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A seated man sits cross-legged on bare ground at night, surrounded by several open fires burning on the earth. He wears a white kurta-style top with a white shawl draped over his shoulders, white dhoti, and a beaded mala necklace; he has short grey hair and wears glasses. His hands rest in his lap and his eyes are closed in meditation. Two or three other people in pale clothing sit faintly in the dark background. Hands in the lap and fire placed around the seated figure suggest a fire ritual or meditation setting.

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August 19 20062006-08-19A seated figure sits cross-legged at the centre of a mound of reddish earth encircled by a ring of burning flames at night. The person wears a saffron-orange shawl over the shoulders and white dhoti-style cloth, with bare upper body and hair tied back. Smoke rises around the blaze, and the scene is lit almost entirely by the orange fire glow. The setting appears to be an outdoor fire ritual, with the seated figure in meditative stillness at the centre of the flames.2006-08-19August 17 20062006-08-17A night photograph of a man seated cross-legged on the ground within a ring of small open fires, which are visible at the lower edge of the frame. He wears a white dhoti and a white shawl draped over his shoulders, with a rudraksha-style necklace visible, and he has a shaved head and rests his hands in a meditative mudra on his knees. The background is almost entirely black. Partially visible figures stand at the far left and a hand holding an object appears at the right edge. The scene matches an Ananda Tapas fire meditation, though his identity cannot be confirmed from appearance.2007-02-13August 19 20062006-08-19August 17 20062006-08-17September 06 20062006-09-06August 17 20062006-08-17A night-time photograph of a seated man in white dhoti and kurta with an orange-red shawl draped over his shoulders, eyes closed in meditation or prayer. He sits on a mat amid a ring of blazing fires on reddish earth. Another seated figure appears faintly at the upper left, partly in shadow. The flames and glow dominate the scene.2006-08-19Night scene of a monastic fire ritual at an outdoor ground. A central figure sits cross-legged on a raised mound of earth, wrapped in an orange-saffron shawl over white robes, with hands resting in the lap. Small fires burn in the ground around him, with several other robed figures in white and saffron seated or kneeling behind the flames in the dark. A few lamps glow in the distance.2006-08-19Night outdoor fire ritual. A ring of burning fire pits glows orange around a central seated figure in white robes and a beaded necklace who sits cross-legged in meditation. In the foreground a monastic in saffron-brown robes sits with his back to the camera facing the flames. Other seated figures in white and saffron are scattered among smaller fire pits, and a standing figure in white stands at the upper left. Smoke drifts through the dark scene.2006-08-17A night scene of a monastic training homa at an outdoor ground. Many people in white clothes sit cross-legged within small circular fire pits, with flames and smoke rising around them. The foreground figure wears white with an orange-brown shawl draped over one shoulder and sits facing away from the camera. Other seated participants in white fill the rows behind, with a fence line in the background.2006-08-18