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Outdoor scene of people performing Pancha Tapas, sitting cross-legged in a row inside circular beds of ash and embers on sandy ground. Most are women in white dhotis or saris with orange shawls, and a few wear yellow or orange cloth. Coconut palms, a tall shrine pillar, white shrine platforms and a small notice board stand behind them. A man in white clothing walks on the right. Smoke rises from the fire rings in the hazy morning light.

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August 08 20102010-08-08Outdoor photo of a Pancha Tapas practice at an ashram grounds. Many devotees sit cross-legged in a wide open field of sandy earth, each inside a circular ring of white ash and dark burnt soil. Most wear white clothes with orange or saffron shawls and some with yellow shawls. A man in white with a shovel stands at the right edge. Behind them are white stone shrines or stupas, a tall spire, palm trees, a thatched hut and a small banner. The scene is bright and hazy.2010-08-10 +1 copiesAugust 08 20102010-08-08 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual scene on sandy ground beneath coconut palms. Several devotees sit in a long row on cushions or mats, each beside a circular pit of grey ash and smouldering embers, with thin smoke rising. The foreground woman wears a white sari with an orange shawl over her shoulders and wire-rimmed glasses, hands resting in her lap. Others nearby wear white clothes with orange or yellow shawls. Behind them stand white-painted shrines, a tall red-and-white ritual pole with yellow garland, a small deity murti and a thatched hut. A banner with green lettering stands at left. The scene suggests a pancha tapas fire-meditation practice.2010-08-10 +1 copiesOutdoors on bare sandy ground under palm trees, many devotees sit cross-legged in a long row beside smoking shallow fire pits filled with grey ash and embers. Most wear orange shawls over cream or white clothing. In the foreground a woman with short dark hair and glasses, wearing an orange shawl and cream sari, sits with hands folded in her lap. Behind the row stands a tall copper-coloured flagstaff, white stone platforms and a black stone deity murti under a garland, with a thatched hut at the left. A standing man in white clothes is at the right edge. A small panel at left shows a diagram. The scene suggests a homa or yagna-style fire ritual.2010-08-10 +1 copiesAugust 08 20102010-08-08 +1 copiesAugust 08 20102010-08-08 +1 copiesOutdoors on bare sandy ground beneath tall coconut palms, about a dozen people sit cross-legged in a row on mats in front of small circular fire pits with grey ash and charred embers, smoke rising between them. Most wear white dhoti-style clothing with yellow or saffron shawls draped over their shoulders, and some wear rudraksha malas. A white-clad man in the centre holds his hands together in front, and a woman in orange and white sits at the far right. A white building, bamboo fencing and a blue bucket are visible behind them. The scene resembles a fire ritual or homa practice.2010-07-27August 08 20102010-08-08 +1 copiesOutdoors among palm trees and drifting smoke, several people in white clothes and yellow shawls sit cross-legged on circular clay platforms, each ringed by a bed of ash and small fire pits with burning logs, a ritual fire practice. In the foreground a woman with hair tied back sits with hands folded. Behind them stand white stepped pedestals, a large copper kalasha-like finial, and a black nandi bull statue garlanded with red and white flowers. Several people are visible in the scene, all seated or sitting in the fire-ring formation.2010-06-13A photograph of an outdoor Pancha Tapas ritual on a bare earth ground under palm trees. Many women sit cross-legged in rings of ash and burnt earth, with smoke rising around them. Foreground women wear white dhotis or sarees with orange shawls and hold their hands in meditative posture; others wear white with yellow shawls. Behind them are white stepped platforms, a tall wooden pole, and a signboard. A sannyasi-like figure in white stands at right. No candidate for a person is clearly visible, so no appearance-based identification is made.2010-08-10 +1 copiesOutdoor 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 copies