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A photograph of brahmachari trainees seated in meditation on bare reddish earth at an outdoor training site. Concentric rings of burnt, smouldering wood and ash surround each seated person. In the foreground a young woman in white clothes sits cross-legged with hands folded in her lap and eyes closed. Behind her, several other trainees in white garments sit within similar fire rings, with smoke drifting over the scene.

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Outdoor ritual on bare reddish earth at a training convention. Several circular fire rings made of dung cakes and wooden sticks burn with open flames around their edges. A woman in white draped clothing sits cross-legged with palms pressed together inside the foreground ring, with a small brass vessel beside her. Behind her, other seated participants in white and one person in an orange-brown wrap stand or sit among more fire rings, with a smoky haze in the background. A man in white with a white cloth over his shoulder kneels at the far right. Canopies and a speaker sit in the background.2006-08-17August 17 20062006-08-17Outdoor 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 20062006-08-18Outdoor homa rite on bare red earth at an ashram site. Several small circular fire pits are ringed with dried cow-dung cakes or logs, with flames rising from some. A young woman in white sits cross-legged in the foreground beside a shallow clay dish of offerings, her hair in a long braid. Behind her a man in white robes bends over a fire pit, and further back other people in white sit at more pits, some wearing orange sashes. A man in white with a pendant necklace sits at the right edge. Blue tarpaulin and trees appear in the background.2006-08-17Outdoors 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.2006-08-17August 17 20062006-08-17August 18 20062006-08-18Outdoor 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 17 20062006-08-17August 18 20062006-08-18August 18 20062006-08-18