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Outdoor 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.

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Outdoor photo at dusk of many men seated cross-legged in white dhotis and white kurtas on reddish earth, each inside a ring of smouldering embers and charred sticks that glow orange. The foreground man in the centre wears an orange-saffron shawl and sits on a woven mat with hands folded in his lap. Behind him, rows of other seated men in white and orange shawls, some with rudraksha-style necklaces, continue across the ground, with a few standing figures in white at the edges. A small brick building and a parked vehicle appear in the background. The scene resembles a fire-circle meditation or homa-style practice.2006-08-18Outdoor photo of a monastic training homa at an open dirt courtyard. Several seated practitioners in white ritual clothes sit beside circular fire pits ringed with dark cow-dung cakes and flaming wood; the fires burn low with smoke rising. In the foreground, a young man in white shirt and dhoti with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged, eyes closed, hands resting on his knees. Two women in white with orange shawls sit at the nearest fire rings. Behind, a bearded man in white stands near a stack of bricks, another seated figure wears an orange shawl, and a silver SUV is parked in the background. Roughly a dozen people are visible.2006-08-17Outdoor photograph of a monastic training session at an ashram in red earth. Several seated participants sit around small circular fire pits with smouldering logs and smoke rising. Foreground figures wear white robes and a man in the centre wears white with a shawl. Two figures on the right wear saffron/orange robes and sit cross-legged. Behind them, a row of standing and seated people in white and saffron clothing watch beside a stacked pile of bricks and a red-walled building with laundry on a line. A white car is parked at left. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly present; participants are dressed in white and saffron.2006-08-18A photograph of a monastic training gathering at an outdoor site with smoke drifting over bare, sandy ground. Many people in white clothes sit cross-legged on mats in rows, with small glowing fires and embers scattered before them. A few seated men wear saffron or orange shawls over white garments, and a seated young man in the foreground wears a white dhoti with a white shawl edged in red. A red-roofed building and stacked bricks stand in the background. The scene resembles a homa or fire ritual among trainees.2006-08-18Outdoor fire ritual at a dusty ground with several circular fire pits smoking in the morning haze. A man in white dhoti and shawl holds a lit torch aloft, while another in white kurta lowers a torch toward a pit. A seated person in orange and white sits at the central pit, with a person in white kneeling behind and other men in white clothes tending the fires. A large bucket stands near the pits, and a red-roofed building and parked cars appear in the background.2006-08-18August 17 20062006-08-17Night photograph of an outdoor ritual on bare sandy ground. Rows of small clay oil lamps glow along the earth, and several seated participants in white dhoti-style clothing with orange-saffron shawls sit in lines, facing the flames. In the foreground, a young man in white with an orange shawl sits cross-legged near the lamps. A small fire burns at left, and a lit white-walled building with a bright light stands at right. The scene reads as an evening lamp-lighting or sadhana session; the lamps are oil lamps, and no particular deity is shown. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2006-08-19Outdoor photo at dusk of many people seated cross-legged on bare earth inside circular fire pits, each ringed with glowing embers and small flames. Most wear white clothes; several wear orange or saffron cloths draped over their shoulders. Smoke drifts across the ground. Behind them stand palm trees, a red-walled building with a green corrugated roof, and a small red flag on a pole. Appears to be a fire ritual gathering of monastic trainees; no clearly identifiable a person is visible among the seated figures.2006-08-18Outdoor scene at dusk with smoke rising over bare earth. Several people sit cross-legged inside circular fire pits with small flames and glowing embers around the rims, arranged in a wide field. Most wear white clothing; some wear saffron-orange robes. One central seated person in white wears a dark head covering and a rudraksha mala. Others tend the fires with long tools, and a red-roofed building with a green tin roof stands behind the field. The setting appears to be a fire-circle ritual practice.2006-08-18August 18 20062006-08-18August 17 20062006-08-17August 18 20062006-08-18