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Outdoors on bare reddish earth, several men in white dhotis and white shirts tend smoking fire pits. Smoke drifts across the scene and a large pile of glowing embers and ash sits in the foreground. A man in the centre bends forward with a long iron rod, raking or stoking a ring-shaped fire trench, while another man at left walks with a tool and a third stands at right. Dense green trees and a striped low fence stand behind them under a pale sky. The arrangement of circular burnt trenches suggests a homa or yagna fire ritual.

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Outdoor ritual scene on bare sandy ground at dusk with smoke rising. In the foreground a man in white dhoti and shirt crouches tending a smouldering fire pit with a long iron tool. Several shallow circular fire pits are dug into the sand behind it. A man in white dhoti on the left holds a long-handled ladle, and two men in white clothing on the right hold long-handled fire tools. Dense trees and a low white-and-red striped wall form the background.2006-08-18Outdoor ritual scene at dawn or dusk on bare sandy ground. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts tend circular fire pits arranged in rows; smoke rises across the scene. A man in the foreground kneels at a burning fire pit with lit embers, a saffron cloth draped over one shoulder, and another man beside him holds a long stick or broom. Trees and a low wall with red and white trim stand in the background, with a few other white-clad figures visible. This appears to be a homa or yagna with multiple fire pits.2006-08-18Outdoors at dawn or dusk on a sandy ground, several men in plain white dhotis and white shirts work with long-handled tools to rake and clear smouldering ash from round fire pits. Smoke drifts across the scene. One man in the foreground bends low over a circular pit with a long iron rod, while three others with long-handled shovels work nearby. Tall trees, a red-and-white striped barrier and a utility pole frame the background. This appears to be a homa or yagna site being cleaned after the fire, with men in ceremonial white clothing performing the work.2006-08-18Outdoor scene at dawn or dusk on bare sandy ground with a low smoky haze. A man in white clothes with a white head covering stands at a fire pit, stirring or tending the embers with a long iron rod. Several circular ash-blackened fire rings are arranged across the sand, and a few more people in white are faintly visible in the background near the smoke and tall trees. The ritual appears to be a homa or yagna with fire offerings.2006-08-18Outdoors on a dusty ground, several men clear and prepare circular fire pits blackened with ash, with smoke rising through palm trees. In the foreground a man in a white dhoti and white hooded top, with a face covering, uses a long-handled shovel to scrape ash from a pit. Behind him a man in white clothes with an orange shawl across his shoulders walks between the pits. Other men in white stand in the distance near a striped low wall and steps. Stone slabs lie over some pits.2006-08-18July 08 20102010-07-08August 19 20062006-08-19Outdoor photograph of a fire ritual. Several circular fire pits glow orange with embers and rise with smoke. Men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with yellow shawls, stand and walk among the pits; one man in a checked shirt and dark trousers rakes embers with a long iron tool, and another in a white t-shirt sweeps with a broom. A metal pot sits in the lower left foreground. A white-walled building with a green roof stands at right.2010-07-08August 19 20062006-08-19A photograph of an outdoor fire ritual on a sandy ground with a large burning pile of wood and ember at the front. Three men in white clothes stand behind it, one holding a long-handled tool, another with a shovel at left, tending the fire. Several circular fire pits with dark ash rings are arranged across the sand, and a white-and-red striped boundary wall, trees and a water tank stand in the background with smoke rising.2006-08-18Outdoor scene at dusk on a sandy ground marked with many circular ring patterns. In the foreground a large fire burns on a pile of logs, sending up flames and smoke. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts walk across the ground; one in the foreground holds a long-handled tool and another carries a shallow vessel. Some men wear orange cloth and a white-clad figure stands at left near another flame. Tall trees, a water tank and a striped boundary wall with white and maroon bands sit behind the ground under a cloudy sky. The activity appears to be a fire ritual with prepared circular fire pits.2006-08-18August 19 20062006-08-19