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July 11 2010

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Outdoor photograph of a dusty open ground with dead trees and a low white wall behind. In the foreground, several people in white clothes with white head coverings sit on small wooden stools or low platforms beside shallow sunken fire pits with ash and charred logs, some still smouldering. A standing figure in an orange sari with dark hair walks across the middle of the scene. Other people in white stand in the background near stacks of firewood, one holding a long-handled tool. Smoke rises faintly in the hazy light.2007-02-02 +1 copiesMaking Of Sacred Arts UniversityOutdoor photograph of a fire ritual on bare sandy ground in front of a dense tree line, with a low red-and-white striped boundary wall behind. Several small fire pits with ash and charred edges are arranged in rings. About twenty people sit cross-legged around them, most in white clothing, with some in saffron-orange robes. A man in a white dhoti and shirt stands at left, and another man in white holds a long pole or ladle over a fire at right, pouring from a small bottle. Smoke rises from the pits.2006-08-18Night-time outdoor cremation scene. A large mound of pale ash, dried vegetation and wood sits on the ground, with several bright flames burning along its top. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti stands at left, bending toward the fire. Beside him a man in white shirt and dhoti reaches toward the flames with a long pole. A woman in an orange-red saree stands at right among a group of men in white shirts and white dhotis, watching in silence. Green leaves are scattered at the base of the pile. About twenty people are visible in the dim background.2011-01-14February 12 20072007-02-12 +1 copiesAugust 18 20062006-08-18Outdoor photograph at dusk of a row of seated men in white dhotis and white kurtas, many wearing orange shawls or sashes, meditating in a sandy courtyard. Several small fires burn in circular or ring-shaped beds of ash and embers on the ground in front of them. Men in white walk and tend the fires in the background, and white plastic chairs, a parked silver SUV, a green-roofed shed and trees surround the area. A loudspeaker stands among the seated participants.2006-08-18August 17 20062006-08-17August 18 20062006-08-18Outdoor fire ritual on sandy ground under trees, with a long low row of burning logs and smoke rising across the frame. A man in white dhoti and shirt pours liquid from a red bucket onto the fire, while a man in an orange shawl with long dark hair stands beside a rake or tool, and another man in white with an orange shawl and dhoti stands at right. Several people in white clothing stand in a row at left near a metal-roofed structure. The scene suggests a homa or yagna fire ceremony, with a palm and tree line behind.2006-08-20Outdoor ritual scene at dusk beside a row of large grey stone deity murtis and naga-hooded serpent sculptures among palm trees. A bonfire of stacked logs burns at center, sending up smoke. Three women sit cross-legged in meditation within circular ash rings on the bare earth. The woman at center wears a white sari with a red shawl, the women on either side wear white with yellow shawls. Two men in white clothing stand in the background near a tall dark statue, one holding a small object. The scene suggests a fire ritual with offerings.2010-07-11Outdoor foundry work on bare red earth beside palm trees and a thatched shed. A square brick-lined furnace glows bright red at left, with smoke rising. Three men stand at the furnace; the one nearest wears a blue head wrap and a light shirt and works a long tool. Two younger men in checked lungis stand at right, one in a red shirt, watching a crucible of molten metal glowing orange-red on a stand. A open fire burns at far right beside the shed. No swami-identifiable figure is visible, and no clear ceremonial markers are shown.