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Outdoor scene on bare, ash-covered earth with dry grass and a line of white walls behind. Many men in white clothing and white head cloths sit cross-legged on small brick, stone and mud platforms arranged across the ground, many with small pots or vessels beside them. Smoke rises from scattered fire pits. In the foreground, a man in white with a red cloth around his neck sits on a concrete block with his back to the camera. A man in a red shawl sits among the group, and a tree stands at the upper right. Dozens of seated people are visible, with many partially obscured by distance.

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February 13 20072007-02-13February 02 20072007-02-02 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph of a wide, dusty, ash-covered ground with many people seated in pits or on mounds across the field, some in meditative posture. In the foreground on the right, a person in white clothes with an orange-saffron head wrap sits cross-legged on a mound with hands folded in lap and a white cloth draped over the lap. On the left, a person in white clothes with a white head covering sits on a brick, holding a brown bag and a water bottle. Several others in white with orange or red head cloths sit in the background among low buildings and utility poles under a hazy sky. Scattered blackened ash and burnt wood cover the ground.2007-02-02February 12 20072007-02-12 +1 copiesFebruary 13 20072007-02-13 +1 copiesFebruary 12 20072007-02-12 +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 copiesOutdoor photo of a sacred fire ritual on bare sandy ground at dusk. Many participants dressed in white garments and white head cloths sit cross-legged or kneel around shallow circular fire pits containing charred logs and ash. In the foreground, a man in white with a white blindfold-style headband sits on a block beside a pit, and another in white with a white cloth over his head kneels nearby. A person in orange and blue clothing sits at right, and a blue bucket lies at left. Low walls, trees and a water tower stand in the background under a pale sky.2007-02-07February 02 20072007-02-02 +1 copiesFebruary 11 20072007-02-11 +1 copiesA photograph of participants seated outdoors on bare dry earth during a sacred fire ritual. Several people in white clothes and white head coverings sit on small brick platforms beside shallow pits, some with smoke rising from them. One man in the foreground wears a white kurta and a light pink shawl, seated on a brick block beside a smouldering pit. A man in the centre wears a white outfit and a pink-striped head wrap, seated on bricks by a pit. Another person in a red-maroon garment sits to the left. Behind them, stacked wood and a leafy tree stand near a low building and a white boundary wall. Scattered sticks, a pair of sandals and metal rods lie on the ground.2007-02-07February 12 20072007-02-12 +1 copies