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Outdoor photo of four people seated in meditation or ritual posture on a dusty ground around circular ash-filled fire pits with a rising smoke haze. On the left, a long-haired person in orange saffron robes and a red-orange shawl sits on a wooden seat facing away, eyes lifted. Behind, two people in white clothes and red-orange shawls sit at their pits. On the lower right, a person in white dhoti and a yellow shawl sits cross-legged beside a brass plate. A white stone shrine with garlands stands at the right edge, and a silver SUV and a small truck are parked in the background behind a palm tree and a signboard.

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July 11 20102010-07-11August 18 20062006-08-18July 09 20102010-07-09Outdoors on a sandy ground, a row of men in white kurtas and white dhotis sit cross-legged with yellow shawls draped over their shoulders, eyes closed in meditation. Smoke rises from several low ash-filled fire pits (homa or yagna) in front of them. Behind them stand a large black stone Nandi bull wearing a garland of red and yellow flowers, a white raised platform, and a painted map board on a stand beside a white van. Several other seated figures in orange and white clothes are visible in the background.2010-07-07Outdoor ritual scene at a temple courtyard on sandy ground. A young man in an orange saffron robe sits cross-legged on a low raised ash-ringed seat, hands folded, with a small brass pot beside him and smoke rising near him. A younger man in a white kurta with a yellow shawl sits nearby on the ground. Behind them, a woman in white with an orange-bordered garment sits on another ash-ringed mat, and another woman in white sits further back. A black stone deity murti stands on a white pedestal, adorned with marigold and red flower garlands. Circular ash rings mark each seat.2010-07-04July 11 20102010-07-11Outdoors on bare earth, a row of seated participants performs a fire ritual beside a temple wall. Small shallow fire pits filled with grey ash sit in front of each person. On the far right, a man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe and sits on a wooden platform beside a brass kalasha-style vessel, leading the seated group. The other men wear white dhotis and shirts with yellow shawls, and the women in front wear white saris with yellow shawls, seated and facing the fire pits. Behind them stand stone deity murtis, a green shrub, a motorcycle, and sacks, with a garlanded deity statue at the left edge. The scene suggests a homa or yagna being performed.2010-07-04June 13 20102010-06-13June 13 20102010-06-13August 18 20062006-08-18Outdoor photo at dusk of several seated practitioners on bare reddish earth, each inside a circular ring of dark ash with glowing embers. Foreground figure, a young man, sits cross-legged in white trousers and a white shirt with an orange saffron vest, hands resting on his knees. Behind him a young woman in white with an orange vest sits in a second ring, and a figure in white clothes is partly visible at the far left. A figure in white stands at the upper right near a brick wall, and smoke drifts across the ground. The setting resembles a fire ritual or homa practice, with the embers and ash rings visible.2006-08-18Outdoor photograph of a monastic training homa at AadiKailaasa, Bidadi. Three visible practitioners sit cross-legged on wooden platforms within circular fire pits on bare earth; the central figure wears white dhoti-style clothing with an orange-saffron shawl and sits with hands folded, eyes lowered. Flames and smoke rise from the burning logs in the pits. Behind them stand palm trees, a green-roofed red building, stacked bricks, hanging white cloths on a line and parked vehicles. A fourth partially visible person in white and orange sits at the right edge.2006-08-18