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Night outdoor ritual at an ashram ground with circular raised platforms of earth. A large flaming structure, shaped like a wheel or arched frame, blazes at the centre. Several white-clad participants stand around the platforms, some in white dhotis and shirts, one wearing a white turban. In the foreground, a seated group of men in white clothes and saffron/orange shawls faces the fire, with shaved heads. The seated figure at left wears an orange shawl and holds a ceremonial staff, and at right a seated man holds a rudraksha-style object. A bright floodlight and a small building are visible in the background. The scene resembles a fire ceremony gathering.

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Night outdoor scene at an open ground with a large arched frame of lit oil lamps glowing orange above a ritual performance. A performer in a red and gold costume with a tall ornate headdress stands at the center, flanked by men in white dhotis and cloths who play drums and stand in a circle. Circular raised earthen mounds with a dark mud pattern lie in the foreground. Seated spectators in the lower right wear saffron and orange shawls, seen from behind. Smoke rises into the dark background.2006-08-20August 20 20062006-08-20August 20 20062006-08-20December 27 20072007-12-27August 20 20062006-08-20August 17 20062006-08-17August 20 20062006-08-20Night photograph of a fire ritual at an outdoor ashram site. Several fire trenches burn in rows across dark ground. A seated figure in white clothing sits beside a flaming trench, with flames lighting the ground around him. Standing nearby, a person in white robes holds a long implement, and a figure in a red-orange garment stands to the right by another fire. Further back, more seated and standing people in white are partly visible in the glow of the fires. This appears to be a homa or fire offering performed by devotees; no readable text appears in the scene itself.2006-08-17Night outdoor fire ritual at an ashram. A ring of bright flames burns in a circular pit in the foreground. A young boy with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged in white clothing in the centre of the fire ring, while a standing figure in orange robes tends the fire near the left edge. Several people in white dhotis and shawls stand or sit around the glowing fire pits, with a few small flames scattered in the background. A smaller figure is visible at the bottom of the frame. The scene is lit almost entirely by the flames against a dark background.2006-08-17Night-time outdoor fire ritual on bare ground: a large bonfire burns at the centre while a ring of seated participants in white and orange-saffron clothes sit around it. Standing figures in white dhotis and shawls stand on the left, and at right a person holds a tall pole topped by a red-and-white fringed canopy, with a figure in orange robes beside it. Floodlights and a tree sit in the background, and sandals lie on the ground at the edges. The setting suggests a homa or yagna around a fire pit; no one is identified by face, and the seated group is described by clothing and role only.2008-01-14December 27 20072007-12-27Night photograph of an outdoor ceremony on a sandy ground. In the centre, a man in a white dhoti and shirt stands bent over a figure in a checked cloth, and a large torch or flame burst rises from a rod, lit at night. Around them a crowd of men and women in white traditional clothes stands watching, some holding hands together, a few women in red and white saris and a child in red. A red and white patterned banner hangs at left and a lit doorway is visible at right. Smoke drifts above the flame. Visible people number about 40, so the count range is 21-100.2007-12-27