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Outdoor photo at an earthen ground beside a green-roofed red building with palm trees behind. Several men in white ritual clothes, some with rudraksha or beaded necklaces, stand around a long low structure covered by a blue, red and cream striped cloth. One man in white in the left foreground holds white bricks, while others carry bricks and stand in a line on the right. A pile of white bricks lies in the lower left and a green plastic jerrycan sits beside the covered mound.

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Outdoor scene on bare reddish-brown earth beside a green-roofed red building and a row of palm trees. In the foreground a rectangular brick fire pit with a blackened centre sits in front of a long object covered by a blue, orange and red striped cloth. Several men in white dhotis and white kurtas stand in a loose line, some with hands folded or raised in prayer, while others hold items. A green plastic jerrycan and small white items rest nearby. The scene appears to be a homa or fire-ritual preparation. No a person candidate is visible.2006-09-05Outdoor photo at an ashram compound with a long green corrugated-roof hall behind a red-brick wall, small finials on the roof and a small flag. In the foreground, a row of men in white dhotis and white shirts carry white plastic containers and cans. Stacked white concrete blocks sit at left beside a striped blue, red and cream blanket draped over a low mound on sandy ground. Palm trees and an overcast sky fill the background. Several men stand in a line at right, some holding cups or containers.2006-09-05July 12 20062006-07-12A photograph of men on a dry, dusty open ground preparing for an outdoor task. Several men in white dhotis and white kurtas carry white bricks or blocks, while a man in a beige short-sleeved shirt and grey trousers walks in the middle holding one. Two men in white crouch on the right, arranging white bricks into a pile on the ground. Trees and bushes stand behind, with a few small ash patches and fire remains on the earth. No deity, throne or ceremony is clearly visible; the scene reads as preparatory site work.2006-09-05September 05 20062006-09-05Men in plain white shirts and dhotis tend a brick-lined fire pit in an indoor hall at night, feeding sticks into a small burning fire. Two men in the foreground bend low over the pit, while others in white garments with lanyard badges stand around the edge, some with grey hair and beards. Tiled walls, windows and a fire extinguisher are visible behind them. The scene suggests a homa or yagna fire ritual. No candidate for a person is clearly identifiable from appearance.2006-12-17A photograph of men in white ritual clothing standing on a grassy open field near a line of palm and tall trees under an overcast sky. Several men wear white shirts and white dhotis; one in the foreground on the left wears a white shirt and dhoti with a beaded necklace. A group clusters around a low stack of bricks in the centre, while another man in a grey shirt and trousers, on the right, holds a small book or paper and talks with a man in white. The scene suggests preparation work at an outdoor site.2006-09-05A photograph of an outdoor construction site under a corrugated metal roof, with palm trees and a bare-earth ground. A crowd of devotees, mostly men in white dhotis and shirts and women in white and coloured saris, gathers around a low square of exposed red brick foundation. Some workers in white stand on the dirt, and a man in white bends low at the left edge. In the background, a raised stage with a purple-draped table and a seated figure in orange and red clothing sits under a white cloth canopy. A large white structure stands beyond the palms. The scene looks like a ritual groundbreaking or foundation-laying.2006-12-22December 22 20062006-12-22A photograph of an outdoor work area beside a red brick building with a green corrugated metal roof. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts carry bundles of sticks and wood near neat stacks of red bricks laid on grass and dirt. One person in the group wears an orange cloth over a white garment. A pale tarpaulin lies over part of the pile, and white cloths hang on a line at left. Scattered sticks and stones lie on the bare ground in the foreground.2006-08-16A photograph of homa preparation at dawn in an open dirt yard. In the foreground, a man in white dhoti and an orange shawl stands at the edge of a concrete-rimmed fire pit, holding a long wooden stick, with a plate of white cloths beside him. Wooden logs and planks are stacked near the pit, and a stack of pale blocks sits in the middle distance. Another person in orange kneels partly visible at the bottom of the frame by the pit. Several people in white and orange walk across the yard toward a low red-roofed building with a green roof and palm trees behind.2006-11-21December 22 20062006-12-22