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Outdoor scene on dry, dusty ground with smoke rising from several small fire pits. Many people in white clothing sit beside the pits, some with white cloth wrapped over their heads and shoulders. The foreground woman wears a white sari with gold-coloured borders and a white headband, sitting by a glowing fire. Other seated figures in white are spread across the field. Trees and low buildings stand in the background under a pale sky. One woman in an orange sari walks at left. Several pits show ash and charred wood. No a person candidate is clearly visible.

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February 02 20072007-02-02Outdoor photograph of a dusty open ground with smoke rising from many small fire pits. Several participants in white clothes sit cross-legged beside the smouldering pits, a few wearing white head wraps and one with a white headband, with ash and burnt wood around them. A woman in an orange sari walks at the left past a pile of burnt debris, and a figure in orange stands near the centre. Trees and low buildings fill the hazy background under a pale sky.2007-02-02 +1 copiesOutdoor scene on dry, bare ground during a fire ritual. Many people in white dhotis and white garments sit on low wooden stools or small brick seats around shallow circular fire pits filled with grey ash and smoke. A woman in an orange-saffron sari stands at left near a tree, and a figure in orange-saffron stands among the sitters further back. Some participants wear white headbands and white head coverings. Scattered wood pieces, stumps and small brick structures are visible, with a sky of soft clouds and a few distant buildings and trees on the horizon.2007-02-02 +1 copiesOutdoor scene of a Pancha Tapas practice on dry, bare ground under a hazy sky. Roughly a dozen people in white clothes with white head cloths sit on low stone or brick platforms within circular patches of grey ash, several with faces covered by white cloth. Smoke rises from fire pits and burned logs around them, with stacked firewood at the left and blue plastic drums and a red bucket nearby. In the left background a woman in an orange sari stands near a tree, and a few more white-clad figures are visible further back among trees. Tall trees and a white boundary wall frame the field.2007-02-02 +1 copiesA photograph of many people seated outdoors on a dusty open ground during a Pancha Tapas practice. Each participant sits on a low brick or stone seat beside a blackened fire pit with ash and charred wood, wearing white dhoti-style cloth and a white head cloth tied across the eyes or forehead, with some faces partly covered by dark cloth. Smoke rises from several fire pits in the background, with a partly built concrete structure, bare trees and a white boundary wall visible. A standing figure in a yellow garment appears near the back. No identifiable a person depiction is evident among the visible participants.2007-02-02 +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 11 20072007-02-11 +1 copiesA dusty open field with many participants seated on low mounds of earth around small smouldering fire pits, with smoke rising and scattered charred sticks on the ground. Most participants wear white clothing and white head coverings, and several wear orange or red cloths tied over their heads. In the foreground, a figure in a white kurta and white trousers with an orange head cloth sits with hands clasped, while another in white with a white band across the forehead sits beside a fire pit. Behind them, rows of similarly dressed people sit in meditative postures, and a red-roofed building stands in the background.2007-02-02 +1 copiesFebruary 02 20072007-02-02 +1 copies