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A night photograph of a ring of burning fire encircling a sandy floor. A seated person in a loose white garment with a dark mala necklace sits cross-legged inside the flames, eyes lowered. Shadowy figures in white clothing stand and sit at the edges of the dark background, one with a long white wrap. Fire rings like this are associated with fire-walking or tapas practices.

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August 17 20062006-08-17September 06 20062006-09-06Night outdoor fire ritual. A ring of burning fire pits glows orange around a central seated figure in white robes and a beaded necklace who sits cross-legged in meditation. In the foreground a monastic in saffron-brown robes sits with his back to the camera facing the flames. Other seated figures in white and saffron are scattered among smaller fire pits, and a standing figure in white stands at the upper left. Smoke drifts through the dark scene.2006-08-17Night photo of a fire ritual at an outdoor ashram site. Flames burn in a long curving trench and ring across the dark ground. A man in white robes sits cross-legged near the fire, and another seated figure in white clothes is at the right edge beside the flames. Two or three more white-clad people stand faintly in the dark background. Fire ritual, possibly a homa or yagna, in a monastic training setting.2006-08-17A night photograph of a circular ring of burning fire on dark ground, with flames and glowing embers along the edge. A single person sits cross-legged inside the ring, partly visible in the shadows, wearing dark clothing. The scene is lit almost entirely by the fire.2006-09-06Night outdoor fire ritual at an ashram. A ring of bright flames burns in a circular pit in the foreground. A young boy with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged in white clothing in the centre of the fire ring, while a standing figure in orange robes tends the fire near the left edge. Several people in white dhotis and shawls stand or sit around the glowing fire pits, with a few small flames scattered in the background. A smaller figure is visible at the bottom of the frame. The scene is lit almost entirely by the flames against a dark background.2006-08-17August 17 20062006-08-17Night photograph of a fire ritual at an outdoor ashram site. A seated figure in white clothes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged inside a ring of burning flames on the ground. Around them, robed devotees in white and orange move with torches, while a standing figure in orange cloth holds a lit torch.2006-08-17Night scene of a monastic fire ritual at an outdoor ground. A central figure sits cross-legged on a raised mound of earth, wrapped in an orange-saffron shawl over white robes, with hands resting in the lap. Small fires burn in the ground around him, with several other robed figures in white and saffron seated or kneeling behind the flames in the dark. A few lamps glow in the distance.2006-08-19August 17 20062006-08-17August 19 20062006-08-19August 17 20062006-08-17