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A night-time photograph of a group seated in rows outdoors in front of a low wall with pillars, with several bright torch-like flames burning in the foreground. Many attendees wear white, and some have orange-red shawls or cloths. A central figure in a flowing orange-saffron garment with long dark hair sits upright, with another person in white beside him. The flames and blurred motion suggest a ritual gathering.

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August 17 20062006-08-17A night photograph of a blurred fire ceremony at an outdoor site, with bright orange flames in the foreground. Several figures in white and orange-red robes stand around a central fire, some slightly blurred by motion. A figure in orange robes stands near the centre-left, and other robed people stand to the right. The background is dark. Faces are not clearly visible.2006-08-17Night photograph of a fire ritual at an outdoor site. In the foreground a young person in a saffron-orange wrap sits cross-legged on a low wooden plank, hands resting in the lap, while a curved line of burning fire glows along the ground beside them. Behind, a few people in pale, light-coloured robes stand or sit in the darkness, one walking past with a bundle. The scene is lit almost entirely by the orange flames.2006-08-17Night photograph of a gathering seated on a dirt ground in front of a pillared hall. In the foreground, long bamboo-style torches with bright flames are held at an angle in the frame, and a man in white with a red tilak mark on his forehead looks down at lower right. Behind the torches, a row of seated people in white clothes and saffron or orange shawls sit in rows. One seated figure in the centre wears an orange robe and sits on a white-covered seat. A standing figure in white moves across the middle ground. The scene is lit mainly by the flames.2006-08-20August 17 20062006-08-17August 17 20062006-08-17Night photograph of an outdoor fire ritual at a monastic training gathering. A large bright fire blazes at centre, with robed figures in white or cream clothing tending it and moving around it. Several seated and standing silhouetted people in the foreground watch, and many small flames or oil lamps glow across the ground. Smoke and haze fill the dark background, with a lone light and a dim wall at left. a person's identity is not established from appearance in this dark image.2006-08-17Night photo of a ritual scene outdoors at AadiKailaasa, Bidadi, with several small fires burning on the ground. A person in a reddish-orange robe sits cross-legged at the lower left, lit by the flames. Other seated figures and a standing figure holding a long pole or staff are visible in the dark background among the scattered fires. Darkness covers most of the frame.2006-08-17August 19 20062006-08-19Night photograph of a ritual torch ceremony at an outdoor ground. Long bamboo-style poles, each topped with a bright oil flame, curve in an arc across the left and right foreground, held by people in white clothes. Behind them, seated rows of devotees in white and saffron-coloured garments sit on the earth facing the flames, with a low white-and-grey wall in the background. A man in white shirt and dhoti stands at right holding a torch. The scene is dark, lit only by the flames.2006-08-20August 17 20062006-08-17Night photograph of a fire ritual at an outdoor ashram site. Several fire trenches burn in rows across dark ground. A seated figure in white clothing sits beside a flaming trench, with flames lighting the ground around him. Standing nearby, a person in white robes holds a long implement, and a figure in a red-orange garment stands to the right by another fire. Further back, more seated and standing people in white are partly visible in the glow of the fires. This appears to be a homa or fire offering performed by devotees; no readable text appears in the scene itself.2006-08-17