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February 14 2007

Outdoor homa ritual at dusk amid smoke and palm trees. A figure in orange robes with a red-beaded rudraksha mala sits cross-legged at the centre of a circular fire pit with a small offering vessel nearby. Several people in white ritual clothes sit or kneel around small fires and on raised platforms, one holding an item at the fire edge. Another person in orange with a red shawl stands on the right beside a man in white holding a cloth. A white stepped shrine with a dark deity murti and garland stands behind, below a tall tapered pillar. Other figures in white and yellow are seated across the grounds.

February 14 2007

Outdoor 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.

Outdoor fire ritual (homa) on a dirt ground under palm trees, with smoke rising. A man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged at the front of a circular fire pit with flames burning, holding a brass vessel. Around the pit and behind it, many people in white clothes sit in rows performing the ritual, while two standing men in white dress, one with a yellow cloth and one with a red-orange shawl, look on. A figure in orange sits at the right edge, and a white stone structure with a figure stands at left. The scene includes a small white building with a green roof in the background.

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A photograph at sunrise or sunset of a dusty open ground with palm trees and a red-walled shed on the left. A bald man in white dhoti and an orange-red shawl walks on the left holding a long-handled tool. Behind him, a row of people dressed in white sit on the ground around small smoking fire pits, with white headbands and cloths on their heads. A glowing sunburst and rising smoke fill the background, with a few more seated figures further back.

A photograph of an outdoor fire pit where a flame burns in a dug trench in sandy ground. A long-haired man stands behind the fire wearing an orange saffron wrap and holding a long staff with a trident-like top. Behind him a white stepped plinth topped with a copper kalasha stands among palm and tree foliage. Two seated people in white clothing sit at the right edge. a person (long swept-back hair, saffron wrap, trident staff) stands at the fire, which suggests a firewalk or tapas ritual pit.

Outdoor photo of a fire walk at a temple area with a white shrine structure and a tall copper kalasha-topped pillar behind it. A figure in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala walks across a bed of burning logs in the foreground, while a deity murti draped with yellow-orange garlands sits in the shrine. A large group of devotees in white clothes and white shirts stands in a line at right, some wearing orange shawls, and men in white stand near the left fence. Palm trees and a strand of white triangular bunting overhead. Two men in white and an orange-clad figure sit at the bottom edge beside the fire pit. Wooden bamboo fencing guides the walkway.

A photograph of a firewalk pit in an outdoor dirt yard. A person in an orange-saffron robe with long dark hair stands beside a fire pit with bright flames rising from it, holding a tall trident-like staff with the other hand extended toward the fire. Behind them stands a white tiered stone structure topped by a copper kalasha finial, with palm trees and scattered wood in the background. At the far right, a seated figure in white cloth sits on a blue mat. The scene suggests a fire ritual preparation before a firewalk, with the pit holding burning embers and a tub of water nearby.

February 14 2007

Outdoor photo of a firewalking or fire ritual on bare dirt ground. A central fire burns in a shallow pit with flames rising from it. A woman in an orange saffron robe stands beside the fire holding a golden trident-like staff, her hair loose on her shoulders. Behind her is a white stepped shrine or altar structure with a dark stone object on top. A man in white kurta and dhoti with a rudraksha-style necklace stands at left. Two women in white sit on a blue cloth at right. A metal bucket and a pink container sit near the fire, with dry straw and bushes in the background.