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Outdoor dusty ground at a rural compound with smoke haze over the scene. Several people sit in a ring of blackened fire pits with burnt residue, some wearing white with orange shawls. A woman in white sits cross-legged on the ground in the foreground. Behind, a figure in an orange garment sits on a raised white-draped platform near a parked silver SUV, with other white-clad people seated nearby. Palm trees and a corrugated roof stand behind, and a banner or poster is attached to a wall.

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August 18 20062006-08-18Outdoor ashram scene at AadiKailaasa, Bidadi. A seated figure with long dark hair wears a saffron/orange robe and speaks into a microphone while seated on a white-covered throne-like chair with a wooden base; the appearance is not clearly distinctive enough to confirm the page's claim, so this person is described by role as the seated speaker. Two young men in orange robes sit cross-legged on the bare ground in front of small burnt fire pits with charred logs, one with eyes closed in meditation. A row of people in white clothing stands behind, and women in white and light clothing sit on the left beside a red-roofed building with a green metal roof and flowering plants. A silver SUV is parked at right.2006-08-18August 18 20062006-08-18August 09 20102010-08-09August 18 20062006-08-18Outdoors on bare sandy ground at dusk or dawn, a woman in white sits cross-legged within a circular ring of blackened, smouldering fire-pit remains, eyes closed, hands resting on her lap. She wears a white dhoti-style garment with an orange-saffron shawl draped over her shoulders. Behind her, several other people in white and orange clothing sit in similar fire rings, and a seated group in white and orange waits near a small pink building, with palm and tree foliage and smoke hanging in the air. The scene appears to show a monastic training ritual during a convention.2006-08-18Outdoor photo of a row of people seated cross-legged with eyes closed on bare reddish earth beside smouldering fire pits with grey ash and charred logs. Smoke drifts across the scene. On the far left a woman in orange robes sits upright, and behind her a silver SUV is parked. Four more people in white clothes with yellow shawls sit beside the pits, one wearing a rudraksha mala. Behind them stand a thatched structure, a large map board and a white statue draped with a flower garland. The setting suggests a homa or yagna fire ritual with meditation.2010-07-11Outdoor 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.2010-07-11August 18 20062006-08-18Outdoor fire ritual on bare earth at a rural ashram, with several people seated cross-legged around small smouldering wood fires, smoke rising. Seated devotees wear white dhotis and white shawls, while some wear saffron/orange robes, including a young seated figure in orange at centre and another in orange at right. Standing devotees in white clothes watch from behind; a red-trimmed building with a green corrugated roof, stacked bricks, a small table with white cloth and a white SUV are visible. The scene suggests a homa or yagna-style fire ceremony, with fire pits and smoke clearly visible.2006-08-18August 18 20062006-08-18August 18 20062006-08-18