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Wide outdoor view of a dusty courtyard at a rural ashram where dozens of people sit cross-legged inside circular rings marked out with stones or sticks on bare ground. Most wear white clothes, and several wear saffron or orange shawls or sashes. A small red-brick building with a green corrugated roof stands behind them, a saffron flag flies from a pole, and palm and tall trees surround the grounds. Stacked stones or bricks rest near the building, and a vehicle is parked at the right. A figure in the foreground-center wears white and sits within a ring. Some seated people appear to be in meditation or group practice. The image is a photograph.

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August 17 20062006-08-17Outdoor photo of a monastic training session on bare dirt ground at an ashram. Dozens of people sit cross-legged inside circular ring-shaped borders of stones or logs arranged in rows across the yard. Many wear white robes, while several seated in front wear orange or saffron robes. A standing figure in an orange robe, with long dark hair, walks among the rings in the centre. Behind them is a small red-brick building with a green roof and a flag with orange and red bands on its roof, surrounded by palm and leafy trees under a cloudy sky. Some people are white-robed and others orange-robed, and the scene looks like a group meditation or training exercise. There are about thirty seated and standing people visible.2006-08-17Outdoor monastic training session at a rural compound. Many people sit cross-legged in white clothing inside circular earthen mounds arranged in rows on bare ground. Several wear orange or saffron garments, and one standing figure in an orange robe walks among them near the center. A small red-brick building with a green roof and a flagpole with an orange flag stands to the left, with palm and shade trees behind and stacked bricks at the edges.2006-08-17Outdoor scene on a dirt ground at a rural ashram: about two dozen people sit cross-legged inside ring-shaped earthen circles, most in white ritual clothes with some wearing saffron/orange shawls. A standing woman in an orange sari holds a microphone and faces the seated group, while another standing figure in white stands nearby. A small red-walled building with a teal metal roof and a saffron flag on a pole stands behind, with coconut palms, a row of stacked white bundles, and a parked silver SUV. A tripod-mounted camera is set up at left.2006-08-17Outdoor training session at a rural compound with a red-walled building under a teal corrugated roof and palm trees behind. Many participants sit cross-legged inside circular rings of earth or stones on bare ground, mostly dressed in white, with some in orange. A person in an orange robe with long dark hair stands at left holding a long staff. A seated figure in white at centre sits within a ring, with a cameraman at the right edge. A flagpole with an orange flag stands near a small shrine area. Roughly twenty-five people are visible.2006-08-17August 17 20062006-08-17Outdoor monastic training session on a dusty ground at an ashram compound with palm trees and a red-walled building with a teal roof and a flag on a pole. Many people sit cross-legged inside circular rings of stones or earth on the ground, mostly in white clothes with some in saffron/orange robes. A central figure in white sits in a ring near the middle, with a man in saffron standing to the left carrying a stick. A cameraperson in an orange robe films at the lower right, and a parked silver SUV is visible behind the building.2006-08-17Outdoor training session on bare earth at a rural ashram. Many participants in white clothing sit cross-legged inside circular rings of stones or clay, each with a small cleared mat. A standing figure in orange robes on the left holds a long broom or pole. Some seated people wear orange shawls, others plain white. A red-walled building with a teal metal roof, a flagpole with an orange flag, stacked firewood and a parked van are in the background, with palm trees beyond. Several people in white stand near the building on the right.2006-08-17Outdoor 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.2006-08-18August 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 ashram scene at a dusty courtyard with many circular earthen rings, each holding a small flame and seated practitioners in white and orange clothing performing a homa-style fire ritual. A bare-chested man in an orange dhoti walks through the rings carrying a long stick, while a man in white bends to tend the fire. A central figure in white robes and a white-haired head sits in meditation within a ring, with others nearby in white and saffron-orange shawls. A red-roofed building with an orange flag stands behind, a palm-lined setting. a person appearance uncertain.2006-08-17