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Night photograph of seated practitioners meditating on sandy ground inside concentric circles outlined with ash or burnt material. In the foreground a young woman in white clothes and a white shawl sits cross-legged with hands folded and eyes closed. Behind her, a woman in white with a beaded necklace sits in a similar circle, and further back several more people in white sit in meditation within the circles. Dim lights are visible in the background.

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Night outdoor photo of people seated in meditation on sandy ground at what appears to be a training gathering. In the foreground, a woman with shoulder-length light brown hair and a long rudraksha-style mala sits cross-legged in white clothing, hands folded, eyes closed. To her left, another woman in white sits in a similar posture. Further back, a grey-haired man in white kurta-style clothing sits on a small raised cushion. Several more seated figures in white are visible in the dim background. Circular lines of ash or charcoal mark the ground around the practitioners. Scattered dry leaves lie on the sand, and a faint glow of lights appears in the background.2006-08-18August 18 20062006-08-18Outdoor 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.2006-08-17August 17 20062006-08-17August 19 20062006-08-19August 17 20062006-08-17Four people sit cross-legged on bare sandy ground around blackened, ash-covered fire pits with charred logs, during what appears to be a fire ritual or penance. The woman in front wears white garments with gold borders, a dark bead mala with a small pendant, and sits with eyes closed and hands folded. Behind her, a bald man in white with a white cloth wrapped across his face sits with hands folded over a red-edged white dhoti. Two more seated people in white, one with a white cloth tied over the eyes and one with a blue cloth over the head, complete the group. Scattered terracotta pots and burnt wood lie on the ground.2007-02-02 +1 copiesOutdoors 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 18 20062006-08-18August 17 20062006-08-17August 17 20062006-08-17August 18 20062006-08-18