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Night photograph of a large effigy-like figure engulfed in tall flames, standing upright against a bamboo pole in an open dusty ground. Bamboo poles and sticks lie burning on the ground at the base. Sparks rise into the dark sky. No clearly identifiable people are visible; the figure is a burning structure, not a person.

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March 02 20132013-03-02March 02 20132013-03-02 +1 copiesMarch 02 20162016-03-02A large bonfire of stacked dark logs burns at night against a black background, with tall orange flames rising and licking upward and sparks scattered at the base. No people are visible in the frame. The fire appears to be an open ritual fire pit used in the Ananda Tapas sitting, where participants sit around the flames.2007-02-13February 13 20072007-02-13March 02 20132013-03-02A photograph of a tall, bright bonfire burning at night on dark grass. Flames rise in a vertical column with smoke drifting upward, and no people are visible in the frame. The surrounding area is dark, with a faint thin cord running across the left background.2013-03-02A night photograph of a large fire blazing against a black background, with tall orange flames rising from a wooden structure and spreading across the ground. Thin vertical rods and a few strands of red-tinted string hang at the top edge. No people are visible in the frame. The scene matches an Ananda Tapas fire circle described on the page, though the fire itself is the only visible subject.2007-02-13Night photograph of a large bonfire blazing against a dark background. A straw-filled effigy wrapped in a white cloth is bound to a tall wooden frame of crossed poles and is being consumed by tall flames and dark smoke. A faint, distant figure in light clothing stands at the left edge of the frame. The flames are the dominant element, lighting the ground around the burning figure.2016-03-02March 02 20132013-03-02Night photograph of a tall, blurred column of fire burning on bare ground, flames rising in a flame-shaped human-like silhouette with sparks drifting upward into dark sky. A bright light source sits at the left edge. No people are visible; the fire appears to be a bonfire or ritual fire.2013-03-02March 02 20162016-03-02