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Dusk photograph of a sacred outdoor ground with a tall tapering ceremonial pole (dhwaja-style) rising above white shrines and palm trees. Several seated devotees sit on dark ash-covered earth in rows, many wearing saffron/orange shawls over white clothing. In the right foreground a woman with short dark hair and glasses sits upright in white with an orange shawl, hands resting in her lap. Smoke drifts through the scene. A small information board stands at left. No one is identifiable as the a person with the appearance cues required; the figures are seated devotees in white and saffron.

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August 08 20102010-08-08August 08 20102010-08-08 +1 copiesOutdoor photo at dusk on a bare dirt ground among coconut palms. A tall striped pole stands in the background. In the foreground, a man in a striped shirt and dark trousers bends forward, digging or raking the ground with a long-handled tool. To the right, a woman with curly dark hair sits cross-legged on the ground wearing an orange-red shawl over white clothes. Several other seated people in orange and white or yellow garments are scattered behind them, and a small information board stands at left near white structures. Smoke rises from the ground, and ash or embers lie in the dirt. No clear identification of a person is visible; the seated figures are devotees in orange and white.2010-08-10 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph at dusk of a ritual ground beneath an overcast sky, with tall coconut palms around it. Many seated participants sit in a field of small circular fire pits, with smoke rising from several. Most wear white or yellow garments; a few seated figures wear saffron/orange clothing. A tall tapering ritual pole stands at centre beside two white stone platforms or altars. Several participants in white sit or stand in the fire-pit area, consistent with a homa or yagna. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly visible, so no appearance-based identification is made. Approximately 20 people are visible.2010-06-13A low-angle sunset photograph of a seated devotee in white dhoti and an orange shawl, meditating on bare ground covered with scattered ash or small stones. Coconut palms frame the sky, and a tall copper-coloured pillar stands at left beside a white shrine with a deity murti. Several other people in white and saffron or yellow scarves sit in the background. The sun glows behind the palms.2010-08-10 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual on a dusty ground beneath tall coconut palms. Many devotees sit cross-legged on mats in rows, mostly in white clothing with red shawls or sashes, and some in yellow or saffron. Several sit beside small smoking fire pits, and smoke drifts through the palms. A tall tapered pillar with a trident finial stands centre background beside white shrine platforms and a dark deity murti. A red raised block with a kalasha-like top stands in the foreground. A standing man in white is bent over a fire at right. Nearby a figure in orange robes sits near the left-side shrine, and a few people are scattered in the background, consistent with a homa or pada-puja gathering.2010-08-09Outdoor photo at sunrise of devotees seated on bare ground among tall coconut palms, with smoke rising from scattered fire pits. In the foreground a woman in an orange shawl over white clothing sits cross-legged with eyes closed, a red-and-white garland and bangles visible. Behind her, many other seated devotees wear white with yellow or orange shawls. A tall ornate column and a white shrine structure stand in the background, and a man in white walks among them. The scene suggests a fire ritual, though no specific deity or person can be confirmed.2010-08-10 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph at dusk of many participants seated cross-legged in a open dirt yard, each before a small circular fire pit producing smoke. Participants wear white dhotis and shirts, with saffron-orange cloth on some and yellow shawls on others; one seated man in the foreground wears a red shawl over white. Tall coconut palms and a tall bamboo-like pole with a crossbar rise behind white stepped platforms, under a grey overcast sky. Several people stand at the left edge.2010-06-13August 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 copiesJuly 11 20102010-07-11August 08 20102010-08-08 +1 copies