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A photograph taken at night of a young woman sitting cross-legged inside a circular ring of white powder on sandy ground, hands folded in her lap. She wears a white dhoti-style garment with an orange shawl draped over her shoulders and a gold waist ornament. In the upper right, another seated figure in white with a red-orange cloth is visible inside a second ring. The ground is lit by a dim, warm light.

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Night-time photo of a monastic training session on bare sandy ground. In the foreground a seated person with closed eyes wears a white dhoti and blouse with an orange saffron shawl draped over the shoulders and a small rudraksha-style bead necklace, hands resting on the knees, sitting on a woven mat inside a ring of blackened ash and charred logs. Behind, another person in white sits in a similar ring with a small flame glowing. A date stamp reads 18 8 2006 and a copyright line is visible at lower right.2006-08-18August 18 20062006-08-18A photograph of a single seated man in white ritual clothes with an orange shawl draped over his shoulders, sitting cross-legged on a mat inside a circular ring of white-edged stones on a bed of sand. His hands rest together in his lap with palms upward, and his gaze is turned to the side. A second ring is visible in the background, with a white cloth object at the top edge. The scene appears to be a night-time meditation or training exercise. The man's short dark hair and plain white garments show no clear cues identifying him as a person, so his identity remains uncertain.2006-08-18Night outdoor photo of a meditation practice on sandy ground marked with circular white-edged ring patterns. A man in front sits cross-legged on a woven mat, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap, wearing white dhoti-style clothing and an orange shawl draped over his shoulders. Behind him, several other men sit in similar circles in white clothes with orange shawls, some with hands folded. White chairs and a small light are visible at the edge of the frame. a person: the central figure has a shaved-free head of medium-length swept-back hair, but he wears only a plain orange shawl and white clothes with no crown, malas or ornate adornment, so the identification is uncertain.2006-08-18A night-time outdoor photograph of devotees in meditation on sand, seated in circular marked patterns. The foreground man sits cross-legged on a woven mat, eyes closed and hands folded in his lap, wearing a white kurta and an orange shawl. Behind him, several more seated figures in white with orange or red shawls sit in similar circles, with a few small lamps glowing on the ground and a single bright light overhead.2006-08-18Night photograph of an outdoor sandy courtyard at a training site. In the foreground, a woman in white clothing with a purple blindfold sits cross-legged on a woven mat, hands resting in her lap, a white bead necklace around her neck. Behind her, a white-clad figure in an orange top sits on a mat beside a bag, and further back several seated people in white and orange are visible beneath a single bright overhead light. Low white-grey stone or ash lines curve across the sand, forming circular patterns. The scene suggests a night meditation exercise.2006-08-18A woman sits cross-legged in meditation on a round, freshly cast concrete platform at the centre of a dug-out ring of earth, with charred wood and ash around its edge. She wears a white dhoti-style garment with a gold border, an orange shawl draped over her shoulders and across her chest, gold bangles and a dark braid. Her hands rest in a meditative mudra. Behind her, a second seated person in white and yellow is partly visible at the left edge, and white stone structures stand in the background. The scene suggests a fire-ritual site prepared for ceremony.2010-06-13August 17 20062006-08-17Outdoor photo of people seated in meditation within circular fire rings on bare sandy ground. In the foreground a young woman in white clothes with a white shawl sits cross-legged with hands folded and eyes closed, inside a ring of burning logs with flames along its edge. Behind her, several other seated participants in white are inside similar fire rings, with smoke rising in the hazy air.2006-08-17A woman in white draped clothing sits cross-legged with eyes closed and hands folded in her lap, inside a circular ring of ash and burnt embers on sandy ground at dusk. She wears a black sash at her waist and a beaded rudraksha-style mala around her neck. Small pink-lit flame points dot the ring, and another seated figure in white sits to the upper right near a second ring. The setting suggests a fire ritual or meditation ceremony.2006-08-19August 18 20062006-08-18A photograph of brahmachari trainees seated in meditation on bare reddish earth at an outdoor training site. Concentric rings of burnt, smouldering wood and ash surround each seated person. In the foreground a young woman in white clothes sits cross-legged with hands folded in her lap and eyes closed. Behind her, several other trainees in white garments sit within similar fire rings, with smoke drifting over the scene.2006-08-18