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A photograph of a seated figure at the centre of a dry, open outdoor ground. A woman in white clothing with an orange-bordered shawl wraps her head and lower face in white cloth, sits cross-legged with hands folded in her lap on a mound of earth inside a circular ring of blackened, burnt ash. Scattered charred logs and blackened fire sites surround her. Behind her, around a dozen other people in white clothes sit on the ground in a similar seated posture, each beside their own small fire pit, with plastic pails and buckets scattered among them. A red-walled building and stacked sand mounds appear in the background. No a person candidate is visible.

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February 13 20072007-02-13Outdoor photograph of a Sacred Fire Ritual session on bare dirt ground at an ashram site. Many participants dressed entirely in white, with white head cloths and white cloths tied over their eyes, sit cross-legged on mounds of earth set within circular black ash and charred wood fire pits. In the foreground a seated participant in white clothes and a white head wrap sits on a earthen mound with a white cloth over the lower face. A second participant in white sits on a brick-and-earth platform at left. Around twenty people are visible across the field, each seated before a fire pit. A dusty earthen mound and a concrete building appear in the background. A purple lotus-like graphic appears in the upper left corner. No one in the scene is identifiable as a particular person.2007-02-07Outdoor photo of a sacred fire ritual on bare earth at dusk. Many participants in white clothing and white head coverings sit cross-legged or kneel at small square fire pits filled with blackened ash and charred logs. In the foreground, a seated man in white garments and a bright orange-red cloth wrapped over his head and face sits beside a small glowing flame. Other participants are scattered across the ground, some with orange or saffron wraps, and a few standing figures are visible in the background near a stone structure and trees.2007-02-07February 12 20072007-02-12 +1 copiesFebruary 02 20072007-02-02 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph of a large open dusty ground at a ritual site, where many participants in plain white clothes and white headbands sit cross-legged on small brick seats around small fire pits with embers and burnt wood. In the foreground, a woman in white with a white headband sits in front of a small fire and a seated woman wears a red-brown shawl at left. A person in an orange shawl or wrap stands among the seated rows near a mound of sand and red-roofed building behind. Some participants wear white head coverings and wraps. Dried logs lie on the ground beside the fire pits.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.2007-02-07Outdoor 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 photo of many people seated on mud platforms inside shallow dug pits on bare, stony ground, apparently preparing for a fire ritual. Most wear white clothes and white head cloths or face covers. A central woman in white with a rudraksha mala sits on a platform, holding a water bottle, her face covered by a red and white cloth. A seated person at right wears an orange head cloth, and another at left wears an orange wrap. Blackened ash marks surround the pits, with concrete buildings, trees and a purple emblem on a wall behind.2007-02-07Outdoor photograph of Pancha Tapas, a group of devotees seated on bare dry ground in front of small smouldering fire pits, with logs burning and ash visible. Many participants wear white clothes and white face cloths over their mouths and noses, some with orange-red and white garlands or sacred threads around their necks. Some sit cross-legged, others crouch, and one figure in the foreground wears a white cloth wrapped over the head with a yellow-bordered dhoti. Plastic buckets and water containers stand near the fires. Low white buildings, poles with flags and palm trees appear in the background under a pale blue sky, and a long shadow of the photographer falls across the ground at right.2007-02-02 +1 copiesOutdoor 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 many participants in plain white clothes seated on low brick platforms around small sunken fire pits on bare dry ground, with smoke rising and scattered logs and ash. A woman in the foreground wears a white top and white pants with a white headband, sitting beside a small fire with a brick seat. Several others wear white headbands and some wear orange or saffron headwraps. A concrete building with a red-roofed structure and a small blue-and-purple logo sits in the background. Some people in the far distance stand between the rows.2007-02-07