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Night-time photograph of a ring-shaped fire ritual on bare sandy ground. Glowing embers and small flames burn along a dark circular trench. A young woman in white clothes and an orange-red shawl sits cross-legged on a mat inside the ring, eyes closed, hands resting on her knees. Behind her, further rings of fire and other seated figures in white are faintly visible in the dim background.

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August 19 20062006-08-19Night photo of a fire ritual at an open-air ground, with small flames burning in a scattered pattern across the dark earth. In the foreground, a woman in a white shawl and white cloth sits cross-legged in front of a large fire pit, hands folded, eyes lowered. Behind her, several other people in white and light-coloured clothing sit in meditative postures beside their own small fires, with a few more standing at the edges. Buildings with lights are faintly visible in the background. The setting suggests a homa or fire-based meditation practice.2006-08-19Night photograph of two women sitting cross-legged in meditation on sandy ground, each within a ring of flaming oil lamps or small fires arranged in circular patterns. Both wear white kurta-style tops and loose white trousers, with dark rudraksha-style beaded malas around their necks. The woman on the right wears glasses. Other seated figures in pale clothing are blurred in the background, and the scene suggests a night meditation or fire ritual.2006-08-19Night photograph of an outdoor ritual on bare sandy ground. Rows of small clay oil lamps glow along the earth, and several seated participants in white dhoti-style clothing with orange-saffron shawls sit in lines, facing the flames. In the foreground, a young man in white with an orange shawl sits cross-legged near the lamps. A small fire burns at left, and a lit white-walled building with a bright light stands at right. The scene reads as an evening lamp-lighting or sadhana session; the lamps are oil lamps, and no particular deity is shown. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2006-08-19August 17 20062006-08-17August 19 20062006-08-19August 17 20062006-08-17A 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 18 20062006-08-18Night-time photograph of a sacred fire ritual on open sandy ground. Several small fires burn in separate circular pits, with flames and smoke rising behind them. Many people sit cross-legged in white clothing around the fire pits, some facing the flames, and a few stand near the smoke in the background. A striped red-and-white barrier and a low wall are visible at the back left. The scene suggests a homa or yagna gathering, with white-clad participants seated at each fire.2006-08-19A 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.2006-08-18August 17 20062006-08-17