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Outdoor photograph of a fire ritual on bare sandy ground in front of a dense tree line, with a low red-and-white striped boundary wall behind. Several small fire pits with ash and charred edges are arranged in rings. About twenty people sit cross-legged around them, most in white clothing, with some in saffron-orange robes. A man in a white dhoti and shirt stands at left, and another man in white holds a long pole or ladle over a fire at right, pouring from a small bottle. Smoke rises from the pits.

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Outdoor photo of a monastic training ritual at an open sandy ground beneath green trees. Several men in white dhotis and shirts, and some in saffron-orange robes, sit cross-legged in rows around shallow fire pits with smouldering ash and smoke rising. A tall red-and-white striped wall of cloth screens the back of the ground. In the foreground a person with long dark hair and bare shoulders sits facing the scene, with a microphone on a stand at left. A figure in white stands bending near the centre. The pits and seated devotees suggest a homa-style fire ritual during a convention session.2006-08-18August 18 20062006-08-18Outdoor homa or fire ritual on bare reddish earth at dawn or dusk, with smoke drifting across the scene. Many participants sit cross-legged inside circular fire pits or ring-shaped trenches, with small flames visible in several. Most wear saffron or orange robes, while others wear white ritual clothing; one woman in a red top sits at the right. A standing figure in orange garments and long hair stands near the centre-right. Palm trees and dense green trees form the backdrop, with a red-and-white striped wall at the left edge. Dozens of sadhaks take part in a monastic training convention setting.2006-08-18August 18 20062006-08-18Outdoor photograph of a monastic training ritual at an ashram, with many people seated on the ground inside circular fire rings of burnt wood and embers. A young man in the foreground wears an orange shawl over white clothes and sits cross-legged in front of a smouldering ring, with smoke rising around him. Other seated men wear white garments and orange shawls; one standing figure in white holds a long stick near a small fire. Smoke hangs over the sandy ground. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly visible.2006-08-18Outdoor photo of a monastic training homa at an open dirt courtyard. Several seated practitioners in white ritual clothes sit beside circular fire pits ringed with dark cow-dung cakes and flaming wood; the fires burn low with smoke rising. In the foreground, a young man in white shirt and dhoti with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged, eyes closed, hands resting on his knees. Two women in white with orange shawls sit at the nearest fire rings. Behind, a bearded man in white stands near a stack of bricks, another seated figure wears an orange shawl, and a silver SUV is parked in the background. Roughly a dozen people are visible.2006-08-17February 12 20072007-02-12 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph of a monastic training convention at an open sandy ground with palm trees and smoke rising. Behind him a woman in a white sari with an orange sash stands near a small brick-and-red-cloth offering. Around the ground, many people in white clothes and orange sashes sit cross-legged beside rectangular fire pits with blackened ash, some with sashes draped over the shoulders. Several men in white sit or stand at the left edge near steps.2006-08-18Five shaven-headed men in white dhotis and white upper cloths with red borders sit cross-legged in meditation on a bare earthen ground outdoors. Each sits on a small mat over a circular pit lined with ash and charcoal pieces, with hands folded in their laps and eyes closed. A yellow-clad figure sits in the back row. A tall wooden post stands in the middle, and a black stone stand with a sign is visible behind them among green trees and plants. A fire-pit homa-style setup appears to be in use.2010-09-18August 18 20062006-08-18Outdoor photograph of a monastic training session at an ashram in red earth. Several seated participants sit around small circular fire pits with smouldering logs and smoke rising. Foreground figures wear white robes and a man in the centre wears white with a shawl. Two figures on the right wear saffron/orange robes and sit cross-legged. Behind them, a row of standing and seated people in white and saffron clothing watch beside a stacked pile of bricks and a red-walled building with laundry on a line. A white car is parked at left. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly present; participants are dressed in white and saffron.2006-08-18Outdoors on bare sandy ground at dawn or dusk, several people sit cross-legged inside circular fire rings lined with dark logs, with small flames burning along the rims. In the foreground a young man in white shirt and white dhoti, with a beaded mala around his neck, sits eyes closed in meditation at the centre of a ring. Behind him, others in white clothes and orange-saffron shawls sit at similar fire rings, and more people in white move between the rings. Low smoke drifts over the scene; a tiled-roof building and a stone wall stand in the background.2006-08-17