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A seated figure in white clothes sits cross-legged at night inside a circle of burning fire, with a rudraksha mala hanging around the neck and hands resting in the lap. The ground inside the ring is smooth, with circular raking marks in the sand. Flames of varying height ring the seated figure on all sides, glowing orange against the dark surroundings. The person has shoulder-length light hair and faces slightly away from the camera, eyes closed in meditation.

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A seated figure sits cross-legged at the centre of a mound of reddish earth encircled by a ring of burning flames at night. The person wears a saffron-orange shawl over the shoulders and white dhoti-style cloth, with bare upper body and hair tied back. Smoke rises around the blaze, and the scene is lit almost entirely by the orange fire glow. The setting appears to be an outdoor fire ritual, with the seated figure in meditative stillness at the centre of the flames.2006-08-19August 19 20062006-08-19Night photo of a fire ritual at an open-air ground, with small flames burning in a scattered pattern across the dark earth. In the foreground, a woman in a white shawl and white cloth sits cross-legged in front of a large fire pit, hands folded, eyes lowered. Behind her, several other people in white and light-coloured clothing sit in meditative postures beside their own small fires, with a few more standing at the edges. Buildings with lights are faintly visible in the background. The setting suggests a homa or fire-based meditation practice.2006-08-19Night photograph of two women sitting cross-legged in meditation on sandy ground, each within a ring of flaming oil lamps or small fires arranged in circular patterns. Both wear white kurta-style tops and loose white trousers, with dark rudraksha-style beaded malas around their necks. The woman on the right wears glasses. Other seated figures in pale clothing are blurred in the background, and the scene suggests a night meditation or fire ritual.2006-08-19Night photo of a single person sitting cross-legged in meditation on a sandy, glowing ground encircled by a ring of burning flames. The person wears a white garment draped over the shoulders and a long rudraksha mala around the neck, with hands folded in the lap and eyes lowered. Orange firelight illuminates the figure against a dark background.2006-08-17August 19 20062006-08-19Night-time photograph of a ring-shaped fire ritual on bare sandy ground. Glowing embers and small flames burn along a dark circular trench. A young woman in white clothes and an orange-red shawl sits cross-legged on a mat inside the ring, eyes closed, hands resting on her knees. Behind her, further rings of fire and other seated figures in white are faintly visible in the dim background.2006-08-19August 17 20062006-08-17A night scene of a monastic training homa at an outdoor ground. Many people in white clothes sit cross-legged within small circular fire pits, with flames and smoke rising around them. The foreground figure wears white with an orange-brown shawl draped over one shoulder and sits facing away from the camera. Other seated participants in white fill the rows behind, with a fence line in the background.2006-08-18A night-time photograph of a seated man in white dhoti and kurta with an orange-red shawl draped over his shoulders, eyes closed in meditation or prayer. He sits on a mat amid a ring of blazing fires on reddish earth. Another seated figure appears faintly at the upper left, partly in shadow. The flames and glow dominate the scene.2006-08-19Night photograph of a person sitting cross-legged on a mat inside a circular ring of blazing fire, wearing a loose light-coloured robe with long dark hair tied back. Logs and flames surround a sandy clearing, with orange light and smoke filling the dark background. The figure appears to be undergoing a fire-based ritual or austerity during monastic training.2006-08-17A photograph of a monastic trainee sitting cross-legged with eyes closed and hands folded in meditation inside a ring of burning logs on bare reddish earth at an outdoor training site. The central figure wears a loose white kurta and white trousers with a rudraksha mala and a pendant. Behind, two more participants sit in similar fire rings, one in white with an orange shawl, and a figure in white stands at the edge tending the fire. A small offering dish sits beside the central figure. A dark speaker stands in the background.2006-08-17