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July 11 2010

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Close view of a wood fire burning on bare ground, with flames rising from stacked logs and smoke drifting upward. Two people in white clothing sit beside the fire at the top of the frame, with only their white garments, legs and hands visible. Partially visible red and white cloth or a mala appears near one seated figure. Ash and embers lie scattered around the fire pit, consistent with a homa or yagna fire ritual.2010-08-09Outdoor 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.2010-07-11A man with short dark hair sits cross-legged with eyes closed in a fire pit ringed by burning logs on bare, sandy ground. He wears a white kurta and white dhoti with a yellow shawl draped over his shoulders. Smoke rises around him, and a yellow bucket, a shovel and a small tree sit at the edge of the grass near a white wall. The scene appears to be a fire ritual or sacred fire meditation outdoors, with a palm frond lying across the ash.2010-07-15A large wood fire blazes in the foreground of an outdoor ground with patchy grass and scattered debris. Behind it, several people in white clothes sit and kneel near the flames, some in yellow shawls, as part of a fire ritual. A tall flame rises at right, with a smaller fire burning at left. In the background, a building with a sign reading Sri Ananda Eshwara Devasthana and a pale-orange wall stands near a white structure and green plants. A person in white clothes is seated at far right. A poster on the wall shows a robed figure with a saffron head wrap, and a banner reads Life Bliss Program.2010-08-08Outdoor photograph of a large sacred fire burning on a sandy ground at an ashram site, with several circular fire-pit outlines arranged across the sand. Several men in white clothing stand around the fire and at the edges of the pit area, one tending the blaze. A white-and-red striped boundary wall, white cloth shade and tall trees form the background. A thin vertical pole stands at the left. The scene suggests a homa fire ritual.2006-08-18A photograph of a man seated cross-legged with eyes closed in meditation beside an open fire pit on bare ground and grass. He wears a white kurta and white dhoti with a yellow shawl draped over his shoulders, hands resting in his lap, with a bangle on one wrist. Flames and smoke rise from burning sticks around him, with a whitewashed wall and a white bucket in the background.2010-07-15A man sits cross-legged in the centre of a ring of burning logs laid on bare ground, a Pancha Tapas style fire penance. He wears a white kurta and dhoti with gold border and a yellow shawl draped over his shoulders, hands folded in his lap with eyes closed. Smoke drifts up around him and dry grass and bare earth surround the fire ring, with a tree in the background.2010-07-15A large open wood fire burns brightly at night on a dark ground, orange flames rising from stacked logs with embers and sparks drifting upward. Two blurred figures in pale clothing sit in the darkness beyond the fire at its edges, their faces not visible. The scene suggests a sacred fire such as a homa or yagna, though no offerings or ritual details are clearly shown. No a person candidate is visibly identifiable in the frame.2006-10-24October 24 20062006-10-24September 05 20062006-09-05A man with short dark hair sits cross-legged with eyes closed on grass beside several small outdoor fires. He wears a white kurta and white dhoti with a gold border, and a yellow shawl draped over his shoulders. His hands rest together in his lap, and a silver bracelet is visible on one wrist. Flames rise from the ground in front of him. a person is not visibly identifiable here; the page indicates no a person presence at this event.2010-07-15May 14 20142014-05-14