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Outdoor fire ritual in a grassy yard with palm trees and a concrete-block wall behind. A large pile of split logs burns with tall orange flames. A man in plain white kurta and white pants, with a cord necklace, bends forward at the side of the fire, tending it with a long stick or tool. No a person candidate is clearly visible; the man is a devotee or priest performing the fire offering. Bare feet on dirt. A blue sign on the wall and a woven bamboo fence are visible.

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Outdoors on a bare reddish-brown earth clearing ringed by palm trees, a large wood fire burns in the foreground with tall orange flames and smoke rising. Three men in plain white ritual clothing tend the fire: one in the left-center holds a long-handled tool, another beside him in white bends over the fire, and a third man in white stands at the far right edge. Several shallow circular ground patterns surround the fire area, and a utility pole and low wall appear in the background. Fire pits with offerings like this may be a homa or yagna, but no ritual is visible in detail. No candidate for a person is visibly identifiable among the people.2006-08-18July 11 20102010-07-11A man in a white shirt and white dhoti bends over a large outdoor fire on bare sandy ground, using a long-handled metal implement to stir or tend the burning logs and embers. Smoke rises and flames flicker among charred wood, with green trees and a pole in the background. This appears to be a homa or fire ritual being tended by a single participant.2006-08-18A smoky outdoor fire pit of partly charred logs and glowing embers sits on bare red-brown earth. Three people in plain white dhoti-style clothing stand at the edge; one holds a long stick poking into the burning wood, while another sweeps with a broom at the right. Green shrubs, a low red-and-white striped wall and blue tarpaulin lie behind. The scene shows fire tending near a ritual-style fire area, with no clear a person figure visible.2006-08-19May 14 20142014-05-14November 14 20052005-11-14A fire ritual outdoors on a dusty ground with circular marks. In the foreground a large wood fire burns with flames and smoke. A man in a white short-sleeved shirt and grey trousers pushes burning logs with a long red-handled tool, while another man in a white shirt and dark trousers stands holding a long-handled shovel, wearing a beaded necklace. Behind, a person in white dhoti and white shirt with a yellow cloth over the shoulder bends over a small circular space. Rows of small stone deity murtis and a white building with a tin roof stand in the background.2010-07-11Outdoor fire ritual on a dusty ground. A man in a light grey shirt and trousers stands at left, using a long red-handled shovel to move glowing embers. A large wood fire with bright flames burns at right beside a dark grey stone deity murti with multiple arms. Two women in white and cream saris sit cross-legged on a circular raised platform in the background, one seated in front of a shallow fire pit, with plastic chairs and a white wall behind them. A silver car and palm trees stand in the background, along with a small red-and-white shrine structure.2010-07-11Outdoor photo of a large open-air fire pit burning wood logs on a sandy ground, with smoke rising. Around it are several circular fire pits or ring-shaped markings in the sand. Three men in white clothes stand nearby; the nearest, in a white shirt and white pants, bends forward holding a red-handled tool, while two others in white garments with cloth around their necks handle long poles and a shovel. A water tank on a metal stand, tall trees and a red-and-white striped wall sit in the background under a cloudy sky. The scene suggests a homa or yagna fire ritual.2006-08-18A night photo of a blazing wood fire pit with glowing embers and sparks rising into smoke. Two men in white ritual clothing tend the fire: one stoops at the left, and a standing man on the right in a white kurta and white dhoti holds a long rod toward the flames. The background shows dark structures and a pale wall. The scene suggests a homa or yagna fire ritual.2006-08-19Outdoor cremation pyre of logs and kindling blazing on bare ground, ringed with a pink-powdered border, at a funeral ceremony for an enlightened soul. A long-haired figure in an orange-saffron robe stands beside the fire, hands joined near the chest, as a man in white kurta and dhoti stands at the right edge with folded hands. Behind them a crowd of mostly white-clad devotees sits on grass under a canopy strung with multicoloured pennants, with a few standing in the back. The orange-robed figure is a person by the long hair and saffron clothing, but the face is not clearly visible from this distance and the appearance is uncertain. Trees and a pale sky frame the scene.2005-11-14November 14 20052005-11-14