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Night outdoor ritual with a fire pit in the foreground. A central figure with long dark hair sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne, wearing a blue garment and a gold necklace. Around the pit, several shaved-headed men in white dhoti-style cloth and gold necklaces sit on an orange-and-blue mat, one with a metal bowl and another holding a plate of white grains, with a brass oil lamp and a plate of fruit nearby. A man in orange robes stands behind on the left. Strings of lights, leaf-and-cloth bunting and a parked silver SUV frame the scene.

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Night-time outdoor homa or puja at an ashram, with a central fire pit in the foreground. A figure with long dark hair wears a turquoise-blue wrap and a gold ceremonial necklace, seated on an ornate red and gold throne with a gold-trimmed backrest. Around him, several men in white dhotis and white shawls, with rudraksha-style beaded garlands, sit on a raised platform and tend the ritual; one holds a brass vessel and another a plate of white flowers or grains. A man in an orange robe stands at left. Behind them are strings of warm fairy lights, a red wall with printed signboards, and a silver van. Hanging cloth panels in red, yellow and blue decorate the pillars, and banana-leaf garlands frame the scene. A brass lamp with fruit offerings sits at left. Some visible figures are partly cropped at the frame edges.2010-10-15Night-time outdoor ritual photograph with smoke rising in the background. A young man with long dark hair, wearing a turquoise blue garment and multiple beaded garlands, stands on a red velvet throne with gold trim, hands folded in front of him. Around him, several shaved-headed priests in white dhotis and white upper cloths wear gold-toned neck ornaments; one seated priest holds a small plate of offerings. In the foreground a lamp and brass vessels sit on a low table decorated with flowers, and a wooden drum-like stand is visible at left. An orange-robed man stands behind the group at left, and a metal-framed bridge of hanging leaves and painted cloth tassels decorates the upper area. Strings of lights glow at the top left.2010-10-15October 15 20102010-10-15 +1 copiesNight outdoor ritual on an open ground under strings of leaves and hanging decorative tassels. A figure in a light blue garment and garlands sits on an ornate red and gold throne at the back. In front, several men in white dhoti-style clothes and gold necklaces sit on white mats around a low wooden puja table with brass plates, bowls, oil lamps and offerings. A bare-chested man with a drum-like wooden instrument sits at left. A saffron-robed man stands behind the throne. Smoke rises in the background, and decorated deity figures and a red painted building are visible at left. Several more people in white and yellow sit at right.2010-10-15October 15 20102010-10-15Night ritual outdoors in front of a colourful building with string lights and a Kannada-style banner. A figure seated on a red throne with gold trim wears a turquoise robe, a turquoise turban and a white bead garland. Around a square fire pit with smoke rising, several shaven-headed priests in white dhotis and gold necklaces sit cross-legged, some holding bowls and offerings. A brass oil lamp stands at the front left, and a decorated deity murti with a silver-tinted umbrella is at the left edge. Decorated pillars with fabric and leaf garlands frame the right side, with a white-clad attendant standing near a parked car.2010-10-15 +1 copiesNight-time outdoor ritual photograph. A seated figure with long dark hair, wearing a turquoise-blue garment and beaded necklaces, sits on an ornate red throne with gold trim beneath a decorative canopy. Around a square fire pit lined with white stone, priests in white dhotis and shawls with gold borders, many wearing gold-bead necklaces, perform a homa. A man in the foreground holds a ladle-like vessel and a woman-free group sits on orange and white cloth with brass bells, bowls, a kalasha-style brass vessel and yellow marigold garlands. Palm fronds and a green leaf garland hang overhead, with banners and a painted board behind. a person: the seated figure on the throne has long swept hair, a blue garment and multiple beaded necklaces, consistent with the page's cues.2010-10-15October 15 20102010-10-15October 15 20102010-10-15 +1 copiesOctober 15 20102010-10-15October 15 20102010-10-15Night-time homa ritual in an open-air pandal decorated with strings of lights, flower garlands and colourful pillars. In the foreground a fire pit with ash and a brass vessel stands before a seated priest in white dhoti and a bare-chested sadhu with gold beads, who tends the fire. Behind them a figure in a turban and white shawl with a garland sits in a red and gold throne chair, and a man in a saffron robe with a turban sits in a cream armchair, both with white-smeared foreheads. Seated women in orange and red saris with flower garlands sit near oil lamps and a brass kalasha, while white-clad priests stand behind and a deity murti dressed with flower garlands is at left.2010-10-16 +1 copies