrop and a few small brass vessels and marigold garlands are visible at the bottom edge.2007-09-17November 14 20052005-11-14A night-time outdoor fire ritual. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts stand around it with their hands pressed together in namaskar. The man in the foreground bends forward at the waist, hands folded, facing the fire. Behind them, a floral arrangement of yellow and white marigold-style garlands decorates a raised structure. One man in a checked shirt and green cap stands with palms joined, and a man in a white shirt with a saffron-coloured shawl stands by the flowers. Dark night background.KAILASA LATIN AMERICA on 6/8/20212021-06-08A photograph taken at night of an outdoor homa fire burning on the ground in front of a framed portrait on a draped white table. The portrait shows a seated figure in orange robes, framed by a garland of yellow and red flowers. Flames and smoke rise from the fire pit, with offerings and a metal vessel placed beside it. On the right, a standing man in white clothes watches, and another man in white stands partly visible at the left edge, with a person in the foreground left also partly visible.Outdoor cremation ceremony on open grass under striped multicoloured canopies. A large pyre of stacked logs burns on a brick-edged platform with pink powder marking the ground. A figure in orange-red dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha-style mala stands beside the fire. A dense crowd of roughly 100 people, mostly men in white clothes, sits on the ground, with some in orange robes. Smoke rises against a bright sky.2005-11-14Outdoor cremation pyre of stacked logs, already burning with tall orange flames and smoke rising, set on brick base on open grass under a colourful striped tent canopy. Several white-clad people stand with hands folded in prayer near the fire; a woman in a white sari stands centre-left. Two shirtless figures in saffron-orange dhotis stand on the right, one with long dark hair, facing the pyre. A large crowd in white and light clothing sits on the grass behind.2005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14