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Outdoor photo of a Pancha Tapas fire ritual on bare reddish-brown earth beneath tall coconut palms, with a white tower-like shrine and a small white domed structure behind. Several people sit cross-legged on dark ash-blackened rectangular fire pits, some emitting smoke. A man in white dhoti and shirt stands at center using a long-handled tool to tend the fire. Nearby participants wear orange and saffron cloth and white garments, and others wear yellow shawls. A white dove walks in the foreground. A small signboard and thatched huts appear at left.

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August 08 20102010-08-08Outdoor scene on a sandy ground beside palm trees and a white stepped structure with a tall golden-tipped spire. Several devotees sit cross-legged in rows before shallow pits filled with grey ash and smouldering embers, with thin smoke rising. In the foreground a young woman in an orange shawl over white clothes sits calmly with hands folded. Nearby a man in white clothes sweeps ash with a broom, and women in white and yellow garments and orange shawls sit in the background. A white pigeon stands in the foreground. Such pits and smoke suggest a fire ritual, but the scene does not establish a named event.2010-08-10 +1 copiesAugust 08 20102010-08-08 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a group of about ten people in white clothes seated cross-legged on bare dirt ground in front of a row of palm trees. Several seated people wear yellow shawls and a few wear orange shawls. Small fire pits with ash and charred remains sit on the ground around them, and a pile of firewood stands at the right. Two white pigeons walk on the ground in the foreground. A white structure and a dark stone sculpture appear at the left edge. The central seated figure, in white with a yellow shawl and a rudraksha-style mala, sits with eyes closed. Nobody is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance here.2010-07-27An outdoor photo of a sacred ground at a temple-like site under tall coconut palms. Several seated devotees in orange and white clothing sit on blackened ground patches with small smoking fire pits, apparently performing fire rituals. A white-robed figure stands near the centre. White and grey pigeons peck at the dusty ground in the foreground. Behind the group are white raised platforms, a tall golden pillar with a garland, and a dark stone sculpture. The visible people are a dozen or so devotees, seated, standing, and one walking in the background.2010-08-10 +1 copiesA photograph of a row of men seated cross-legged on bare sandy ground in an outdoor ashram setting with coconut palms behind them. They wear white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls draped over their shoulders, and several wear rudraksha malas. Their eyes are closed or lowered in meditation. Two white doves walk on the sand in front of them, and grey ash marks lie scattered on the ground. Behind them stand a small white building with a green roof, a woven bamboo fence, and stone sculptures at the right edge.2010-07-15Outdoor photo of devotees performing a fire-based practice on sandy ground under coconut palms. Several seated women in white and orange-saffron shawls sit in rows on circular patches of grey ash and charred earth, with smoke rising between them. In the foreground a woman in an orange shawl and white sari sits cross-legged with eyes closed. Behind them stand a tall golden-tipped pillar and a white shrine structure with a small stone figure. A white pigeon walks on the sand in front, and a notice board stands at left.2010-08-10 +1 copiesOutdoors on a bare dirt ground among tall palm trees, about twenty-five people sit cross-legged on mats in a wide arc, each beside a circular pit of grey ash with smoke rising. Most wear white dhotis or sarees with orange or yellow shawls and scarves; several in the front row wear orange shawls, and one woman in the foreground has orange cloth over white clothing. Behind them stand white stupa-like shrines, a tall saffron-and-white pillar, a dark stone sculpture, and a standing figure in white near the centre. A stone lingam and a large stone pedestal lie at the right edge, and a signboard stands at the far left. The scene appears to be a group fire-ritual or homa-style practice with individual fire pits.2010-08-10 +1 copiesJuly 11 20102010-07-11Outdoor photograph of a row of devotees seated cross-legged on bare earth at dawn during a Pancha Tapas practice. Each seated person sits within a dark ash-covered circular pit, with smoke rising from several fires. The foreground devotee wears an orange shawl over white dhoti-style clothing, with rudraksha beads and glasses. Other devotees wear orange or yellow shawls and white garments. Behind them stand a tall lamp-post-like pillar, white raised platforms, a stone nandi or bull-like statue, a small information board, and coconut palms against a pale sky.2010-08-10 +1 copiesA photograph of a man seated cross-legged on sandy ground in meditation, eyes closed, hands folded in his lap. He wears an orange-saffron robe, a red bindi and a rudraksha mala. A white dove stands beside him, and a small red flower lies near his knee. Behind him is a white stepped pedestal with a dark stone lingam draped in marigold garlands, flanked by palm trees. Stone deity statues stand to the left. Other people in white and yellow sit nearby in the background, and white kolam-like chalk lines are drawn on the ground in front of him.2010-07-15Outdoor photo of women seated in rows on sand in front of white stone structures and palm trees. Each woman sits on a small mat inside a circular ring of dark ash and grey ash, with thin smoke rising from several rings. Many wear white dresses with yellow or orange shawls. A man in a striped shirt walks among them, and a signboard and white-pillared shrine stand in the background. This appears to be a fire-based ritual session, with people seated around homa or yagna-style ash circles.2010-08-10 +1 copies