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Outdoor 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.

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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.2007-12-30December 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.2007-12-30February 14 20072007-02-14December 30 20072007-12-30Outdoors under a pale sky and tall trees, a long-haired man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing a heavy gold necklace, smiles while raising a small bunch of flowers toward a flame burning in a stone fire pit. Beside him a man in white dhoti with an orange shawl holds a silver pot and a flower-filled plate, and other men in white clothes and orange shawls stand behind. A saffron flag with a flower garland hangs at right, and a crowd gathers in the background.2006-12-23Outdoor ritual scene with palm trees behind. In the centre, a young man in a saffron-orange robe with a long rudraksha mala and a red-orange tilak walks past a small fire pit with smoke and a clay pot and brass bowl on the ground. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and kurtas, some with yellow sashes and orange shawls, stand with palms pressed together in prayer or with hands folded. To the left, a black Nandi bull statue garlanded with white and red flowers sits on a white plinth. The ground is bare earth with scattered ash piles.2010-06-13Outdoor 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.2007-02-14July 20 20102010-07-20July 21 20102010-07-21A 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.2007-02-14June 18 20102010-06-18