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A man in flowing saffron-orange robes stands on bare earth beside a white stepped plinth topped with a copper kalasha. He holds a tall golden trident staff in his right hand and raises his left hand in a blessing gesture while looking down toward a shallow square pit filled with yellow liquid in the foreground. Dry sticks and wooden planks lie to the left, a silver pot sits by the plinth, and palm fronds frame the background.

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A man in an orange-saffron robe stands barefoot on sandy ground beside a fire pit, holding a tall trident-like staff topped with a trishul in his right hand while his left hand is extended over the flames. Long dark hair falls past his shoulders. Behind him stands a white stepped plinth topped with a copper kalasha-like dome, with palm trees and green foliage around it. A round basin of yellow liquid sits at the edge of the pit, where a bright orange fire burns in dark ash. Dry sticks and a metal bucket lie nearby. The scene appears to show a firewalk preparation ritual.2007-02-14February 14 20072007-02-14February 14 20072007-02-14February 14 20072007-02-14A photograph of an outdoor fire pit where a flame burns in a dug trench in sandy ground. A long-haired man stands behind the fire wearing an orange saffron wrap and holding a long staff with a trident-like top. Behind him a white stepped plinth topped with a copper kalasha stands among palm and tree foliage. Two seated people in white clothing sit at the right edge. a person (long swept-back hair, saffron wrap, trident staff) stands at the fire, which suggests a firewalk or tapas ritual pit.2007-02-14A photograph of a firewalk pit in an outdoor dirt yard. A person in an orange-saffron robe with long dark hair stands beside a fire pit with bright flames rising from it, holding a tall trident-like staff with the other hand extended toward the fire. Behind them stands a white tiered stone structure topped by a copper kalasha finial, with palm trees and scattered wood in the background. At the far right, a seated figure in white cloth sits on a blue mat. The scene suggests a fire ritual preparation before a firewalk, with the pit holding burning embers and a tub of water nearby.2007-02-14February 14 20072007-02-14Outdoor ritual scene on bare sandy ground beside a white-painted shrine and palm trees. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange-saffron robe and gestures with his hands toward a shallow pit filled with yellow liquid. Around him, six men stand in white dhotis and shirts with orange shawls: one holds a silver-framed deity murti, one holds a trident (trishul) at the front, one carries a silver kalasha-style vessel on a tray, and one holds a tall ornate staff. A copper kalasha crowns the shrine behind them. The setting suggests a preparatory fire-pit ritual.2007-02-14February 14 20072007-02-14Outdoor photo of a group of seven men in white dhotis and white shirts, several with orange shawls, standing on bare dirt before a white plinth and a large copper-coloured urn with palm trees behind. In the centre, a man with long dark hair, orange robe and a red-and-white forehead mark stands with one hand raised in blessing, holding a brass trident. Beside him a man holds a gilded deity murti in an arched frame, another holds a brass ritual vessel with a conical finial, and a man on the right holds a tall gold staff with a finial and wears a rudraksha mala. a person: the central figure has long swept-back hair, saffron robes and a rudraksha mala-like adornment, presented as a sannyasi leader in the procession group.2007-02-14February 14 20072007-02-14A person sits cross-legged on an orange cushion on a low wooden seat outdoors, hands resting palms-up in the lap in a meditation or prayer posture with eyes lowered. They wear an orange saffron sleeveless wrap and a long dark rudraksha mala, with a red tilak mark on the forehead and long dark hair pulled back. Behind them is a white stepped structure hung with red and yellow flower garlands. In front is a small brass vessel on a sandy ground scattered with ash.2010-07-07