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Outdoor photograph of a monastic training session on bare earth beside a red-walled building with a green corrugated roof and a small orange flag. Many participants sit cross-legged inside circular ring-shaped earthen enclosures, mostly in white clothing, while some wear orange robes. A man in orange cloth with bare shoulders stands at left holding a long rod, and a young woman in white at lower left tends a small fire in one ring. A man in white bends forward at centre. Among the seated, a figure in white in the middle ring appears to be a person with a shaved head and white garments, seated quietly; the wider group includes several other white-clad devotees and orange-robed monastics.

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Outdoor monastic training session on a dusty ground at an ashram compound with palm trees and a red-walled building with a teal roof and a flag on a pole. Many people sit cross-legged inside circular rings of stones or earth on the ground, mostly in white clothes with some in saffron/orange robes. A central figure in white sits in a ring near the middle, with a man in saffron standing to the left carrying a stick. A cameraperson in an orange robe films at the lower right, and a parked silver SUV is visible behind the building.2006-08-17August 17 20062006-08-17Outdoor training session at a rural compound with a red-walled building under a teal corrugated roof and palm trees behind. Many participants sit cross-legged inside circular rings of earth or stones on bare ground, mostly dressed in white, with some in orange. A person in an orange robe with long dark hair stands at left holding a long staff. A seated figure in white at centre sits within a ring, with a cameraman at the right edge. A flagpole with an orange flag stands near a small shrine area. Roughly twenty-five people are visible.2006-08-17August 17 20062006-08-17Outdoor training session on bare earth at a rural ashram. Many participants in white clothing sit cross-legged inside circular rings of stones or clay, each with a small cleared mat. A standing figure in orange robes on the left holds a long broom or pole. Some seated people wear orange shawls, others plain white. A red-walled building with a teal metal roof, a flagpole with an orange flag, stacked firewood and a parked van are in the background, with palm trees beyond. Several people in white stand near the building on the right.2006-08-17Outdoor ashram scene at a dusty courtyard with many circular earthen rings, each holding a small flame and seated practitioners in white and orange clothing performing a homa-style fire ritual. A bare-chested man in an orange dhoti walks through the rings carrying a long stick, while a man in white bends to tend the fire. A central figure in white robes and a white-haired head sits in meditation within a ring, with others nearby in white and saffron-orange shawls. A red-roofed building with an orange flag stands behind, a palm-lined setting. a person appearance uncertain.2006-08-17August 17 20062006-08-17August 17 20062006-08-17Outdoor ashram scene on bare red earth where many people sit in small circular fire pits edged with stones or logs, several with small flames burning. A figure in white ritual clothes sits cross-legged in a ring near the centre-right and an attendant in white stands at the right edge. A standing figure in a loose orange wrap and orange cloth at the centre-left is barefoot, and a second figure in white and orange stands in the middle distance. Several people in white or orange garments sit in the rings. A red-roofed building with a green roof and a small flag stand behind, with stacked firewood nearby.2006-08-17August 17 20062006-08-17August 17 20062006-08-17Outdoor scene on a dirt ground at a rural ashram: about two dozen people sit cross-legged inside ring-shaped earthen circles, most in white ritual clothes with some wearing saffron/orange shawls. A standing woman in an orange sari holds a microphone and faces the seated group, while another standing figure in white stands nearby. A small red-walled building with a teal metal roof and a saffron flag on a pole stands behind, with coconut palms, a row of stacked white bundles, and a parked silver SUV. A tripod-mounted camera is set up at left.2006-08-17