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Night photograph of meditators seated cross-legged on sand inside circular rings traced with grey-white ash. In the foreground a woman with shoulder-length light hair wears a white top and white trousers, a rudraksha mala around her neck, hands folded in her lap. Behind her, a woman in white clothes with a mala sits in a second ash circle. At the upper right an older bald man in white robes sits in a third circle. Dim background figures in white and red cloth are seated further back. Ash circles and scattered leaves cover the ground.

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August 18 20062006-08-18Night 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.2006-08-18Night outdoor scene at an ashram ground with reddish earth and blackened ring-shaped fire marks. Several people in white robes with red-trimmed shawls sit cross-legged in meditation on low wooden seats. The foreground young man in front has closed eyes and wears a rudraksha mala; beside him a young man sits with hands folded in his lap. Figures continue into the dark background, with a few small flames and two bright vertical lights at the top.2006-08-18December 17 20062006-12-17August 18 20062006-08-18Night 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.2006-08-18Outdoor 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 photograph of two women seated cross-legged on bare, ash-dusted ground with eyes closed in meditation, one with hands resting together in lap. Both wear white saris with yellow borders and yellow shawls draped over the shoulders. The woman in front wears a rudraksha mala and a blue lanyard, plus bangles and a small bindi. Behind them stands a pile of wooden logs and a blue tarpaulin against a white wall.Outdoors 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.2006-08-17Outdoor ritual scene on a sandy ground with several circular fire pits ringed by grey ash and charred wood, smoke rising from them. A young man in the foreground sits cross-legged with eyes closed in meditation, wearing a white kurta and dhoti with a bright yellow shawl draped over his shoulders. Behind him, other men in white clothes with yellow shawls sit at their own fire pits, and a white structure stands in the background. The setting suggests a homa or yagna practice, with the fire pits visible as ritual circles.2010-07-11December 13 20132013-12-13Outdoors 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.2006-08-17