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Outdoor photo of a ritual yagna area with a large lit fire on the right beside a tall standing statue of a deity and dark stone sculptures of deities and serpent forms. Four women sit cross-legged in circular raised earthen platforms on reddish-brown ground. Two wear white dresses with red or orange shawls, one in a white and red sari, and one in a white dress with a yellow shawl. Palm trees and a white wall stand behind, with a red board in the background.

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Outdoor scene at dusk in a palm-lined courtyard where about a dozen people sit cross-legged in circles of glowing embers on bare ground. Most wear white clothing with yellow shawls or sashes, while one woman in the foreground wears an orange-red shawl. Behind them stand white raised platforms, a tall brass-coloured pillar, and dark stone sculptures. Several participants sit in meditation with eyes closed. A bald man in white sits on a white platform in the centre, with a larger white structure to the right. Palm trees and tropical foliage frame the background under a pale blue evening sky.2010-07-28 +1 copiesOutdoors on a dirt ground beside palm trees, five women sit cross-legged in white clothes with orange or yellow shawls, each seated before a circular fire pit of ash and embers while smoke drifts upward. Behind them stand dark grey stone sculptures of deity figures and cobra-hooded serpent forms, with a tall palm tree at right. A man in white stands among the smoke at centre-back. The scene resembles a fire ritual in an ashram courtyard, though no clear a person candidate is visible.2010-07-11July 21 20102010-07-21Outdoor photo of women meditating in seated lotus-style postures on sand, each on a small mat inside a circular ring of grey gravel or ash. Most wear white saris with bright yellow shawls or dupattas, and one wears a red blouse. Behind them stand several large grey stone statues of deities and serpent figures, with palm trees and a white boundary wall in the background. A red banner-like frame and small potted plants sit at left.2010-07-14Outdoor scene of seven people seated cross-legged on sandy ground inside circular rings of dark stones, each person in white clothes with yellow shawls draped over shoulders, eyes closed in meditation. Smoke drifts through the air, and tall palm trees fill the background. A tall copper ritual pillar wrapped with white and red garlands stands at right beside white tiered platforms, one with red and orange floral offerings. A grey stone guardian statue with a staff stands at left. The people are seated at the stone rings, which suggests a homa or fire-based ritual setting, though the photo shows no fire itself.2010-07-27An outdoor photograph of a homa or fire ritual on bare earth under coconut palms, with a grey overcast sky. Several circular fire pits lined with white ash stand in the open ground, with flames and smoke rising from some of them. A seated man in orange robes in the foreground sits on a mat near a pit, and a bald man in white stands to the left beside a figure in a striped shirt. Further back, several people in white clothes sit or stand near the fire pits, one wearing a red-orange shawl on the right. A white-walled small building with a green tin roof and a wooden fence sit behind them, with a wooden pole in the middle distance.2010-08-14Outdoor photo of a yagna or homa at dusk in an open courtyard with palm trees and dark stone sculptures behind. A sacred fire burns in a raised pit at right, with several dark stone deity murtis beside it. Several people sit in circular fire-pit rings on the sand, including a figure in white with a red shawl and figures in yellow and white. About fifteen seated devotees in white saris and white or orange clothing face the fire on wooden mats at left, some in orange and red. A red and white signboard stands at left. The scene is a group ritual, with the seated women and men arranged in front of the fire and the sculptures.2010-07-11July 21 20102010-07-21Outdoor photo at dawn or dusk of a dirt courtyard set with many circular fire pits lined with dark ash and blue-grey ash rings, where devotees sit cross-legged in rows. Most sit in white clothes with orange or saffron shawls, and some wear yellow shawls. Smoke rises from a fire pit at right. Behind them stand a tall wooden pole wrapped in garlands, white stepped platforms, a dark stone deity murti or statue on a white base, and tall coconut palms against a pale sky. A green information board stands at left. The scene resembles a pancha tapas fire penance practice. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person.2010-08-10 +1 copiesJuly 09 20102010-07-09Outdoor photo of a yard with several women sitting cross-legged on small mats inside circular ash-rimmed fire pits on bare ground. Most wear white garments; one woman in the foreground wears a yellow shawl, another in the centre-right wears an orange and white sari with a shawl and a beaded necklace. Black stone deity sculptures and a white shrine structure stand behind them among palm trees, and a person in the far left background holds an umbrella. The setting suggests a homa or yagna with sitting postures, though no swami is identifiable in the scene.2010-07-22July 20 20102010-07-20