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Outdoor scene at dawn on dusty bare ground with a hazy palm-lined background. Around a dozen people in plain white clothes sit cross-legged or on their heels beside small circular fire pits edged with red bricks, with smoke rising from the pits. Several women wear white saris with gold borders and head coverings; men wear white shirts and white cloths. One woman in the foreground sits with her head wrapped in white. A clay pot sits on the ground at left. No one in the scene is identifiable as a person, and no person here is shown in ornate saffron or ceremonial dress. This appears to be a sacred fire ritual being performed in silent sitting.

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Outdoor photo of a dusty field where many people in white clothes sit on small brick seats around shallow circular fire pits dug into the earth, with smoke rising in the morning haze. Several women in white saris with gold borders sit in the foreground, some with white cloth or headbands covering their heads and eyes. Palm trees, a few utility poles and distant trees line the flat landscape, and a clay pot sits beside one seat. This appears to be a fire ritual session in progress with participants in white.2007-02-07Outdoor photograph of a large group of people seated around small circular fire pits in a dusty open ground, with smoke rising across the scene. Most wear white clothing, some with white head wraps and a few with red headcloths or red garments. The foreground figure, in a white shirt and white trousers with a white cloth on the head, sits on a concrete block beside a smoldering pit. 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