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Outdoor photograph of a dusty open ground where many people sit on concrete blocks around small smoking fire pits, a ritual scene at dusk. Most participants wear white clothing and white head coverings or cloths, with a few in orange and one woman in a purple robe. A woman in the foreground wears a white outfit and white headband and sits beside a water bottle. Wooden logs lie near the pits, and palm trees, bamboo poles with strings, and small structures stand in the background.

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February 02 20072007-02-02Outdoor 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 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.2007-02-07February 02 20072007-02-02 +1 copiesOutdoor scene at a dusty, unpaved site with rising smoke. Many people in plain white clothing sit on low brick platforms around small sunken fire pits, tending flames and wood. In the foreground a woman in white with a white head covering and a long braid sits on bricks beside a fire trench, her hands resting in her lap. Other participants, some wearing white head coverings and one wearing an orange turban, sit at a distance among scattered firewood and smoke, forming a sacred fire ritual setting.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.2007-02-07Outdoor photograph of a large group of people seated around small circular fire pits in a dusty open ground, with smoke rising across the scene. Most wear white clothing, some with white head wraps and a few with red headcloths or red garments. The foreground figure, in a white shirt and white trousers with a white cloth on the head, sits on a concrete block beside a smoldering pit. Behind them a large red-roofed building and palm trees are visible under a dawn or dusk sky. A logo appears in the top left corner.2007-02-02 +1 copiesFebruary 02 20072007-02-02 +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 scene on bare dry ground with scattered ash and charred patches from fire pits. Many white-clad men and women sit in meditative postures on low platforms and mats, many with their faces wrapped in white cloths covering their eyes and mouths; some wear white shawls and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. In the foreground a seated figure in white with a golden-bordered cloth sits on a brick. Plastic chairs, a blue umbrella and a tree stand in the background, with white walls and buildings beyond. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly visible, so the appearance is uncertain.2007-02-02 +1 copiesOutdoor scene on bare dry earth at a Pancha Tapas practice, with small fires smoldering in shallow pits. Participants in plain white cloth sit cross-legged in rows, most wearing white head bandages that cover their eyes; some have rudraksha malas and bare shoulders. A bare-headed person in white sits in the foreground beside a stacked brick and a pit of ash. Further back, an orange-clad figure and a white-clad figure stand near a tree, and plastic buckets and a white plastic chair sit in the background beside a white boundary wall. No clear a person candidate is distinguishable by appearance.2007-02-02 +1 copies