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Outdoor photograph of a ritual ground with several small raised circular fire pits set in dirt, smoke rising from them. Seated at the pits are robed participants: a man in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala and a woman in an orange top, a seated figure in white with a yellow shawl near a small brass vessel, and a woman in white with a yellow border. Behind them stand a red-and-white sign board and carved stone sculptures. In the foreground, several people sit on mats and chairs watching: a man in a white shirt on a white plastic chair, a man in a white kurta, a man in a grey jacket, and a child in a cream shirt. A red-and-white striped concrete step divides the frame.

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Outdoor ritual scene at an ashram-style courtyard with palm trees and a concrete platform with red and white painted steps. In the foreground a man in a white short-sleeved shirt and dark trousers sits on a white plastic chair reading a printed sheet of paper. Behind him on the platform, a seated figure in white robes and yellow shawl sits by a small fire pit with smoke rising, while a person in an orange robe sits cross-legged nearby. Several more people in white and yellow garments sit on the ground, with a white shrine and dark deity sculptures in the background. A woman in a light outfit sits on a woven mat at right.2010-06-18June 13 20102010-06-13July 20 20102010-07-20Outdoor ritual at an ashram courtyard. In the foreground, five men sit cross-legged on woven mats facing away from the camera, wearing white kurtas and dhotis, one in a checked shirt. Beyond them, a row of men in white clothes with yellow shawls sits on raised mounds of ash-covered ground beside white stepped platforms. At the far left, a man in saffron-orange robes and an orange shawl sits on a mat with a garland of marigold flowers draped over a stone deity murti, with an open book in front of him. Palm trees and greenery line the background.2010-07-19Outdoor fire ritual on bare earth: a circular fire pit with flames burning along its rim and smoke rising. A woman in orange robes sits cross-legged at the pit with a small brass vessel beside her. A man in white dhoti with a yellow sash kneels at the right edge over the pit, holding a brass plate. Other white-clad participants sit and stand around the pit, and a crowd of onlookers and photographers with cameras stands behind a red-and-white striped barrier. Small brass plates and oil lamps sit on the ground, and a white building with a sign reading Sri stands at the right. The mood is a homa or yagna with offerings.2010-06-13An outdoor courtyard of a temple-style ashram with coconut palms behind it. Several rows of people in white clothes sit on a sandy ground across circular stone-rimmed fire pits, with smoke rising from them. Around a dozen men in white dhotis and shirts sit cross-legged in the pits' area, some in yellow or saffron-coloured cloths, while a larger group of seated devotees in white and grey clothes watches from mats and chairs in the foreground. A small child in red sits among them. A white-and-red striped platform lies at left, and a line of small stone figures stands near a white building at the back. This appears to be a homa or fire ritual.2010-07-07June 18 20102010-06-18Outdoor fire ritual (homa/yagna) on a dirt ground in front of a white building with a sign reading "Sri Anandeshwar Mandir". A woman in an orange sari sits cross-legged beside a circular fire pit with flames, holding a brass vessel. A man in white dhoti and shirt with a yellow sash bends over the pit pouring from a bucket. Another man in white sits at the right with a basket, and a few seated participants in white and orange are visible in the background near smaller fire pits. Rows of standing people in white clothes watch from behind, and camera tripods and photographers stand at the far right near a red-and-white painted platform with a small sign. Palm trees and low roofed buildings frame the scene.2010-06-13A courtyard ritual outdoors with several seated men in white clothes on mats facing three circular fire pits with ash and smoke rising. Two seated officiants in white dhotis with yellow shawls sit at the front, one beside a pit at left and one at centre. Standing at the right, a man in a pink shirt watches. A row of small stone deity murtis stands behind the pits, and a red pedestal with a white bowl sits at right. Concrete tiled paving, a red-doored building and parked chairs frame the scene.2010-07-07July 20 20102010-07-20Outdoor fire ritual on a dirt ground in front of low tiled buildings and palm trees. A fire burns in a shallow pit, with a man in an orange robe seated at the centre pouring offerings. Around him, men in white dhotis with yellow sashes sit on the ground, one holding a brass vessel to the fire. A crowd of onlookers in white and light clothing stands behind, and several photographers and a video camera operator film the scene at the right beside a red-and-white striped platform. Smoke drifts across the frame.2010-06-13Outdoor ritual scene in a courtyard with a red-and-white striped boundary wall and green plants. In the foreground, a long-haired person in orange sleeveless robes sits cross-legged on a low wooden platform before a small brass pot, with ash-covered ground around them. A person in white with a yellow-edged wrap sits with their back to the camera at the lower left. Behind them, a row of seated men in white shirts and dhotis, several in glasses, listens. Further back, a bearded man in white robes with a rudraksha-style necklace sits on a raised platform, and a man in a white shirt sits in a chair at the right. White ritual structures stand at the left edge.2010-07-07