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Photo of a traditional clay-and-thatch open pavilion where several men in white dhotis and undershirts tend a fire inside a large round mud fire pit decorated with white painted kolam-style patterns. One standing man bends over the flames while another man at the rear, bare-chested with a dhoti, works near a wooden post. A seated man beside the pit handles a vessel, and red-painted walls, thatched roofs and a wooden railing frame the courtyard. No identifiable a person figure is visible.

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February 03 20102010-02-03July 13 20132013-07-13July 16 20062006-07-16 +1 copiesJuly 05 20132013-07-05A night-time photograph of a ritual fire on a sandy floor in front of a brick wall. Bright orange flames and smoke rise from a central fire pit, and several men in white dhoti and shirt clothing stand around it, some holding long poles or rods used to tend the fire. A man in a white kurta with a cloth draped over his shoulder stands at the center, pressing a long pole toward the flames. Onlookers stand in the background, and a framed picture is visible on the wall at left.2013-09-04Several men work outdoors at a dug pit in sandy ground beside a partly built open-sided structure with a pale wall and a steel sink unit on the right. A man in a white dhoti and white shirt stoops to hold a long metal pipe over the hole, while others in checked shirts, a brown shirt and white dhotis stand around watching. Two large dark clay pots lie partly buried nearby, and a boy stands at the left edge. No deity, throne or swami is visible in the scene.2013-07-14September 04 20132013-09-04Outdoor foundry work on bare red earth beside palm trees and a thatched shed. A square brick-lined furnace glows bright red at left, with smoke rising. Three men stand at the furnace; the one nearest wears a blue head wrap and a light shirt and works a long tool. Two younger men in checked lungis stand at right, one in a red shirt, watching a crucible of molten metal glowing orange-red on a stand. A open fire burns at far right beside the shed. No swami-identifiable figure is visible, and no clear ceremonial markers are shown.A night-time photograph of a homa being prepared in an open courtyard. A square brick fire pit with decorative white kolam patterns surrounds a small fire of sticks and wood. Seven men in white kurta-style clothing and white dhotis stand around it, several wearing lanyard ID badges. Two men in the foreground bend forward, one tending the flames with a long stick. Behind them, a whitewashed building with windows and a red fire extinguisher is visible.2006-12-17July 14 20132013-07-14July 05 20132013-07-05August 17 20062006-08-17