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Outdoor monastic training scene on bare sandy ground at a rural site with palm trees and tall trees behind. Many people sit cross-legged inside circular rings of stones or earthen borders, most in white robes, while a few wear saffron/orange shawls. One seated man in the foreground wears an orange shawl over white clothes. A small brass or clay dish sits in one ring. Some people stand among the rings and a woman in white sits at right. Striped red-and-white boundary wall at left. No identifiable a person figure is visible in the frame.

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August 17 20062006-08-17Outdoor scene on a sandy open ground at an ashram site with a tall green tree line and palm trees behind. Many people in white clothing sit cross-legged inside circular rings of dried leaves or wooden markers arranged across the ground, a group practice such as meditation or monastic training. Several wear orange or saffron cloth over white garments. A standing figure in white stands near a red-and-white striped boundary wall and steps. A woman in a red bag is seated in the foreground right. A pale smoky haze hangs in the air.2006-08-17Outdoor photograph of a monastic training homa on bare earth at an ashram. Dozens of people in white clothes and orange shawls sit cross-legged inside circular rings of burnt wood, each ring holding a small fire that sends up smoke. Palm trees and a tree line stand behind, with a red-and-white striped wall at left. The participants are in white garments with orange or saffron shawls draped over their shoulders, performing the fire ritual in rows across the open ground.2006-08-17Outdoor monastic training ritual on bare earth under palm trees at an ashram compound. Several circular earthen rings enclose small fire or offering pits. A man in plain white dhoti stands barefoot near the centre with his head shaved, facing the rings. Around him people in white clothes and orange shawls stand or kneel, one woman in white sits cross-legged at the left edge, and a person in white holds a small brass vessel. White-painted steps and a low wall lie behind, with a white dome faintly visible in the distance. The scene suggests a homa or yagna-style ceremony.2006-08-17Outdoor homa ritual on a dry dirt ground with many seated participants arranged in separate circular fire pits. Men in white dhotis and white shirts, several wearing orange-saffron shawls draped over one shoulder, sit cross-legged before small fires ringed with logs or blackened wood, with smoke rising in the grey morning haze. Tall trees, palms and a red-and-white striped boundary wall frame the background. Several participants are visible behind and beside the front row, and a ceremonial homa with offerings is taking place.2006-08-17August 18 20062006-08-18August 18 20062006-08-18August 18 20062006-08-18Outdoor monastic training session at a rural compound. Many people sit cross-legged in white clothing inside circular earthen mounds arranged in rows on bare ground. Several wear orange or saffron garments, and one standing figure in an orange robe walks among them near the center. A small red-brick building with a green roof and a flagpole with an orange flag stands to the left, with palm and shade trees behind and stacked bricks at the edges.2006-08-17August 17 20062006-08-17August 17 20062006-08-17A photograph of a large outdoor ritual on bare earth. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts sit cross-legged within circular ring-shaped fire pits, each with a small flame and smoke rising. Several wear orange-saffron shawls draped over their shoulders. Behind them stands a line of trees, palm trees and a striped red-and-white canopy, with more white-clad people standing near a staircase on the right. Overcast sky.2006-08-17