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Photograph of several circular outlines marked on bare reddish-brown earth. Each circle is bordered by a ring of dried cow-dung cakes laid end to end, with dried banana or palm leaves and stalks along the edges. Small white foam blocks sit at the centres of the nearer circles. A white plastic bag lies at the top left and scattered leaves and debris are on the ground. No people are visible; the scene looks like a prepared outdoor training ground.

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Outdoor photograph of a circular ground preparation on bare reddish-brown earth. A ring of dried cow dung cakes forms a large circle, with a flat white stone or brick placed near the centre. Pale banana leaves or stalks lie along parts of the outer edge. At the top right, a person in white dhoti and shirt stands partly visible beside a yellow sack and a small wooden stick. No one else is visible.2006-08-16A photograph of an open dusty ground outdoors with several circular rings marked out by lines of dung cakes or clay lumps, each ring containing a small white brick or block at its centre. The largest ring sits in the foreground, with smaller rings spread across the ground toward a striped red and white wall at the back. Palm trees and a distant hill are visible beyond the wall, and a few plastic bags lie on the ground. No people are present.2006-08-16A circular ring of dried cow dung cakes lies on bare reddish-brown earth, with a pale wooden stick or log forming the outer edge between the cakes. A small white rectangular block sits at the centre of the ring. Another similar ring is partly visible at the upper right corner. No people are visible in the scene.2006-08-16A photograph of a circular ring of cow-dung cakes and dried plant stalks laid on bare reddish-brown earth. At the centre sits a small bundle wrapped in a clear plastic sheet, containing yellow cloth and a white object, with a partly visible printed package. No people are visible in the scene. A faint purple bird logo sits at the top left corner.2006-08-16August 17 20062006-08-17A man in plain white ritual clothes, with a white cloth draped over his shoulder and a red-bordered shawl, stands at left shoveling charred embers from a circular fire pit into a sandy outdoor clearing. Several concentric ring-shaped fire pits with blackened, ash-lined edges lie across the ground, with unburned firewood and a bundle of dry sticks behind them. Trees, a stack of bricks at right, and a white sack and cloth bundle sit in the background. The scene suggests a fire ritual site being cleared after use.2006-08-18August 17 20062006-08-17August 17 20062006-08-17August 17 20062006-08-17August 17 20062006-08-17Outdoor photo of a ceremonial fire ground, a series of circular ash-blackened fire pits on sandy earth with charred wood and smoke rising. A man in white shirt and white dhoti sweeps the ashes of a pit with a long broom in the foreground. Behind him, a few people in white clothes stand near a small canopy with a red and white painted boundary wall and trees. A figure in saffron clothing stands near the canopy among them. Ashes and burnt logs cover the ground.2006-08-18August 17 20062006-08-17