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Night outdoor photo of people seated in meditation on sandy ground at what appears to be a training gathering. In the foreground, a woman with shoulder-length light brown hair and a long rudraksha-style mala sits cross-legged in white clothing, hands folded, eyes closed. To her left, another woman in white sits in a similar posture. Further back, a grey-haired man in white kurta-style clothing sits on a small raised cushion. Several more seated figures in white are visible in the dim background. Circular lines of ash or charcoal mark the ground around the practitioners. Scattered dry leaves lie on the sand, and a faint glow of lights appears in the background.

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Night photograph of seated practitioners meditating on sandy ground inside concentric circles outlined with ash or burnt material. In the foreground a young woman in white clothes and a white shawl sits cross-legged with hands folded and eyes closed. Behind her, a woman in white with a beaded necklace sits in a similar circle, and further back several more people in white sit in meditation within the circles. Dim lights are visible in the background.2006-08-18A photograph of a monastic trainee sitting cross-legged with eyes closed and hands folded in meditation inside a ring of burning logs on bare reddish earth at an outdoor training site. The central figure wears a loose white kurta and white trousers with a rudraksha mala and a pendant. Behind, two more participants sit in similar fire rings, one in white with an orange shawl, and a figure in white stands at the edge tending the fire. A small offering dish sits beside the central figure. A dark speaker stands in the background.2006-08-17August 17 20062006-08-17August 18 20062006-08-18A photograph of a woman with hair pulled back, seated cross-legged with eyes closed in meditation inside a circular ring of blazing fire pits lined with stones on bare reddish earth. She wears a loose white top and white trousers and a long beaded mala necklace; a small clay bowl sits on a woven mat beside her. Another person in white sits at the upper right edge of the frame, partly visible. Smoke rises from the fire ring.2006-08-17February 12 20072007-02-12 +1 copiesOutdoors on bare reddish-brown earth, several people sit cross-legged inside circular rings of dried cow-dung cakes and wooden sticks, each ring lit with small flames at its edge. In the foreground a young woman in white clothing with a white shawl sits with palms joined, eyes lowered. Behind her, other participants in white and one figure in orange-saffron robes sit in similar fire rings, with a line of people seated in the background. The scene reads as a fire-ring ritual or meditation practice.2006-08-17August 18 20062006-08-18Outdoor homa or fire-ritual scene at an open sandy ground surrounded by green trees, a small shrine structure at left and a red-and-white painted wall behind. Several seated men in orange shawls and white dhotis sit cross-legged before small smouldering fire pits, with smoke rising at right. Two standing men in white cloth at left attend the rite, one holding an object. Brick stacks sit at far left. Persons are not clearly identifiable as a specific individual, so no a person candidate is asserted.2006-08-18Outdoors on bare reddish earth, people sit cross-legged inside circular fire pits outlined with dung cakes and sticks, each ring lit by small flames. In the foreground a young woman in white clothes with a white shawl sits with eyes closed and hands joined, while behind her a woman in white sits in a similar ring. Several other seated people in white clothing appear in the background rings and a man in white walks past at upper right. A purple cushion sits under the foreground woman.2006-08-17Outdoor 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.2006-08-17August 18 20062006-08-18