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A dusty open ground at an outdoor ritual site under an overcast sky. A tall pole flies a saffron-orange flag on the left, beside a small stone block. A black water tank stands on a metal frame in the middle distance, with dense green trees behind. The bare ground is marked with rows of shallow circular fire pits, several with thin smoke rising, and a red-and-white striped barrier runs along the edge. A short metal water pipe with a tap sits at the front. No people are visible in the scene.

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A dusty open ground at an ashram site with rows of circular fire pits, each ringed with mud or earth borders, many emitting smoke. A striped red-and-white boundary wall runs along the back beside dense green trees. A water tank stands on a metal frame at left, a stack of bricks sits near the left edge, and a thin pole with overhead wires crosses the foreground. No people are visible. The scene resembles a homa or yagna preparation area with fire pits laid out in rows.2006-08-18August 18 20062006-08-18August 18 20062006-08-18Outdoor scene at an open sandy training ground with many people seated in rows on circular ringed mats or fire-pit rings, most wearing white clothes and some in saffron/orange robes. Smoke rises from the ground between them. A tall orange saffron flag on a pole stands at left, a water tank on a metal stand sits behind, and a red-and-white striped boundary wall runs across the middle. Dense green trees fill the background under a grey sky. Watermarked archive photo of a monastic training day.2006-08-18August 18 20062006-08-18Outdoor ground at a training site with many participants seated cross-legged in rows on bare earth, each beside a circular ring of fire pits emitting smoke. Most wear white clothing while several in saffron/orange robes sit among them. A red-and-white striped boundary wall, a water tank on a metal stand, a tall pole with wires, a water tap and dense green trees fill the background under an overcast sky. This appears to be a homa or fire ritual session during a monastic training convention. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible in the frame.2006-08-18A photograph of a barefoot person in white ritual clothing walking across a sandy open ground strewn with smouldering ash and charred remains of fire pits. The person wears a white kurta and white dhoti-style garment with an orange-saffron shawl draped over the shoulders. Behind are a black metal water tank stand, green trees, a small white structure with a red roof, and a red-and-white striped boundary wall. Smoke drifts across the scene.2006-08-18Outdoor photograph of a monastic training homa on bare reddish earth at a forested ashram site. Many participants sit in rows on mats within circular fire pits blackened by ash, most wearing white robes while some wear saffron/orange. A standing figure in white holds a flaming torch at centre-right, and smoke rises across the scene. A bare-chested figure with long curly hair and an orange cloth sits in the lower left foreground, seen from behind. A woman in a white garment with a red bag sits at the right edge. A water tank on a metal stand and a striped red-and-white boundary wall frame the background.2006-08-18Outdoor scene at dusk on a sandy ground marked with many circular ring patterns. In the foreground a large fire burns on a pile of logs, sending up flames and smoke. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts walk across the ground; one in the foreground holds a long-handled tool and another carries a shallow vessel. Some men wear orange cloth and a white-clad figure stands at left near another flame. Tall trees, a water tank and a striped boundary wall with white and maroon bands sit behind the ground under a cloudy sky. The activity appears to be a fire ritual with prepared circular fire pits.2006-08-18Outdoor ritual on a dirt ground at an ashram site with a tall orange flag on a pole at right. Many people in white clothes sit on mats in rows across the open ground, with smoke or incense haze rising in the centre. In the foreground right, a bare-chested figure with long dark hair sits on a raised ornate platform draped with a white cloth, with a microphone stand before him. A water tank on a metal stand, a low stone wall, a red and white striped boundary wall and dense trees fill the background.2006-08-17A dusk outdoor ritual on bare ground at a Brahmacharya training site. Several small circular fire pits burn with orange flames among smoke, and numerous people in plain white clothing sit or kneel around them, with a few standing figures in white walking between the pits. A tall pole flies a red-orange flag at left, a small water tank stands on a metal frame behind, and dense trees and a pale pinkish-grey sky close the scene. Fire pits with smoke suggest a homa or yagna gathering.2006-08-18August 18 20062006-08-18