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A woman in white draped clothing sits cross-legged with eyes closed and hands folded in her lap, inside a circular ring of ash and burnt embers on sandy ground at dusk. She wears a black sash at her waist and a beaded rudraksha-style mala around her neck. Small pink-lit flame points dot the ring, and another seated figure in white sits to the upper right near a second ring. The setting suggests a fire ritual or meditation ceremony.

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August 17 20062006-08-17August 19 20062006-08-19A photograph of a monastic training practice on bare ground at AadiKailaasa. A seated person in white clothing with an orange shawl sits cross-legged on a woven mat inside a ring of burning logs, eyes closed, with a small copper bowl beside them and smoke rising around. Another practitioner in white with an orange shawl sits in a similar log ring behind, and a third ring with fire is visible at the right edge. The scene suggests a fire-based meditation or homa-style practice. No identifiable a person appearance is clearly visible, so the seated practitioner is described by role only.2006-08-17Outdoor 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 ritual on bare reddish earth at a training convention. Several circular fire rings made of dung cakes and wooden sticks burn with open flames around their edges. A woman in white draped clothing sits cross-legged with palms pressed together inside the foreground ring, with a small brass vessel beside her. Behind her, other seated participants in white and one person in an orange-brown wrap stand or sit among more fire rings, with a smoky haze in the background. A man in white with a white cloth over his shoulder kneels at the far right. Canopies and a speaker sit in the background.2006-08-17August 18 20062006-08-18Outdoor photo of people seated in meditation within circular fire rings on bare sandy ground. In the foreground a young woman in white clothes with a white shawl sits cross-legged with hands folded and eyes closed, inside a ring of burning logs with flames along its edge. Behind her, several other seated participants in white are inside similar fire rings, with smoke rising in the hazy air.2006-08-17A young woman in white ritual clothes with a yellow-edged border sits cross-legged on bare red earth inside a circular ring of burning wood logs, hands folded in her lap, eyes lowered in meditation. A wooden ladle or ritual spoon lies beside her on the ground, and a dark mala of beads hangs at her neck over a black waist sash. Behind her a short section of brick wall, a parked silver SUV and a small concrete planter sit in the open ashram yard. The flames and fire ring suggest a ritual fire practice, though no specific rite is clearly visible.2006-08-17August 17 20062006-08-17August 17 20062006-08-17A photograph of a single person sitting cross-legged on bare earth inside a circular ring of glowing red embers at dusk. The person wears a white sari-style garment with an orange shawl draped over the shoulders and an orange waist cloth, with long dark hair tied back. The ground around the ring is dry reddish dirt, with a small wooden stool, a low wire fence and a rough post in the background. The scene resembles a fire-walking or ember-circle practice. No identifiable a person appearance is visible.2006-08-18Outdoors on sandy ground, several people sit in white clothing before circular fire pits lined with burning logs and embers, with smoke rising. In the foreground a man with long dark hair, wearing a white garment and a beaded mala, sits cross-legged within a ring fire, hands pressed together in prayer, with a small clay bowl of offerings beside him. Other participants in white and saffron-coloured clothing sit at fire rings behind him, and an umbrella and a tent appear at the left. The scene suggests a homa or yagna during a training gathering.2006-08-17