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Outdoor photo of several devotees seated cross-legged in a row on bare sandy ground, each sitting at the edge of a shallow circular pit filled with glowing embers and charred wood. Most wear white kurta-style clothes and white blindfold cloths tied over their eyes; one has a white turban and another a blue cloth over the lower face. Some wear rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. Rusted metal frames and a shovel lie behind them, with scattered bricks. This appears to be an agni or fire-walking style preparation with devotees seated before ritual fire pits.

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Outdoor photo of several men in white ritual clothing seated cross-legged on bare ground inside circular fire pits blackened with ash and charred wood. Each man wears a white blindfold or cloth tied over the eyes, and the nearest man in the foreground also wears a white shirt, white dhoti and a rudraksha-style red bead mala. Dark iron frames lie on the ground behind them and a small red container sits at the right edge. The men appear to be in a sacred fire preparation sitting, with eyes covered and hands resting in their laps.2007-02-07A photograph of an outdoor, dusty open ground where many people sit in white ritual clothing in rows around small circular fire pits with ash and charred wood. Most participants wear white dhotis or white robes and have white cloth bindings or head coverings over their eyes and faces. In the centre foreground, a seated person in white wears a white head covering over the face and sits cross-legged beside a ring-shaped pit. In the right foreground, a person in a white shirt and white dhoti sits with hands folded, wearing a white blindfold and a beaded necklace. Several fire pits with smoke are scattered across the ground, with sand piles, a low concrete wall and palm trees in the background. The scene appears to be a yagna or homa practice performed by devotees.2007-02-02 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a group of devotees seated on bare earth in white dhotis and kurtas, many with white cloth bands tied over their eyes, sitting before blackened fire pits with charred logs and ash. In the foreground a young man in a light grey-white shirt and white dhoti sits cross-legged with a rudraksha mala around his neck, hands folded in his lap. Behind him a woman in white with a shawl over her head sits beside another fire pit, and rows of seated participants stretch into the background among trees, a palm and low buildings under a pale sky. A purple emblem is visible on a pole at upper left. Several participants are seated in similar postures.2007-02-07Outdoor photo of a row of people sitting cross-legged on the bare ground, each seated on a circular raised mound of ash beside a dark ring of burnt residue, in what looks like a pancha tapas style practice. Most wear white dhoti-style clothes and white cloths tied over their faces or heads, with rudraksha-like beads visible on some. Smoke rises from the fire pits. In the background are a concrete-block building, iron rods laid along the ground, bamboo-like poles, palm trees and a water tank. A woman in white sits at the far right foreground, and another figure in white sits at the far back. No clearly identifiable a person candidate is visible; the page does not confirm his presence in this frame.2007-02-02 +1 copiesA smoky indoor scene of several people in plain white clothes sitting cross-legged on the ground inside circular fire pits of blackened ash and charred wood. Each seated person wears a white cloth tied across the forehead and a white face covering over the mouth and nose. The central seated figure, in a white kurta and white dhoti, has hands pressed together in front of his chest and a red cord or mala around his neck. A man in the right foreground sits similarly with hands folded in his lap. Smoke fills the upper background, with fluorescent tubes visible overhead and more seated figures faintly visible at the far left. The ground is covered in sand and ash.2007-02-07A photograph of a large open dry dirt field where many people sit in rows in white clothing, most wearing white head wraps or white cloths over their heads. Each seated person sits on a low brick or stone platform beside a small shallow pit containing ash and burnt embers, with smoke rising in places. Two figures in the foreground are prominent: a man on the left in a white shirt and white dhoti sits on a raised mound looking to the side, and a man on the right in white robes with a white blindfold tied over his eyes sits with a mala around his neck. Two seated figures further back wear orange or saffron cloths. Half-finished concrete structures and a few small trees stand in the background, with plastic buckets at the left. This appears to be a group fire-based ritual or austerity practice in an outdoor site.2007-02-02 +1 copiesA wide outdoor scene of a dusty open ground with many people seated on small brick platforms beside shallow fire pits with smouldering ash and small flames. Most participants wear white clothing and white blindfolds tied across their eyes, while a few wear orange or red headwear and one figure in a red garment sits at right. Low buildings, utility poles and distant construction vehicles line the background under a hazy sky. A few people in the foreground are closest to the camera, and there is no clearly identifiable figure distinguishable as the a person from appearance alone.2007-02-07Outdoor photo of a large group of devotees in plain white clothes seated cross-legged on bare, dusty ground at dusk. Each person sits inside a shallow circular pit of dark ash and charred wood, with a white cloth tied over the eyes and some wearing a white face mask. A blindfolded man in the foreground, wearing a white shirt and white dhoti with a mala-style neck cord, sits with hands folded in his lap. Low white buildings and trees stand in the background. No one in the scene is identified as a person.2007-02-07Outdoor photograph of a dusty ground with many devotees seated cross-legged beside small smouldering fire pits, with smoke drifting across the scene. Most wear white kurta-style clothes and white or cream head cloths; one seated figin the foreground has a cream head wrap and white clothing with hands joined over a fire pit. A few seated people wear orange or red garments. Blackened logs lie scattered on the ground, a plastic bucket sits in the middle distance, and a concrete block building with a red wall stands behind. The scene appears to show a fire ritual in progress.2007-02-02 +1 copiesFebruary 11 20072007-02-11 +1 copiesFebruary 13 20072007-02-13 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of many people seated on bare dusty ground at individual fire pits, part of a sacred fire ritual. Most wear white robes and white head cloths or blindfolds; a few in the rear wear orange or saffron garments. A man in the right foreground wears a white t-shirt, pale trousers and a white headband, bending over a pit with ash and charred wood. Another person at left wears white with a white cloth over the head, sitting beside a small can. Wood logs, bricks, a red-handled tool and a stack of firewood lie around the pits. A white perimeter wall and bare trees form the backdrop. Roughly twenty to thirty people are visible.2007-02-07