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Outdoor photograph of a fire ritual on a dirt ground. Several people sit in rows on mats beside circular fire pits filled with white ash and charred embers, with smoke rising behind them. In the foreground a woman in a white dress with a yellow shawl and gold border sits with eyes closed and hands resting in her lap. Behind her, a woman in white with a yellow shawl sits in meditation, and further back more people in white and yellow sit by the pits. On the right, a man in an orange robe sits on a low platform holding a small plate, with a brass vessel beside him. A seated onlooker in a grey shirt sits in a doorway, and white plastic chairs and sacks stand near a tiled-roof building.

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July 23 20102010-07-23July 23 20102010-07-23Outdoors on bare earth, a row of seated participants performs a fire ritual beside a temple wall. Small shallow fire pits filled with grey ash sit in front of each person. On the far right, a man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe and sits on a wooden platform beside a brass kalasha-style vessel, leading the seated group. The other men wear white dhotis and shirts with yellow shawls, and the women in front wear white saris with yellow shawls, seated and facing the fire pits. Behind them stand stone deity murtis, a green shrub, a motorcycle, and sacks, with a garlanded deity statue at the left edge. The scene suggests a homa or yagna being performed.2010-07-04An outdoor ritual on sandy ground beside a white shrine base decorated with garlands, with a dark Shiva lingam-like form at left. A man in orange robes with long swept-back hair sits on a low wooden seat at right, holding a small brass vessel near him, with brass pots in front. Five people in white clothes with yellow shawls sit in a row, and a woman in white with a yellow shawl sits at left foreground beside a woman in white and cream clothing. Small circular fire pits with ash surround them, with smoke rising. Sacks and a motorbike are visible in the background.2010-07-04July 23 20102010-07-23July 05 20102010-07-05 +1 copiesA photograph of female devotees seated cross-legged in meditation on bare ground outdoors, among palm and plantain trees. Each sits within a dark ring of ash and charcoal, with small mounds of red earth nearby. The foreground woman wears a white sari with an orange-red shawl draped over her shoulder, a vermilion tilak on her forehead and gold bangles, eyes closed with hands resting in her lap. Behind her, women in white saris with yellow shawls sit in similar rings. A man in a white dhoti stands at the back, and a child walks near the wall. Smoke rises at left and a plastic water bottle sits at lower right.2010-08-10 +1 copiesJuly 11 20102010-07-11A photograph of a seated outdoor ritual on sandy ground at dusk, with ash or charred embers scattered in front of the participants. In the foreground, a woman with shoulder-length dark hair in a white top and white sari with an orange shawl sits with eyes closed. Beside her, a woman with light brown hair in a cream and white sari with an orange shawl meditates. To the right, a man in an orange robe sits cross-legged on a low wooden platform beside a brass vessel. Behind them, a man in white with a yellow shawl sits, and further back people in white sit near an orange-walled shrine with a black deity statue at the left edge and a seated white stone murti. Several more people in white and dark clothing sit at the right under the eaves. Nine people are visible in total.2010-08-19Outdoor ritual at an ashram courtyard with a smoking fire pit in the foreground. A figure in orange robes sits cross-legged on a raised platform at the centre, with a brass vessel before them and a trident standing behind. Flanking the central figure, people in white garments with yellow borders sit around the ash-filled fire rings. Behind them, a seated audience in white and pastel shirts watches from a low concrete platform beside a small whitewashed building with red doors and a loudspeaker on a pole. Rows of clay pots line the building wall.2010-07-07Outdoor photo of a homa ritual in an ashram courtyard. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts with red or yellow shawls sit on the sandy ground beside circular fire pits with ash and smoke rising. In the foreground a man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits on an orange cushion beside a brass kalasha-style vessel, while another man in orange sits nearby. Behind them, stone deity murti figures stand along a low white building with a tin roof, green shrubs and a bamboo fence. About eleven people are visible.2010-08-08July 23 20102010-07-23