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Outdoor photograph of a Pancha Tapas fire penance on bare dusty ground in the late day. Around eight people sit in a row in white clothing with white head coverings, facing small smouldering fires and rising smoke. A bare-headed person in a white shirt and khaki trousers sits at the left with a white cloth over the eyes, and another with a white head cloth sits nearby. Behind them stand metal frames, wooden logs lie on the ground, and palm trees and a wire fence fill the background. A purple bird logo sits at the top left.

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Outdoor photograph of devotees seated on bare sandy ground at a fire ritual. About seven people are visible, mostly in white ritual clothes with red-bordered dhotis and some wearing saffron/orange shawls over white. A man in the foreground in a white dhoti with red border sits before a fire ring, and palms and trees form the background.2006-08-18February 02 20072007-02-02 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph of a bare, dusty ground at dusk with many devotees seated in rows beside small shallow fire pits, some with smoke rising. Most participants wear plain white dhotis and shawls, with white cloths wrapped over their heads and faces; one seated figure in the foreground wears white with a gold-edged border. A man in a red garment sits at right. Scattered split logs and wood lie on the ground near the pits, with trees and a small structure in the background. This appears to be a sacred fire ritual session in progress.2007-02-07February 12 20072007-02-12 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual scene on bare reddish earth with several smouldering fire pits arranged in rings, smoke drifting through palm trees. A woman with shoulder-length brown hair sits cross-legged in front, wrapped in a white shawl over white clothes, eyes closed, hands resting in her lap. Behind her a man with white hair and a grey beard, dressed in white with a beaded necklace, sits on a low stool. Other participants in white robes sit or stand around the fire rings, one man bending to tend a pit, and a few carry small vessels. A vehicle and small buildings are visible at the left edge. This appears to be a fire ritual or homa with participants in meditative postures.2006-08-18Outdoor 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 a large group of people sitting in meditation or penance around small smoldering fire pits on bare dusty ground at dawn. Most participants wear white clothing and white head coverings or cloths. One seated figure in the foreground wears a saffron-orange shawl draped over white clothes and sits beside a blackened fire pit. Another foreground figure wears a white cloth over the head and white garments. Smoke rises from the pits and a few partially burned logs lie on the ground. Background shows scattered structures and a purple logo at upper left.2007-02-02 +1 copiesFebruary 12 20072007-02-12 +1 copiesFebruary 11 20072007-02-11 +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 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