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A photograph of an outdoor ground-breaking or ritual pit on dry red soil beside a rural road. In the foreground a freshly dug rectangular pit holds small offerings: a brass plate of sweets, a banana leaf, a small dish and a flower. Several people in saffron-orange robes stand around it. A woman in orange with a long garland and a man in orange clothing hold offering plates over the pit. A man in a white shirt and dark trousers leans in to assist, and older men in white dhotis and shirts walk in from the left. A silver car, palm trees and dry sugarcane stalks are behind. A man in a dark cap stands on the right, and more villagers are visible further back. Stylised purple logo at top left.

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January 23 20102010-01-23January 23 20102010-01-23January 23 20102010-01-23Outdoor photo on a dirt field beside a sugarcane crop and palm trees. A freshly dug pit lies at left, and a man in white shirt and dark trousers crouches beside it. Several people in saffron-orange robes stand near a silver SUV with its door open. A man in white kurta holds a white plate, and a woman in a sari stands at right. Steel pots and small offerings sit on the ground, with a carrier bag near the pit.2010-01-23A photograph of a firewalking ritual at an outdoor dirt ground at dusk. A woman in a white sari with a dark pendant necklace and bangles steps along a narrow trench of glowing embers and ash, her hand extended for balance. Beside her, a man in white dhoti and shirt stands barefoot near the trench. Another man in white dhoti wears an orange shawl and a rudraksha-style necklace, and several other men in white dhotis, some with orange shawls, watch from behind. A boy in a striped shirt stands at right, and a blue tarpaulin, a parked silver SUV and a golden spire are visible in the background. The scene reads as a firewalk (tapas) ceremony.2007-02-14Outdoor scene at a firewalk pit: a long rectangular trench of dark ash and embers in sandy ground. A man in a saffron-orange robe with long swept-back hair stands at the pit's edge, one hand extended, while men in white dhotis with orange shawls hold a brass kalasha-style vessel, a ceremonial staff, and a small silver deity murti in an arched frame. Behind them stands a copper-topped pillar, white stone base, palm trees and a silver SUV. Four women in white saris sit on a blue mat to the right, some holding offerings and beads, with a metal pot nearby.2007-02-14Outdoor photograph of a ritual at the edge of a dry, cleared field with sugarcane stubble and palm trees behind. In the centre, a man with long dark hair, a rudraksha mala and an orange saffron robe stands barefoot holding a steel plate of rice or grain. Beside him a second saffron-robed man bends forward. On the left a man in a white shirt crouches by a shallow pit in the soil, with a leafy green bundle and orange-covered items beside it. A man in a striped white shirt and jeans stands at right near steel pots and a plastic bag, and a silver SUV with a camera on its rear is parked behind. Another man in white dhoti-style clothing stands by the car.2010-01-23Outdoor photo of a dug pit in a dry, stubbly sugarcane field beside palm trees and a silver SUV. Several men in orange robes and white clothing stand around the pit, some holding steel vessels and small offerings, while a man in a white shirt bends over a wooden tray of offerings and a bowl beside the hole. A bald man in an orange robe holding a white bag stands at right near the car. A worn ritual setting with banana leaves and flowers on the ground suggests a puja at the site. a person is not clearly identifiable from appearance here.2010-01-23Outdoor photograph of a ritual preparation at a firewalking pit on bare earth. A man in white dhoti and shawl with rudraksha mala holds a tray with a small lamp at left. A central figure in orange robes, long dark hair and a wooden staff stands beside a shallow pit of yellow liquid. Another man in white with an orange shawl holds a steel vessel. A younger man in white stands at right by a rope, and devotees in white sit on a blue cloth at right. A white stone platform, a dark statue and a silver SUV appear behind. Palm trees surround the scene.2007-02-14Outdoor photograph of a firewalking preparation at a sandy site with a long, blackened fire trench in the foreground. A standing man in a white shirt and dark trousers, hands pressed together in namaste, stands at the trench edge with his feet bare. Beside him, a man in white dhoti and shirt wears an orange shawl and a rudraksha-style mala, and several men in white dhotis with orange shawls stand along the trench. A white-clad priest-like figure with a shaved head stands near a white painted stone structure topped by a bull statue (Nandi). A white SUV and trees appear in the background. Several people, including women in saris and children, stand nearby.2007-02-14February 14 20072007-02-14February 14 20072007-02-14