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Outdoors on a dirt ground, several young men in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on mats around circular fire pits blackened with ash and charred wood. In the centre-back, a figure in a saffron robe sits on a white-cushioned seat beside a small raised platform. Behind them, a group in white clothing sits on the ground near a red building with a green corrugated roof, a silver SUV is parked nearby, and people dressed in white stand and walk through the background under palm trees. A figure in a saffron robe seated on the white seat has no distinctive visible cues to confirm identity, so the appearance is uncertain.

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August 18 20062006-08-18August 18 20062006-08-18Outdoor homa ritual on bare earth at an ashram compound. Many people sit cross-legged in white clothes inside circular rings of dung cakes and sticks, each with a small flame burning at its centre. In the foreground a woman in white with a red bindi sits in front of a small clay bowl. Behind her, several people wear saffron-orange shawls; one man in an orange robe with long hair walks past a row of seated participants carrying a staff. A red building, a stack of bricks, a tripod and a parked silver car are visible in the background.2006-08-17Outdoor fire ritual on bare earth at a rural ashram, with several people seated cross-legged around small smouldering wood fires, smoke rising. Seated devotees wear white dhotis and white shawls, while some wear saffron/orange robes, including a young seated figure in orange at centre and another in orange at right. Standing devotees in white clothes watch from behind; a red-trimmed building with a green corrugated roof, stacked bricks, a small table with white cloth and a white SUV are visible. The scene suggests a homa or yagna-style fire ceremony, with fire pits and smoke clearly visible.2006-08-18Outdoor ashram scene of a sandy courtyard with a ring of burnt fire pits. In the foreground a young man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a mat within a circle of blackened ash, eyes closed in meditation. Another saffron-robed figure sits at the left edge. Behind them, a red building with a green corrugated roof stands beside a low stacked-brick wall. Several people in white clothes sit in a row near a small raised platform with a red table, and others in white and orange stand by the wall. A silver SUV is parked at right beside palm and tall trees.2006-08-18Outdoor photograph of a ritual at an ashram courtyard with a red-brick building under a green metal roof and palm trees behind. Many participants sit cross-legged inside circular rings of stones or logs on bare ground, most wearing white and some in saffron/orange robes. A standing person in a long orange robe holds a stick and tends the circles, and small oil lamps flame at the edges of several rings. A seated figure in white at the centre-front has a bowl before them. Near the centre, a man with white hair and a white robe sits in a circle, and a saffron-clad figure stands nearby. A saffron and white flag and a small canopy stand in the background, and a parked silver SUV is visible on the right. Approximately 25 people are visible.2006-08-17Outdoor fire ritual on bare dirt ground at an ashram. Many seated participants in white clothes sit in separate circular rings of stones or clay, each with a small flame burning at its edge, indicating a homa-style fire practice. A standing figure on the right wears a long orange-saffron robe with bare arms and short grey hair, and another person in white bends forward in the background. A red-walled building with a tin roof, stacked bricks, a parasol and a parked car sit behind the group, with laundry hung on a line at left. Several participants appear to be meditating with eyes closed. A tripod-mounted camera stands at the left edge.2006-08-17Outdoor ashram scene at AadiKailaasa, Bidadi. A seated figure with long dark hair wears a saffron/orange robe and speaks into a microphone while seated on a white-covered throne-like chair with a wooden base; the appearance is not clearly distinctive enough to confirm the page's claim, so this person is described by role as the seated speaker. Two young men in orange robes sit cross-legged on the bare ground in front of small burnt fire pits with charred logs, one with eyes closed in meditation. A row of people in white clothing stands behind, and women in white and light clothing sit on the left beside a red-roofed building with a green metal roof and flowering plants. A silver SUV is parked at right.2006-08-18Outdoor ritual at a red-roofed building on bare earth. Many participants sit in lotus or cross-legged postures inside circular rings of stones and wood, each ring holding a small flame or oil lamp. Most wear white robes and rudraksha malas; several wear saffron-orange cloth. A standing person in a long saffron-orange robe with long, loose hair walks among the rings on the right, and a person in white stands by a white-draped table in the background. A clay bowl sits in the foreground, and laundry hangs on a line at the top left.2006-08-17Outdoor photo of a sadhu in a hooded saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala seated cross-legged at the centre of a circular ash-lined fire pit on bare ground, with a brass kalasha-style vessel placed before him. Around him, about five men in white dhotis and yellow shawls sit on mats in the same ash circles, some with hands in their laps. Behind them are stacked firewood, a white-walled building, palm trees and an orange-painted building with seated stone figures.2010-08-25August 17 20062006-08-17Outdoor scene on a dirt ground at a rural ashram: about two dozen people sit cross-legged inside ring-shaped earthen circles, most in white ritual clothes with some wearing saffron/orange shawls. A standing woman in an orange sari holds a microphone and faces the seated group, while another standing figure in white stands nearby. A small red-walled building with a teal metal roof and a saffron flag on a pole stands behind, with coconut palms, a row of stacked white bundles, and a parked silver SUV. A tripod-mounted camera is set up at left.2006-08-17