Outdoors on bare reddish earth, many men in white dhotis and white shirts sit cross-legged on low white seats around small circular fire pits with glowing embers and smoke rising. Several wear orange shawls or saffron sashes over white clothing. Behind them stand palm trees, a flagpole with an orange flag, and a green-roofed red building in hazy morning light. The scene resembles a group homa or fire ritual during a monastic training convention.