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A photograph of an open-air fire trench on dusty red earth beside white tarpaulin-covered sheds and palm trees. Five men in white dhotis and shirts work around the trench, using long poles to tend burning wood and embers, while smoke rises at the right. One man in an orange-saffron robe stands near the centre with a pole, and a red and a blue bucket sit at the edge. The scene looks like preparation for a fire ritual.

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December 31 20082008-12-31A photograph of an outdoor fire pit dug into reddish earth at a temporary camp, with white tarpaulin-covered shelters and palm trees behind. Smoke rises from a long trench filled with glowing embers and grey ash. Several people in white dhotis and shirts stand around it, using long wooden poles to tend the fire, while one person in an orange robe, possibly a sannyasi, stands among them. A seated person in white rests on a blue plastic chair at the back, and a few buckets sit near the trench. This appears to be a fire ritual being prepared or performed.2008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31Outdoor ritual on a dirt ground lined with palm trees and white tarpaulin tents. A narrow trench filled with dark ash or charcoal is being worked with long wooden poles; a man in a lime-green kurta and white dhoti stirs it while another in white kurta and dhoti stands at the far end. A kneeling man in white clothes leans over the trench, and a row of women in white saris and yellow, teal and green garments stands behind a rope barrier, with men in white dhotis and kurtas and a drummer at the right edge. Small brass pots and a red bucket sit near the trench; a pool of water lies in the pit. Wording on the sign is not legible.2008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31Outdoors under palm trees at a rural ashram site, devotees in white dhotis, mundus and white kurtas stand in two lines beside a long trench of glowing embers and coals. A woman in a long white robe walks barefoot across the centre of the coal path, while a man in white stands at the near edge and a drummer in white holds a drum with a stick on the right. Onlookers in white and colourful saris, including green and pink, watch behind a rope barrier. A white tent and a thatched fence form the background, and a red bucket sits at the lower left.2008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31Outdoor fire-ritual scene beneath tall coconut palms. A long rectangular pit of white ash runs through reddish-brown earth, bordered by a raised earthen edge, with a small kalasha-style pot and offerings placed at its head. A man in a saffron/orange robe stands at the centre holding a tall staff, flanked by people in white dhotis and white garments, some wearing saffron shawls. A row of women in white and cream saris with blue and orange borders on the left stand with palms pressed together in anjali. Stacked firewood sits at the right edge. Several onlookers watch from behind a rope barrier and a tent canopy.2008-12-31