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An outdoor ritual ground with several circular fire pits of ash and blackened earth, each with a small brick or stone offering placed in the centre. Smoke drifts across the scene. A bare-chested man in an orange saffron cloth walks across the sandy ground between the pits. Two figures in white clothes stand at the left near a small white structure beside a red and white striped boundary wall. Tall trees fill the background. The gathering looks like a homa fire ritual, with the fire pits prepared for offerings.

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August 19 20062006-08-19August 17 20062006-08-17August 18 20062006-08-18August 18 20062006-08-18Outdoor 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.2006-08-18Outdoor photo of a ceremonial fire ground, a series of circular ash-blackened fire pits on sandy earth with charred wood and smoke rising. A man in white shirt and white dhoti sweeps the ashes of a pit with a long broom in the foreground. Behind him, a few people in white clothes stand near a small canopy with a red and white painted boundary wall and trees. A figure in saffron clothing stands near the canopy among them. Ashes and burnt logs cover the ground.2006-08-18August 18 20062006-08-18Outdoor photo at an open ground beside a red-and-white striped wall and green trees. Inside a circle of stones, a small clay lamp or fire burns on the ground, with a folded purple cloth nearby. A man in white dhoti and shirt bends at left, pouring from a green plastic can. Behind him, a woman in white stands with a steel vessel, and a young man in white and a young woman in white watch. Another woman in white stands at the back left. The scene suggests a small ritual fire setup with bare feet on the sandy ground.2006-08-17August 19 20062006-08-19August 18 20062006-08-18August 18 20062006-08-18Outdoor photo of a homa or yagna ground at an ashram. Several circular ring-shaped fire pits with raised earthen rims lie on sandy ground, and a small fire burns at the right edge. Participants in white dhotis and white kurtas, some with orange or saffron shawls, move among the pits and tend ritual objects. One man in white bends to a pit holding a small green vessel. A woman in an orange robe stands near the fire on the right, and a white-haired man in white stands near a central pit with a small offering tray. Dense green trees and a red-and-white striped wall form the backdrop. Several participants wear white and carry or set down ritual items, as in a monastic training ritual.2006-08-17