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A photograph of an open dry field where many people sit in white clothing, each seated on a low brick or stone beside a shallow circular fire pit with smouldering ash and smoke. Most participants wear white shirts and white dhotis or trousers, with white or dark cloths wrapped over their heads and faces, and some hold small pots or cups. Bare trees, a low white wall and a distant building stand in the background under a hazy sky.

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February 11 20072007-02-11February 12 20072007-02-12 +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.2007-02-07February 12 20072007-02-12 +1 copiesA wide outdoor scene of a dusty open ground with many people seated on small brick platforms beside shallow fire pits with smouldering ash and small flames. Most participants wear white clothing and white blindfolds tied across their eyes, while a few wear orange or red headwear and one figure in a red garment sits at right. Low buildings, utility poles and distant construction vehicles line the background under a hazy sky. A few people in the foreground are closest to the camera, and there is no clearly identifiable figure distinguishable as the a person from appearance alone.2007-02-07February 02 20072007-02-02 +1 copiesA photograph of many participants seated cross-legged on bare, dusty ground at an outdoor fire-ritual site, each beside a small pit of charred ash and embers. Most wear white clothing and white head cloths. In the foreground, a man with his back to the camera wears a white shirt and white dhoti, and a young man at right in a white shirt, white dhoti and white headband sits with eyes lowered. Further back, figures in orange and red garments and a few in white are scattered across the field. Small clay pots sit near some pits, with a wooden log lying across the ground. Low buildings and trees stand in the hazy background, and a white building sits on a hill at the top.2007-02-07Outdoor photograph of a dusty open ground at a sacred fire ritual, with many participants seated cross-legged on small circular raised earthen platforms with dark scorched rings around them. Most wear white dhotis or white shirts and white head cloths, and several have grey or black cloths covering their faces. A man in the foreground right wears a white shirt and white dhoti, with a grey face cloth and a red-and-white string necklace, seated before a blackened fire pit. Another man in the foreground left wears a white head band and white clothes. Smoke drifts across the field, and a large stacked pile of firewood stands at right. Low white buildings, bare trees and a distant village skyline sit beyond. About a dozen or more people are visible, with others standing in the background.2007-02-07Outdoor photo of a dusty open ground at a sacred fire ritual, with many seated participants dressed in white and wearing white head coverings or blindfolds. Several people sit cross-legged or kneel beside circular pits in the earth lined with charred logs and ash. A bucket sits at the lower left, and a few small smouldering fires glow in the distance. At the right, a figure in a dark blue top and saffron-orange garment sits apart from the group. A white building and trees stand on the horizon under a pale sky. Visible participants number roughly two dozen.2007-02-07February 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 a dusty field where many people in white clothes sit on small brick seats around shallow circular fire pits dug into the earth, with smoke rising in the morning haze. Several women in white saris with gold borders sit in the foreground, some with white cloth or headbands covering their heads and eyes. Palm trees, a few utility poles and distant trees line the flat landscape, and a clay pot sits beside one seat. This appears to be a fire ritual session in progress with participants in white.2007-02-07