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Outdoor meditation scene on bare dry ground with scattered rocks and debris. Four men sit cross-legged in white clothes with white blindfolds over their eyes, some wearing rudraksha malas. A woman in orange garments sits on a white cushioned seat at the back, with a microphone stand nearby, and another person in white and orange sits to the right beside a black case. A man in white sits at the right foreground, hands folded. Bare branches and a red earth slope fill the background.

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February 02 20072007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02 +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 ritual scene on bare, ash-dusted ground at dusk, with smoke rising from shallow fire pits. Several devotees sit cross-legged on bricks and concrete blocks, mostly wrapped head to body in white cloth. At the back, a seated figure in a bright orange robe sits on a white-draped seat beside a small table, a. Nearby, a figure in a deep maroon cloth sits by a fire pit, and red cloth is tied at the base of one pit. Poles and a blue plastic chair stand in the background, and a few people in white are visible at the edges.2007-02-02 +1 copiesFebruary 02 20072007-02-02 +1 copiesOutdoor 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.2007-02-07Outdoor 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.2007-02-07Outdoor photograph of a dusty, unfinished site where about a dozen people in white clothing sit on the bare earth and on low bricks around small smouldering fire pits, with smoke and ash visible. Most wear white head coverings or white cloths wrapped over their heads, and one man in the foreground wears an orange cloth over his head. A seated figure near the centre wears a red-maroon shawl. Behind them stand a partly built concrete structure, scaffolding, piles of earth, trees and a white house on a rise.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.2007-02-07A 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 copiesFebruary 10 20072007-02-10 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph of a dry, dusty ground with smoking ash and charred debris where many people sit cross-legged on low bricks, their heads and faces wrapped in white cloth. Most wear white kurta-style clothing, one foreground figure in white with a gold-bordered dhoti, and several wear white head wraps. One person at left wears an orange-red head wrap, an orange garment and a rudraksha mala. Behind them a tan building, a concrete block wall and a purple flag with a white emblem appear, with a single figure in orange seated near the centre-back.2007-02-10 +1 copies