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Outdoor photo of a fire walk at a temple area with a white shrine structure and a tall copper kalasha-topped pillar behind it. A figure in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala walks across a bed of burning logs in the foreground, while a deity murti draped with yellow-orange garlands sits in the shrine. A large group of devotees in white clothes and white shirts stands in a line at right, some wearing orange shawls, and men in white stand near the left fence. Palm trees and a strand of white triangular bunting overhead. Two men in white and an orange-clad figure sit at the bottom edge beside the fire pit. Wooden bamboo fencing guides the walkway.

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December 30 20072007-12-30Outdoor ritual by a white shrine with a black Nandi bull statue wreathed in yellow marigold garlands and a copper kalasha finial above. In front, a fire pit burns with a flame and logs. A saffron-robed sannyasi with long dark hair stands near the shrine, and a younger man in saffron cloth and white clothes beside him. A devotee in white bows low before the fire pit with a dark bag at his side. A row of standing devotees in white dhotis and shirts, women in white saris and an orange sari, watches from the right. Strings of small white-and-blue flags hang overhead among palm trees.2007-12-30Outdoor ritual beside a fire pit of burning logs. A central figure in an orange saffron robe with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala stands near the flames, arms at his sides. Behind him stands a black stone Nandi bull statue garlanded with yellow and orange marigold flowers on a white pedestal, topped by a copper kalasha vessel with a garland. To the right, a crowd of men and boys in white dhotis and white shirts stand watching. Bamboo fencing and strings of blue-and-white flags run along the top of the frame, with palm trees behind.2007-12-30Outdoor scene at a fire pit beside a white shrine. A large blaze burns in a shallow trench lined with logs, with a metal bucket of white offerings in the foreground. Two women in orange saris stand near a white pillar holding a dark deity murti decorated with yellow garlands. Behind them a large crowd of devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas stands in rows along a wooden rail. A brass kalasha with a tall finial rises above the shrine, and strings of small flags run across the trees. A man in white and two boys in shirts stand in the foreground.2007-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30Outdoor photo of a fire pit in dirt ground, flames rising from a sunken trench of burning wood. A man in white robe stands at left near clay pots and a pink bucket. Behind, a group of devotees stands watching: a woman in white with short light hair, a woman in red sari with orange shawl, men in white dhoti and kurta, a man in white with rudraksha mala, and a younger man in white with an orange shawl. A white stepped plinth and a dark murti with a copper pot-shaped finial stand behind them among palm trees.2007-02-14Outdoor homa ritual in a palm-grove courtyard with smoke rising from several fire pits set in circles on bare earth. A woman in an orange-saffron top with a long orange shawl and an orange mala sits cross-legged on a raised orange-draped seat before the fire pit, her hair in a long braid. Several devotees in white dhotis and white shawls, some with yellow shawls, sit around smaller fire pits, and a dark deity murti draped with white cloth and a yellow-and-white garland sits on a white plinth at left beside a tall ornate pillar. Women in white saris and a woman in a yellow sari sit in the foreground facing the ritual. A thatched shelter and a white building stand behind, with coconut palms overhead.2010-07-11February 14 20072007-02-14July 04 20102010-07-04 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual scene in a palm-fringed courtyard. A central figure sits cross-legged on a raised mound of earth inside a ring of grey ash, wrapped head-to-toe in a saffron-orange cloth with a hood, and wearing a long brown rudraksha mala. Beside him stands a brass kalasha/pot. Behind is a white stepped plinth bearing a dark stone lingam garlanded with red and yellow flower strands, with a tall copper-coloured post above. Dark stone deity murtis stand to the left. Several people in white dhotis and white shirts, some with yellow shawls, sit or stand around the courtyard, and smoke rises from fire pits. A woven striped mat lies at the lower right.2010-07-22February 14 20072007-02-14Outdoor fire ritual (homa) on a dirt ground under palm trees, with smoke rising. A man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged at the front of a circular fire pit with flames burning, holding a brass vessel. Around the pit and behind it, many people in white clothes sit in rows performing the ritual, while two standing men in white dress, one with a yellow cloth and one with a red-orange shawl, look on. A figure in orange sits at the right edge, and a white stone structure with a figure stands at left. The scene includes a small white building with a green roof in the background.2010-06-13