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Outdoor photograph of a large group of monastic trainees seated in meditation or ritual posture on individual circular sand mandalas on bare ground, each ringed with dark charred edges. Many wear white robes and some wear saffron/orange robes. Small fires or smoke rise from several circles. Behind them is a single-storey red building with a green corrugated roof, a red flag on a pole, palm trees and a white-clad crowd near the building. Overcast sky with overhead power lines. Mood is ceremonial and disciplined.

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August 18 20062006-08-18Outdoor scene at an ashram ground with a reddish-brown earth floor marked by many circular rings of ash or ground lines. Dozens of people sit cross-legged inside the circles, most in white clothing and a smaller number in saffron-orange robes, while smoke rises from the area. Palm trees, a red-roofed building with a green metal roof, and a red flag on a pole stand in the background under an overcast sky. Some participants are seated in meditation-like postures.2006-08-18Outdoor homa at AadiKailaasa, Bidadi, with many people seated in rows on bare red earth inside circular fire pits of ash and burnt wood. Most wear white clothes, while several wear orange or saffron robes. Smoke rises across the grounds from small fires. Behind them is a low red building with a green sloped roof, a red-and-white flag on a pole, palm trees and a parked vehicle. A crowd in white clothes stands near the building. Several seated figures are in orange robes, and some are closer to the front. No identifiable ceremonial candidate is clearly visible, and the many seated participants are not described in detail.2006-08-18August 18 20062006-08-18Outdoors on bare reddish earth, many men in white dhotis and white shirts sit cross-legged on low white seats around small circular fire pits with glowing embers and smoke rising. Several wear orange shawls or saffron sashes over white clothing. Behind them stand palm trees, a flagpole with an orange flag, and a green-roofed red building in hazy morning light. The scene resembles a group homa or fire ritual during a monastic training convention.2006-08-18August 18 20062006-08-18August 17 20062006-08-17Outdoor fire ritual on sandy ground at a compound with a red-walled building under a green corrugated roof, a small saffron flag on a pole, and palm trees behind. Many participants sit cross-legged inside circular rings of laid wood or logs, each with a small flame burning, and smoke drifts through the scene. Most wear white garments with orange or saffron shawls, and a few wear orange robes. One man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands to the right holding a metal vessel, and a woman in orange stands at left. A few people sit near the front and a figure with a white-cloth head covering is near the centre left. Several people in the foreground are seated by the fire rings in a homa-style monastic training session.2006-08-17Outdoor scene at dusk where many people in white clothes sit cross-legged on bare ground inside circular ringed fire pits, each with small flames and smoke rising. Some seated figures wear orange shawls or orange-trimmed cloths over white. Palm trees, a green-roofed red building and a red flag on a pole stand behind, under an overcast sky with power lines overhead. The setting suggests a homa or fire ritual during a monastic training gathering.2006-08-18August 17 20062006-08-17Outdoor photograph of many young men in white ritual clothes seated cross-legged inside rings of small fires on bare reddish ground. Several wear orange-saffron shawls or stoles. Smoke drifts across the scene. A standing woman in an orange sari with a long dark rod stands at center. Behind them stand a green-roofed brick building, palm trees and a red-and-white flag.2006-08-17August 17 20062006-08-17