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Night photo of a seated devotee congregation at an open-air fire ritual. In the foreground, a brass kalasha-style pot and brass vessels with yellow and orange flowers sit on an orange cloth beside a smoking fire pit. Many seated people wear orange shawls or orange and white clothing, several with hands pressed in anjali. Standing figures in white kurtas and a woman in purple sari appear in the background near a stone structure and wooden frame with green cloth. Smoke drifts across the scene. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible in this frame.

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Night outdoor ritual gathering. A large seated crowd of devotees in orange and saffron shawls and white clothes sits on a mat and orange cloth, many with hands pressed in anjali. In the foreground at right, a young man in white dhoti and orange shawl tends a fire and brass vessels with yellow flowers and green leaves. Standing figures in white and purple are visible behind, under a bright floodlight. A golden ornate stand appears at left. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance alone.2012-04-24Night outdoor gathering of devotees seated on the ground in front of a raised stone platform. Most wear orange shawls over white kurtas or saris, many with palms pressed together in prayer. In the foreground a brass vessel and small brass pots sit on an orange cloth, decorated with yellow flowers and green leaves, beside a lit oil lamp flame. A man in white stands at the right holding a metal tray. On the left is an ornate gold chair leg on a patterned rug. Several people stand in the background. No one can be confidently identified as a person from appearance, so the figures are described by role only.2012-04-24April 24 20122012-04-24Night photo of a fire ritual. Several seated men wear orange shawls over white or grey clothes and fold their hands in anjali or sit in meditative stillness. A man in a white shirt stands centrally with palms pressed together and a thin cord around his neck. Another standing man in white kurta watches from the right, and a person in the right foreground is partly blurred. Multiple people are visible, about eight.2012-04-24December 30 20092009-12-30April 24 20122012-04-24April 24 20122012-04-24Night photograph of a seated group of devotees in orange and saffron shawls and white shirts, many with palms pressed together in namaste, gathered before a raised white fire pit with bright orange flames. A strong spotlight shines from above in the dark background. Several people wear glasses and lanyards. A tall man in a white shirt stands at the back right with hands joined. The scene suggests a homa or yagna ritual with devotees in prayer.2012-04-24April 24 20122012-04-24Night outdoor fire ritual lit by a bright floodlight. A man in orange robes and gold-bead necklace raises a burning camphor flame over a brick fire pit (homa/aarti setting) with a brass vessel. Seated around it are priests in white and orange cloth, a woman in an orange sari with a long braid, and a woman in white and gold-bordered sari with hands folded. Marigold garlands and yellow flowers lie on the orange mat, a decorated shrine with red flowers stands at left, and a crowd watches behind a barrier strung with lights.2011-11-10A photograph of a night homa in a decorated pandal hung with orange and green streamers and banana leaves. Smoke rises from a fire pit at centre, lit by a bright overhead light. Several people in saffron-orange robes sit before the fire, with a woman in the foreground in orange with a dark sash, seen from behind. On the right stand tall brass pots and a table of offerings with fruit and flowers. On the left is a brass oil lamp on a stand. A figure in the centre wears orange and white clothing, partly obscured by smoke. Several more people in white and orange sit in the background.Night-time outdoor ritual under a open-sided pavilion with a striped orange canopy overhead. A figure in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha beads sits on a red and gold throne at left, hands folded. Nearby a seated priest in white dhoti and shawl sits behind a low table with brass vessels, kalasha pots, and a tall brass lamp. A shaved-headed priest in white kneels before a wooden stand, reading from a book with a microphone stand beside him. Smoke rises in the background. Rows of seated devotees, many women in saris and some men, watch from the right. Platters of flowers, leaves, and red and orange offerings lie on the floor.2011-10-04