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Night photograph of an outdoor sandy courtyard at a training site. In the foreground, a woman in white clothing with a purple blindfold sits cross-legged on a woven mat, hands resting in her lap, a white bead necklace around her neck. Behind her, a white-clad figure in an orange top sits on a mat beside a bag, and further back several seated people in white and orange are visible beneath a single bright overhead light. Low white-grey stone or ash lines curve across the sand, forming circular patterns. The scene suggests a night meditation exercise.

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August 18 20062006-08-18Night outdoor photo of a meditation practice on sandy ground marked with circular white-edged ring patterns. A man in front sits cross-legged on a woven mat, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap, wearing white dhoti-style clothing and an orange shawl draped over his shoulders. Behind him, several other men sit in similar circles in white clothes with orange shawls, some with hands folded. White chairs and a small light are visible at the edge of the frame. a person: the central figure has a shaved-free head of medium-length swept-back hair, but he wears only a plain orange shawl and white clothes with no crown, malas or ornate adornment, so the identification is uncertain.2006-08-18Night-time photograph of a ring-shaped fire ritual on bare sandy ground. Glowing embers and small flames burn along a dark circular trench. A young woman in white clothes and an orange-red shawl sits cross-legged on a mat inside the ring, eyes closed, hands resting on her knees. Behind her, further rings of fire and other seated figures in white are faintly visible in the dim background.2006-08-19A night-time outdoor photograph of devotees in meditation on sand, seated in circular marked patterns. The foreground man sits cross-legged on a woven mat, eyes closed and hands folded in his lap, wearing a white kurta and an orange shawl. Behind him, several more seated figures in white with orange or red shawls sit in similar circles, with a few small lamps glowing on the ground and a single bright light overhead.2006-08-18A photograph of a monastic trainee sitting cross-legged with eyes closed and hands folded in meditation inside a ring of burning logs on bare reddish earth at an outdoor training site. The central figure wears a loose white kurta and white trousers with a rudraksha mala and a pendant. Behind, two more participants sit in similar fire rings, one in white with an orange shawl, and a figure in white stands at the edge tending the fire. A small offering dish sits beside the central figure. A dark speaker stands in the background.2006-08-17Outdoor scene at dusk with smoke rising over bare earth. Several people sit cross-legged inside circular fire pits with small flames and glowing embers around the rims, arranged in a wide field. Most wear white clothing; some wear saffron-orange robes. One central seated person in white wears a dark head covering and a rudraksha mala. Others tend the fires with long tools, and a red-roofed building with a green tin roof stands behind the field. The setting appears to be a fire-circle ritual practice.2006-08-18August 17 20062006-08-17August 19 20062006-08-19August 17 20062006-08-17August 17 20062006-08-17Night photograph of a sacred fire ritual on open sand at an outdoor ashram site. Many participants sit cross-legged in a row around circular fire pits; several have white cloth tied over their eyes and wear white clothes. Blackened charred logs and ash lie in the pits. The nearest participant, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a rudraksha mala, sits blindfolded beside a fire pit. Another participant in white wraps a white cloth with a gold border over her head. Tall lights stand in the dark background. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2007-02-07February 12 20072007-02-12 +1 copies