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Outdoor photograph of a group of people in white clothes seated on sandy ground among smoldering fire pits and scattered charred wood, with smoke drifting through the scene. A man in white with a rudraksha mala sits at right near the front; several women in white and orange-saffron shawls sit nearby. Dark leaves frame the foreground, and parked cars, hanging laundry and a low building are visible behind. The setting suggests a homa or fire ritual during a monastic training session.

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August 18 20062006-08-18August 18 20062006-08-18Outdoor photograph of a monastic training session at an ashram in red earth. Several seated participants sit around small circular fire pits with smouldering logs and smoke rising. Foreground figures wear white robes and a man in the centre wears white with a shawl. Two figures on the right wear saffron/orange robes and sit cross-legged. Behind them, a row of standing and seated people in white and saffron clothing watch beside a stacked pile of bricks and a red-walled building with laundry on a line. A white car is parked at left. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly present; participants are dressed in white and saffron.2006-08-18Outdoor ritual scene on bare reddish earth with several smouldering fire pits arranged in rings, smoke drifting through palm trees. A woman with shoulder-length brown hair sits cross-legged in front, wrapped in a white shawl over white clothes, eyes closed, hands resting in her lap. Behind her a man with white hair and a grey beard, dressed in white with a beaded necklace, sits on a low stool. Other participants in white robes sit or stand around the fire rings, one man bending to tend a pit, and a few carry small vessels. A vehicle and small buildings are visible at the left edge. This appears to be a fire ritual or homa with participants in meditative postures.2006-08-18August 18 20062006-08-18Outdoor photograph at dusk of a row of seated men in white dhotis and white kurtas, many wearing orange shawls or sashes, meditating in a sandy courtyard. Several small fires burn in circular or ring-shaped beds of ash and embers on the ground in front of them. Men in white walk and tend the fires in the background, and white plastic chairs, a parked silver SUV, a green-roofed shed and trees surround the area. A loudspeaker stands among the seated participants.2006-08-18August 18 20062006-08-18Outdoor photo of a monastic training homa at an open dirt courtyard. Several seated practitioners in white ritual clothes sit beside circular fire pits ringed with dark cow-dung cakes and flaming wood; the fires burn low with smoke rising. In the foreground, a young man in white shirt and dhoti with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged, eyes closed, hands resting on his knees. Two women in white with orange shawls sit at the nearest fire rings. Behind, a bearded man in white stands near a stack of bricks, another seated figure wears an orange shawl, and a silver SUV is parked in the background. Roughly a dozen people are visible.2006-08-17August 18 20062006-08-18Outdoor homa or fire ritual on bare reddish earth at dawn or dusk, with smoke drifting across the scene. Many participants sit cross-legged inside circular fire pits or ring-shaped trenches, with small flames visible in several. Most wear saffron or orange robes, while others wear white ritual clothing; one woman in a red top sits at the right. A standing figure in orange garments and long hair stands near the centre-right. Palm trees and dense green trees form the backdrop, with a red-and-white striped wall at the left edge. Dozens of sadhaks take part in a monastic training convention setting.2006-08-18Outdoor photograph of devotees seated on bare sandy ground at a fire ritual. About seven people are visible, mostly in white ritual clothes with red-bordered dhotis and some wearing saffron/orange shawls over white. A man in the foreground in a white dhoti with red border sits before a fire ring, and palms and trees form the background.2006-08-18Outdoor scene at dusk with smoke rising over bare earth. Several people sit cross-legged inside circular fire pits with small flames and glowing embers around the rims, arranged in a wide field. Most wear white clothing; some wear saffron-orange robes. One central seated person in white wears a dark head covering and a rudraksha mala. Others tend the fires with long tools, and a red-roofed building with a green tin roof stands behind the field. The setting appears to be a fire-circle ritual practice.2006-08-18