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Photo of women performing Pancha-Tapas, sitting cross-legged with eyes closed on ash-ringed fire pits on bare earth outdoors. In the foreground a woman in a white sari with an orange shawl sits with palms open on her lap, with a red tilak on her forehead. Behind her, women in white saris with yellow shawls sit in meditative posture at several pits, with a stone structure and palm trees in the background. Four physical people are visible, and no person is identified as a person.

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August 08 20102010-08-08August 10 20112011-08-10July 20 20102010-07-20July 20 20102010-07-20A photograph of female devotees seated cross-legged in meditation on bare ground outdoors, among palm and plantain trees. Each sits within a dark ring of ash and charcoal, with small mounds of red earth nearby. The foreground woman wears a white sari with an orange-red shawl draped over her shoulder, a vermilion tilak on her forehead and gold bangles, eyes closed with hands resting in her lap. Behind her, women in white saris with yellow shawls sit in similar rings. A man in a white dhoti stands at the back, and a child walks near the wall. Smoke rises at left and a plastic water bottle sits at lower right.2010-08-10 +1 copiesA photograph of several women seated cross-legged on bare ground during dawn or dusk, with palm trees and wispy smoke behind them. In the foreground, a woman with closed eyes and a red bindi and white forehead marks wears an orange shawl over a cream sari with a gold border and a wooden bead mala. Two women behind her wear cream saris with yellow shawls and meditate with eyes closed; a fourth woman, also in cream, sits to the left. The ground is dotted with dark ash or charcoal residue. Printed copyright and source credit appear in the lower right corner. No one is clearly identifiable as a person.2010-08-10 +1 copiesAugust 08 20102010-08-08 +1 copiesA woman sits cross-legged in meditation on a round, freshly cast concrete platform at the centre of a dug-out ring of earth, with charred wood and ash around its edge. She wears a white dhoti-style garment with a gold border, an orange shawl draped over her shoulders and across her chest, gold bangles and a dark braid. Her hands rest in a meditative mudra. Behind her, a second seated person in white and yellow is partly visible at the left edge, and white stone structures stand in the background. The scene suggests a fire-ritual site prepared for ceremony.2010-06-13Outdoor photo of a group of women seated in meditation on mats inside circular fire pits of ash and dark scorched earth on a dusty ground. Most wear white dhotis or sarees with yellow shawls, and several wear orange shawls. A thin smoke rises from the pits. Behind them stand a tall brick pillar, white stepped pedestals with a seated statue, a plaster structure, palm trees and a small signboard with a map. Calm morning light and an elder standing at the right edge.2010-08-10 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph of several women sitting cross-legged in a row on bare ground, each inside a circular bed of grey ash. Four women are visible: the nearest wears an orange head scarf over a white dhoti-style garment with a green border, another wears white with a yellow-and-orange shawl, the third wears white with an orange shawl and sits with hands together, and the fourth sits in white with an orange shawl, eyes closed in meditation. Behind them stands a row of grey stone statues of seated figures in meditative posture against a whitewashed building with red doors. Water bottles rest beside some of the women, and a blue plastic chair sits at right.2010-08-10 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph of several women seated on the ground in a palm-garden courtyard, each beside a circular ash-filled fire pit with dark soil around it. In the foreground a woman in an orange-red shawl and cream sari sits with hands resting on her lap. Behind her, a woman in white robes with a yellow headscarf sits with hands folded. Further back, other women in white and yellow sit near smoking pits, and a woman in a white robe and yellow cloth sits at the far right. Behind them stand an orange-and-white stone shrine base, a black stone kalasha-like pillar, and tropical plants. The setting suggests a homa or fire ritual.2011-08-10July 08 20102010-07-08