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Outdoor photograph of a large ritual gathering on a dry, reddish-brown earthen ground with palm trees and foliage behind. Many participants sit cross-legged inside circular rings of burnt wood, each enclosing a small fire or ash bed, while smoke rises across the field. Most seated people wear white ritual clothes, with a smaller number in saffron-orange robes, and a few standing figures move between the rings. The arrangement suggests a homa or fire-based ceremony, and the scene shows a monastic training setting.

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August 18 20062006-08-18August 18 20062006-08-18Outdoor 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.2006-08-18August 18 20062006-08-18Outdoor scene at an ashram ground with a reddish-brown earth floor marked by many circular rings of ash or ground lines. Dozens of people sit cross-legged inside the circles, most in white clothing and a smaller number in saffron-orange robes, while smoke rises from the area. Palm trees, a red-roofed building with a green metal roof, and a red flag on a pole stand in the background under an overcast sky. Some participants are seated in meditation-like postures.2006-08-18August 18 20062006-08-18Outdoor photograph of a monastic training homa on bare earth at an ashram. Dozens of people in white clothes and orange shawls sit cross-legged inside circular rings of burnt wood, each ring holding a small fire that sends up smoke. Palm trees and a tree line stand behind, with a red-and-white striped wall at left. The participants are in white garments with orange or saffron shawls draped over their shoulders, performing the fire ritual in rows across the open ground.2006-08-17A smoky outdoor ritual on bare reddish earth at a ground with trees and a simple building behind. Many people in plain white clothes sit cross-legged within circular rings of laid sticks, with small fires burning at the edges and smoke drifting across the scene. A bald man in white with a beaded necklace sits near the center, and a woman in white with a mala sits at left. Several others in white walk or sit around the rings, and a parked vehicle is visible in the background. The scene suggests a homa-style fire ritual performed by a group of practitioners.2006-08-18August 18 20062006-08-18Outdoor scene at dawn or dusk of many people seated cross-legged in white clothing with orange shawls on bare earth, each within a ring of ash and scattered red flowers. Smoke drifts across the ground from small fires or lamps, with palm trees and dense green trees behind and a low red-and-white striped boundary wall. Several seated figures wear saffron-orange shawls over white robes. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance in this image.2006-08-18Outdoor homa at AadiKailaasa, Bidadi, with many people seated in rows on bare red earth inside circular fire pits of ash and burnt wood. Most wear white clothes, while several wear orange or saffron robes. Smoke rises across the grounds from small fires. Behind them is a low red building with a green sloped roof, a red-and-white flag on a pole, palm trees and a parked vehicle. A crowd in white clothes stands near the building. Several seated figures are in orange robes, and some are closer to the front. No identifiable ceremonial candidate is clearly visible, and the many seated participants are not described in detail.2006-08-18Outdoor 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