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Outdoor photograph of many participants in white clothing seated on raised mud platforms around small sunken fire pits on bare, rocky ground at dusk. In the foreground a woman in white with a patterned red-and-white face cloth and a rudraksha mala sits beside a water bottle. Beside her, a man in white wears an orange turban and sits on a mud platform near a small smouldering pit. Further right, another seated participant wears a white and pink head covering. Behind them rows of white-clad people sit on similar platforms beside smoking pits, with a red building and trees in the background.

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Outdoor photo of a sacred fire ritual on bare dirt ground at a compound with a concrete block wall behind. Many participants in white clothes sit on low brick or stone seats around small smoking fire pits, many with white cloths tied over their eyes. A woman in the foreground left wears a white top, white pants and a white headband with a blue head wrap. Another in the centre wears white with a white eye band beside a small fire. On the right, a woman in white with an orange shawl and a woman in white with a white eye band sit by the pits. Burnt wood, ash and small offerings lie on the ground, and white tents or platforms stand in the background.2007-02-07February 02 20072007-02-02 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of many people seated on mud platforms inside shallow dug pits on bare, stony ground, apparently preparing for a fire ritual. Most wear white clothes and white head cloths or face covers. A central woman in white with a rudraksha mala sits on a platform, holding a water bottle, her face covered by a red and white cloth. A seated person at right wears an orange head cloth, and another at left wears an orange wrap. Blackened ash marks surround the pits, with concrete buildings, trees and a purple emblem on a wall behind.2007-02-07A photograph of many people in white clothes sitting in a dusty open field among circular fire pits with ash and smouldering embers. The seated figures wear white dhotis and white wraps, some with white cloths tied over the eyes or face. In the foreground, a woman with her hair tied up sits cross-legged on a raised circular mound beside a pit, eyes closed and hands resting in her lap. To the right, a man in white clothing sits on a similar mound, his face covered by a cloth and hands clasped. Behind them, rows of practitioners sit on mounds around smoking pits, with low white buildings and trees in the background. Smoke drifts across the scene and a metal pot sits on the ground at right.2007-02-02 +1 copiesOutdoor scene on bare reddish earth at dusk during a sacred fire ritual. Many devotees sit cross-legged in rows on small brick seats beside shallow dark fire pits with blackened ash and charred logs. Most wear white clothing with white head cloths, some with white shawls. In the foreground, a woman with hair tied up sits facing away, wearing a white dhoti-style garment and an orange and red patterned shawl, beside a pit with a charred log. Further back, a person in orange robes sits at the left edge near a low white building and a bucket. Palm trees and a wall line the distant background. Roughly 20 people are visible.2007-02-07Outdoor photograph of participants seated on brick platforms beside shallow fire pits in dry, sandy ground, with stacked firewood behind them at a sacred fire ritual. In the foreground a woman in white clothes, a white shawl over her head and a red bindi, sits cross-legged on a brick with her arms wrapped around her knees. Beside her a figure in white covers the face with a cloth. Further back, a woman in an orange and red wrap and others in white garments and face cloths sit by more pits, and a plastic water bottle lies on the ground. No one is identified as a person in the image.2007-02-07February 11 20072007-02-11 +1 copiesFebruary 13 20072007-02-13 +1 copiesFebruary 12 20072007-02-12 +1 copiesFebruary 11 20072007-02-11 +1 copiesOutdoor scene on bare, dusty ground with smoke rising from several circular fire pits lined with bricks and blackened ash. Many devotees in white clothes sit in meditation or prayer around the pits, most wearing orange or saffron head cloths wrapped over their faces. In the foreground a man in a cream shirt and white dhoti sits on a brick ledge with his face covered by a yellow-orange cloth, a water bottle beside him. Behind him a figure in white with a rudraksha-style necklace sits cross-legged with hands in mudra on a pit. Low buildings and a few distant figures appear in the background, with a bright red flame glow at the far right.2007-02-02 +1 copiesOutdoor scene on dry, bare ground where many people in plain white clothes sit cross-legged on small mounds and blackened earth, several with white cloth wrapped over their heads and one with an orange headband. Small smoky fire pits and smoke drift across the field. A red-walled building with a corrugated metal roof stands behind them, with a palm grove beyond. In the foreground a seated figure in white with a white head wrap faces away from the camera. Pale early light and haze hang over the scene. Nothing in the image identifies a particular person, and no a person candidate is clearly visible.2007-02-02 +1 copies