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Night scene of a sacred fire ritual on bare sandy ground. A man in white dhoti and white shirt sits on a stone block beside a small fire pit, with a pink-and-white cloth wrapped around his head and shoulders and a plastic water bottle near his foot. Several other fire pits burn around him, with partly visible people in white and yellow clothing and stacked firewood at the left edge. The seated man is not presented with distinctive saffron, crown or ornamental cues, so his identity is uncertain.

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February 02 20072007-02-02A photograph taken at night of a man seated cross-legged on the ground beside several open fires, which are the main light source. He wears white ritual clothing: a white kurta-style top, a white shawl draped over one shoulder, and white dhoti-style cloth with reddish-brown borders, with a mala-like cord around his neck. His hands rest on his knees in a meditative posture while he looks down with a calm expression. The background is very dark, and a small figure in white stands at the right edge, partly visible.2007-02-02 +1 copiesA man sits cross-legged on the bare ground at night beside a fire, his hands resting near the flames. He is shaved-headed and wears white dhoti and white shawl with a red-bordered cloth and a rudraksha-style neck cord. Small fires burn in a line across the dark ground, and two standing people at the right edge are partly visible, one holding a plastic water bottle. The scene suggests a night fire ritual, but the seated man shows no distinctive a person cues such as long hair, saffron clothing or ornate gold, so his identity is uncertain.2007-02-02 +1 copiesA night photograph of a man seated cross-legged on the ground within a ring of small open fires, which are visible at the lower edge of the frame. He wears a white dhoti and a white shawl draped over his shoulders, with a rudraksha-style necklace visible, and he has a shaved head and rests his hands in a meditative mudra on his knees. The background is almost entirely black. Partially visible figures stand at the far left and a hand holding an object appears at the right edge. The scene matches an Ananda Tapas fire meditation, though his identity cannot be confirmed from appearance.2007-02-13August 19 20062006-08-19February 13 20072007-02-13August 19 20062006-08-19August 17 20062006-08-17Outdoor homa-style fire ritual on a dusty ground. A man in white clothes with red-bordered dhoti sits cross-legged on a mat beside a circular fire pit of white ash and charred wood, hands clasped in his lap, facing away from camera. Smoke rises from the pits. Other seated figures in white clothing sit at fire pits in the background, one wearing a yellow sash. Only partly visible; the scene shows yagna-style sitting meditation at fire pits.2010-07-11Night photograph of a large sacred fire blazing tall and bright on a dusty open ground. Several people in white clothes sit cross-legged on mats around the fire at a distance, some with heads bowed. Dark smoke rises above the flames. Small lights mark the edges of the ground in the dark background. The scene suggests a fire ritual in progress.2007-02-07A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a long rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a raised circular mound at the centre of a ring-shaped fire pit, with burning logs and ash around its edge. Long dark hair falls to the shoulders and a red tilak marks the forehead. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits beside him. Around the fire, several people in white clothing sit or stand, and smoke drifts across the open ground, with white structures in the background. Appearance-based label: a person, seated at the centre of the homa.2010-06-13Night photograph of a large outdoor homa gathering on bare ground. In the foreground a man in a cream kurta and dhoti sits cross-legged with palms pressed together in namaste before a small brick fire pit with a bright flame. A brass bowl sits beside him. Behind him rows of seated participants in white shirts and white dhotis, and women in sarees, sit at similar brick fire pits, several with flames and small oil lamps. Smoke hangs in the air. Participants wear name badges. The scene is a fire ritual, homa or yagna.2007-11-18