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Outdoor photo of a sacred fire ritual on bare earth. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and white dhoti sits cross-legged on a raised square of earth beside a fire pit of charred logs and ash, a rudraksha mala around his neck and a white cloth tied over his eyes, palms open in meditation. Behind him, several participants in white robes and white head coverings sit on the ground and on brick seats around other fire pits, some with cloths over their faces. A low white wall, trees and a hazy sky lie in the background.

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February 02 20072007-02-02 +1 copiesFebruary 13 20072007-02-13 +1 copiesFebruary 13 20072007-02-13 +1 copiesA photograph of a dusty, open ground scorched with ash and blackened fire pits. Many people in plain white clothes sit cross-legged on low mounds around the pits, several with white cloth wrapped over their heads and faces, some with bare faces, and a few holding small objects. Scattered logs and smoking embers lie among the pits, with rows of distant figures in white receding toward a line of trees and a road. The scene is austere and ritualistic, consistent with a penance-style practice of sitting beside fire pits. No one in the foreground is clearly identifiable as a specific person from appearance alone.2007-02-02 +1 copiesFebruary 02 20072007-02-02 +1 copiesOutdoor scene on bare dry ground with ash and charred logs where many small fire pits burn. Many men in plain white clothes and white head wraps sit in rows, several with white cloth blindfolds tied over their eyes. A seated man in the foreground wears a red-and-white cloth over his head and eyes, sitting by a small fire and a red plastic bucket. Blue and black buckets, a white plastic chair, a water tower and a low white wall are visible in the background, with smoke drifting through the air.2007-02-02 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of devotees in white clothing seated on dry, dusty ground at a fire-ritual site. Several dug-out fire pits lie around the field, some with blackened ash and charred wood, and stacked wooden pyres stand in the background. In the foreground a man in white with a pink-and-white cloth wrapped over his face and head sits beside a pit, his hands resting on his knees. At centre, a person in white with a white head covering sits cross-legged in meditation on a raised earthen mound beside a pit. A red plastic bucket sits on the ground nearby. Other participants in white sit in small groups across the field, some on stools and some on the ground, and a tall white wall and trees line the far edge of the site.2007-02-07February 02 20072007-02-02 +1 copiesFebruary 02 20072007-02-02 +1 copiesFebruary 12 20072007-02-12 +1 copiesFebruary 13 20072007-02-13 +1 copiesFebruary 11 20072007-02-11 +1 copies