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Outdoor photograph of many seated practitioners arranged in rows on a dirt ground, each sitting on a mat inside a ring of grey ash or fire-pit residue. Several women wear white clothes with yellow shawls or saffron/orange sashes. Behind them stand a white temple structure with a small golden spire, a dark stone deity murti with flower garlands, palm trees, and a thatched roof on the left. A faint smoky haze hangs over the scene, consistent with a homa or pancha-tapas fire ritual. Roughly two dozen people are visible.

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August 08 20102010-08-08August 08 20102010-08-08 +1 copiesOutdoor 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 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 copiesA 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 photograph of a Pancha Tapas practice at dusk in a palm-tree compound. Around a dozen women sit cross-legged on ash-ringed circular fire pits in white clothes with yellow shawls and orange-red scarves or sashes. Smoke rises from a fire at left, and a man in a striped shirt stands nearby. Behind them are small white ashram buildings, a row of stone statues along the right side, and striped mats and an orange cushion in the foreground.2010-08-10 +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 copiesAugust 10 20112011-08-10Outdoor photo at dawn or dusk of a dirt courtyard set with many circular fire pits lined with dark ash and blue-grey ash rings, where devotees sit cross-legged in rows. Most sit in white clothes with orange or saffron shawls, and some wear yellow shawls. Smoke rises from a fire pit at right. Behind them stand a tall wooden pole wrapped in garlands, white stepped platforms, a dark stone deity murti or statue on a white base, and tall coconut palms against a pale sky. A green information board stands at left. The scene resembles a pancha tapas fire penance practice. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person.2010-08-10 +1 copiesOutdoors at a temple grounds with palm trees behind, several women sit cross-legged in meditation on circular earthen platforms ringed with white ash. They wear white saris, some with yellow shawls draped over their shoulders, and a few have red blouses and beaded necklaces. The front woman sits with hands folded and eyes closed. Behind them stand a grey stone statue of a standing deity and a carved stone serpent figure, plus white-painted shrine structures with a kalasha topped with yellow-and-orange garlands. The scene looks like a pancha tapas meditation practice.2010-07-14Outdoors in a palm-lined compound, several women sit cross-legged in meditation on circular bare-earth platforms edged with grey ash, in a line before a row of terracotta-orange shrine structures. The foreground woman wears a yellow shawl over white clothes and sits with hands folded and eyes closed beside a water bottle. Other women wear white robes with orange shawls or orange stoles. A tall dark stone deity statue and a stone cobra stand at the left, with a red signboard in front of them. A bright yellow-green palm frond hangs from a pole at centre. No a person candidate is visible.2010-09-16