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Outdoor photo of several people seated in a dusty open field at dusk, each on a small raised seat beside a circular ash-filled fire pit with blackened ground and charred wood. Most wear white clothing and white cloths wrapped over their eyes as headbands or blindfolds; a woman in the foreground on the left wears a white shawl with hands pressed together, and a woman on the right wears a dark navy top with white dhoti-style cloth. A brown clay pot sits on the ground in the centre, a stack of firewood lies in the background, and a white boundary wall and trees stand beyond. Appears to be a fire ritual performed in an open ground.

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February 13 20072007-02-13February 13 20072007-02-13 +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 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 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.2007-02-07Outdoor photo of devotees seated on bare earth at a fire-ritual ground, each beside a shallow fire pit with blackened charred logs and ash. In the foreground a woman in a white dhoti-style garment with yellow border sits on a stone block with a white cloth blindfold, hands in lap, feet bare. To her right a woman in an orange lower garment and dark striped top sits with an orange headcloth tied over her eyes and a water bottle beside her. Behind them rows of people in white clothes with white or orange head coverings sit in similar positions around the pits. White single-storey buildings and palm trees stand in the background under a hazy sky. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2007-02-07Outdoor photo of devotees in white clothing seated on dry, dusty ground at a fire-ritual site. Several dug-out fire pits lie around the field, some with blackened ash and charred wood, and stacked wooden pyres stand in the background. In the foreground a man in white with a pink-and-white cloth wrapped over his face and head sits beside a pit, his hands resting on his knees. At centre, a person in white with a white head covering sits cross-legged in meditation on a raised earthen mound beside a pit. A red plastic bucket sits on the ground nearby. Other participants in white sit in small groups across the field, some on stools and some on the ground, and a tall white wall and trees line the far edge of the site.2007-02-07February 11 20072007-02-11 +1 copiesFebruary 13 20072007-02-13 +1 copiesFebruary 12 20072007-02-12 +1 copiesFebruary 02 20072007-02-02 +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