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Night photograph of an outdoor ritual ground lit only by small oil lamps and a bright fire at the right. Many seated people in light-coloured or saffron-toned clothing sit in rows across the sand, with a few silhouetted figures in the foreground. A fire pit glows orange at right, with a figure seated near it. A tall pole stands at the right edge. The image is dark and grainy, with scattered small flames across the ground.

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August 17 20062006-08-17Night outdoor scene at a dark open ground with several small fires burning on the earth and smoke drifting through the air. Several people sit cross-legged around the fires, some in orange and saffron clothing and others in light, dark or plain clothes. A bright white light and a van or vehicle appear at the left edge, with a few lit buildings in the background. The scene suggests a homa or fire ritual, with figures seated in a row near the flames.2006-08-19Night photograph of an outdoor fire ritual at a monastic training gathering. A large bright fire blazes at centre, with robed figures in white or cream clothing tending it and moving around it. Several seated and standing silhouetted people in the foreground watch, and many small flames or oil lamps glow across the ground. Smoke and haze fill the dark background, with a lone light and a dim wall at left. a person's identity is not established from appearance in this dark image.2006-08-17August 19 20062006-08-19Night photo of a ritual scene outdoors at AadiKailaasa, Bidadi, with several small fires burning on the ground. A person in a reddish-orange robe sits cross-legged at the lower left, lit by the flames. Other seated figures and a standing figure holding a long pole or staff are visible in the dark background among the scattered fires. Darkness covers most of the frame.2006-08-17Night-time photograph of a large outdoor fire ritual on bare ground. Many small fires burn in shallow pits across the field, with smoke drifting through the scene. Several people sit cross-legged behind the flames; in the foreground a figure in light, loose clothing and a head covering sits upright near a burning pit. Other seated participants are visible in the distance, lit by the fires and a bright lamp at upper right. The scene suggests a homa or yagna with small fire pits.2006-08-19August 19 20062006-08-19August 19 20062006-08-19A very dark night scene of an outdoor gathering. Several small oil lamps or fires glow on the ground in the foreground and middle distance. A number of seated figures in pale white clothing sit in rows near a canopy or flags, with a few standing figures at left. Their features are indistinct due to the darkness and blur. No clear ritual object or identifiable person is distinguishable, and the scene reads as a night ceremony or vigil, with the lamps as the main light source.2006-08-19August 19 20062006-08-19Night-time photograph of a sacred fire ritual on open sandy ground. Several small fires burn in separate circular pits, with flames and smoke rising behind them. Many people sit cross-legged in white clothing around the fire pits, some facing the flames, and a few stand near the smoke in the background. A striped red-and-white barrier and a low wall are visible at the back left. The scene suggests a homa or yagna gathering, with white-clad participants seated at each fire.2006-08-19August 19 20062006-08-19