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Outdoor scene on a dry, dusty open ground with small smoky fire pits. Several seated participants in plain white clothes and white head cloths sit on low stools or mounds beside smouldering embers. In the left foreground a man in white with a long white cloth and a saffron-orange shawl stands holding a long pole, while a woman in dark clothes sits nearby. Bare trees, a white boundary wall and distant hills form the background.

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Outdoor photograph of many people seated in white clothes on bare dry ground at dusk, each seated beside a shallow fire pit with ash and smoke rising. Most wear white dhotis and white shawls, and several have white head cloths. In the foreground, a man in white with an orange-saffron shawl sits cross-legged, facing away from the camera beside a pit. Another seated person in white with a white head wrap is in the lower right. Stacked firewood and bare trees with hills in the background complete the scene.2007-02-02 +1 copiesOutdoor sacred fire ritual on bare dry ground at dawn or dusk, with hazy sky, leafless trees and a rocky hill behind a low white wall. Several devotees in plain white clothes and white head cloths sit on low brick or stone seats around small smoking fire pits, some with ash and wood. A central man in white dhoti and saffron-orange shawl, with a shaved head, holds a long rod or staff and walks among them, overseeing the process. Stacked firewood, a blue bucket and a small orange kalasha-like vessel lie nearby. This appears to be a homa or agni ritual.2007-02-07Outdoor photograph of a Pancha Tapas practice on dry, bare earth with a hazy sky and dead trees behind. Many people in white clothes sit cross-legged on raised earthen seats around small smouldering fire pits, with ash and smoke rising between them. The foreground man has a white head-wrap and white shawl with red-edged borders, and a red brick is set beneath him. Another seated person wears a white sari with a gold border. A bald man on the right holds a yellow-orange vessel. A few standing figures in white move in the background, and a white wall and a blue-and-white circular logo appear in the upper left.2007-02-02 +1 copiesFebruary 13 20072007-02-13 +1 copiesFebruary 12 20072007-02-12 +1 copiesFebruary 02 20072007-02-02 +1 copiesFebruary 02 20072007-02-02 +1 copiesFebruary 02 20072007-02-02 +1 copiesFebruary 02 20072007-02-02 +1 copiesFebruary 13 20072007-02-13 +1 copiesFebruary 02 20072007-02-02 +1 copiesFebruary 12 20072007-02-12 +1 copies