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A night photograph of a large group seated in a circle around a bright open fire. Many participants wear white clothing and some have garlands or necklaces. Dark silhouettes of people in the foreground face the flames. The fire is the main light source, with the seated crowd receding into darkness. No individual can be clearly identified as a specific person from this image.

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September 06 20062006-09-06Night photograph of a seated gathering in a circle around two bright open fires on the ground, with flames lighting the scene against a dark background. Many people sit cross-legged in white clothing, and one woman in the left foreground wears an orange top. In the foreground, dark silhouettes of heads and shoulders of people facing the fire are visible. The setting appears to be an outdoor evening gathering with a fire circle.2006-09-06A night photograph of a large bonfire blazing in the centre of a dark clearing, with a ring of seated devotees around it. Many people sit cross-legged in light-coloured, saffron-tinted clothing, their faces lit by the flames, while others sit in dark silhouette in the foreground. A few figures stand in the background behind the ring. The scene suggests a homa or fire ritual during a gathering at the ashram.2006-09-06September 06 20062006-09-06Night photograph of a large seated gathering around a bright open bonfire on bare ground. Many people in orange and saffron clothing sit in a wide circle, their faces largely lit only by the fire, while dark silhouettes of nearer attendees fill the foreground. Some seated figures hold small torches or flaming sticks. No individual can be clearly distinguished from the image. The dark background and warm firelight dominate the frame. The scene suggests an overnight gathering or fire ceremony.2006-09-06September 05 20062006-09-05September 06 20062006-09-06A night photograph of a fire ritual. A large bright fire burns in a low brick-lined fire pit, with flames rising and smoke drifting upward. In the foreground, dark silhouettes of seated devotees face the fire. Behind the fire, seated participants in white and light-coloured clothing sit in rows, some with hands folded in prayer. The scene is dark and lit mainly by the flames.2006-09-05September 06 20062006-09-06A night photograph of a homa fire burning in an open area, with a large bright flame rising from a central pit. Dozens of people in white clothing sit in rows on the far side of the fire, while dark silhouettes of people in the foreground face the flames from the near side. Smoke drifts upward into the dark sky. The scene reflects a fire ritual gathering after dark.2006-09-05Night photograph of a large bonfire blazing at center, with a ring of seated people in orange and saffron clothing behind it, some with necklaces, one raising an arm. Dark silhouetted figures in the foreground, their heads and shoulders dark against the firelight, watch the fire. The scene suggests a fire ritual or homa gathering at the ashram.2006-09-06Night photograph of a fire ritual. Silhouetted devotees sit in rows in the foreground, their heads and shoulders dark against the glow. Behind the fire, figures in white clothing sit on the ground, lit faintly by the flames. Dark surroundings fill the rest of the frame.2006-09-05