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Outdoor ritual scene at an ashram ground with a sandy floor and smoke rising from several ring-shaped fire pits covered in charred wood. Many seated participants wear white dhotis and white shirts, while one seated figure in the foreground wears a saffron/orange robe and sits inside a fire ring. A standing man in a white shirt and white dhoti walks at left, and another man in white dhoti and white top stands at right holding a long stick. A red and white striped wall and dense green trees form the background, consistent with a homa or yagna gathering.

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Outdoor ritual scene on a sandy ground at a monastic training convention, with smoke rising from a fire pit at left and burning logs visible. Roughly a dozen people in plain white dhotis and kurtas stand and walk in a loose group, while two seated figures in saffron-orange robes sit on a low white ledge at right beside a water bottle and white cushion. A white-clad attendant carries an object near the fire. Green trees frame the upper left and a young sapling stands at right, with a white-and-red boundary wall behind.2006-08-18Outdoor photograph of a homa or fire-ritual session on bare sandy ground at an ashram, with multiple circular fire pits of burnt sticks arranged across the yard. Several seated participants in white clothes with orange sashes sit around the pits, some with long braided hair. A standing woman in an orange robe stands centre-left, and a figure in white robes kneels near the centre. Smoke rises amid green trees, with a red-and-white striped boundary wall and a white cloth canopy behind. No figure is confidently identifiable as a person from appearance cues.2006-08-18Outdoor photograph of a monastic training ritual at an ashram ground. Smoke and small fires burn on the sandy earth at left, where a white-clad attendant tends them. A group of about fifteen people in white dhotis and kurtas stands and walks in a loose cluster, while several men in saffron-orange robes stand and sit at right, one seated on a low white ledge near a small offering table with a water bottle. Trees and a striped red-and-white low wall form the backdrop. No one is clearly identifiable as a specific figure from appearance alone, so no a person candidate is asserted.2006-08-18August 18 20062006-08-18August 18 20062006-08-18Outdoor scene at a sandy ground beside a wall with striped band, with a smoky fire pit on the left where small flames burn among ash and logs. Roughly a dozen men in white dhotis and white kurtas stand in a loose group, one holding a video camera on his shoulder, others with hands folded. On the right, several men in orange-saffron robes sit on a low stone platform beside a white-draped table, a microphone and water bottle on it, and a leafy young tree stands between. A man in white stands at the far left near the smoke. Foreground shows a man with curly hair in white from behind.2006-08-18Outdoor homa ritual at a sandy ground with smoke rising through trees. Many seated participants in white dhotis and shirts, some in saffron/orange shawls, sit around scorched fire pits with burnt wood. A standing figure with long dark hair, bare-backed and wearing an orange-saffron cloth wrap, faces the scene at right, appearing to oversee the practice; this figure shows distinctive long hair and saffron clothing, so Swamiji (probable) as the presiding figure directing the homa. A red-and-white striped shrine structure and a green bin sit in the background.2006-08-18Outdoor photograph of devotees seated on bare sandy ground at a fire ritual. About seven people are visible, mostly in white ritual clothes with red-bordered dhotis and some wearing saffron/orange shawls over white. A man in the foreground in a white dhoti with red border sits before a fire ring, and palms and trees form the background.2006-08-18Outdoor ritual at an open sandy ground. A man with long dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange draped robe and bare feet, walks while holding a dark wooden staff in his right hand. Around him, many participants sit cross-legged in white clothing inside circular rings of smouldering firewood, forming a fire-ritual arrangement. Some seated figures wear saffron cloth. Behind them stands a low wall with red and white stripes, and dense green trees, with smoke rising in the background.2006-08-18August 18 20062006-08-18June 13 20102010-06-13Outdoor 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.2006-08-17