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Outdoor scene on a dusty dirt ground at an ashram-style site. Two men in white dhotis or trousers and white shirts, with orange waist sashes, carry large white sacks on their shoulders while walking forward. A third person in orange robes walks at the right edge, also carrying a bundle. Behind them are a low brick wall, green crops, a blue tarpaulin and a hillside of trees.2011-08-10June 09 20092009-06-09Outdoor photo of a construction site with bare dirt, stacked stone blocks, metal posts and rubble. Several people in white clothes carry round metal trays of gravel or stones. A woman in white with an orange sash walks at the centre, a woman in white kurta and trousers stands nearby, and a man in a white shirt wearing a rudraksha-style mala holds a tray at right. A young man in white with an orange sash stands at left, a figure in a white head cloth stands center-right, and a man in a checked shirt and pink headband and a bare-chested worker in a grey shirt and checked lungi stand at right. Seven people are visible.2006-12-19Outdoor construction scene beside a large heap of cut grey stone blocks with green trees behind. A bald man in a white dhoti and white shirt with an orange waist cloth holds out a shallow tray or wide dish toward a person on the right. That person, in a white kurta, holds a mobile phone to one ear and smiles. At the far left edge a woman in white with an orange border and a long braid stands partly out of frame. Dirt and tools are visible in the lower right, and a photo credit overlay appears at lower right.2006-12-19Outdoor photo at a construction site with stacked grey stone slabs, gravel piles and rubble on red earth. Five people in white ashram-style clothing with orange sashes pass dark metal trays between them. A man on the left in a white dhoti-style garment and orange sash walks toward the group. A young woman in white with a mala necklace holds a tray, and another woman in white with an orange sash holds a second tray. A kneeling young man in white with an orange sash is in the foreground, and a woman in white with a mala stands at right gesturing with her hands. Metal poles stand in the background.2006-12-19Outdoor photo on a dirt ground with grass, a low brick wall and trees behind. Two men in white dhotis and white shirts with orange cloth sashes carry white sacks on their shoulders, walking toward the camera. A third man in an orange kurta and orange dhoti, with a shaved head, walks beside them holding a round brass-coloured plate or bowl wrapped in an orange cloth. Two more people in white and yellow-orange clothing are partly visible at the right edge. The clothes and sacks suggest manual service work.2011-08-10Outdoor construction site with bare red earth, stone blocks and metal scaffolding under a water tank on a tall stand, with green trees behind. A smiling young man in white kurta with an orange waist cloth and a thin red tilak on his forehead holds out a metal tray of small dark stones to a woman in a white kurta with an orange head wrap, who reaches to take it. The scene looks like a work task at the site. No a person candidate is identifiable from appearance here.2006-12-19A photograph of a fire-walking ritual at an outdoor ashram site. In the foreground a man in an all-white kurta with a dark bead mala and a small pendant walks across a shallow pit of glowing-grey embers and ash. Around the pit, men and women in white ritual clothing stand barefoot on the packed earth; several wear rudraksha malas and ID badges, and one man on the right holds a long wooden pole used to hold back the crowd. A man in the background wears an orange-red shawl and a white dhoti with a yellow border, and a drummer with a red drum stands behind him.2005-12-31Outdoor photo at a rural ashram setting with palm trees and a red-roofed building behind. A bare-footed man in a plain white kurta walks along a shallow trench of glowing dark embers while many men and some women in white kurtas, dhotis and mundus stand on both sides watching with hands folded in namaskar. Several participants wear rudraksha malas and lanyard-style name badges. A cluster of onlookers stands at the back, some with palms joined. The scene matches a fire-walking ritual at an ashram event.2006-07-12August 08 20102010-08-08 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a firewalking preparation at an open dirt ground. A pile of dark ash and charred embers lies in the foreground beside a metal shovel and scattered stones. Devotees in white ritual clothing stand around the pit. A man in white dhoti and shirt bends over the embers while a woman in a white sari with green-and-gold border and a rudraksha mala stands at right, bending toward the coals. Behind them, several people in white, some wearing orange shawls and beaded necklaces, stand and watch. A blue bucket, a pink basin and a brass pot sit at left, and a white pipe lies on the ground. A white stone structure is visible in the background.2007-02-14Outdoor scene on a red dirt road lined with green shrubs, palm trees and a concrete block wall. In the foreground two smiling boys in white kurta and pants walk toward the camera; the taller one is mid-stride with one sandal off. Behind them a group of about a dozen people in white clothes gathers on the road, some with arms raised, near utility poles under a cloudy sky.