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Outdoor 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.

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Outdoor ritual on bare reddish earth at a training convention. Several circular fire rings made of dung cakes and wooden sticks burn with open flames around their edges. A woman in white draped clothing sits cross-legged with palms pressed together inside the foreground ring, with a small brass vessel beside her. Behind her, other seated participants in white and one person in an orange-brown wrap stand or sit among more fire rings, with a smoky haze in the background. A man in white with a white cloth over his shoulder kneels at the far right. Canopies and a speaker sit in the background.2006-08-17August 17 20062006-08-17Outdoors on bare reddish earth, people sit cross-legged inside circular fire pits outlined with dung cakes and sticks, each ring lit by small flames. In the foreground a young woman in white clothes with a white shawl sits with eyes closed and hands joined, while behind her a woman in white sits in a similar ring. Several other seated people in white clothing appear in the background rings and a man in white walks past at upper right. A purple cushion sits under the foreground woman.2006-08-17August 17 20062006-08-17August 17 20062006-08-17A 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.2006-08-17August 17 20062006-08-17Outdoors on bare reddish-brown earth, several people sit cross-legged inside circular rings of dried cow-dung cakes and wooden sticks, each ring lit with small flames at its edge. In the foreground a young woman in white clothing with a white shawl sits with palms joined, eyes lowered. Behind her, other participants in white and one figure in orange-saffron robes sit in similar fire rings, with a line of people seated in the background. The scene reads as a fire-ring ritual or meditation practice.2006-08-17A 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.2006-08-18August 17 20062006-08-17Outdoor scene on bare sandy ground showing a young woman seated cross-legged in white clothes with an orange shawl, hands resting in her lap, in the centre of a circular ring of burning logs with flames rising along its edge. A small bowl sits beside her on a mat. Behind her, another woman in white sits at a second fire ring, and a man in orange robes walks past in the background. A small table with cloth and a microphone stand appear at the far left. This appears to be a fire-ring practice from a training event, with no clearly identifiable a person figure visible.2006-08-17August 17 20062006-08-17