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Outdoor scene on a dirt ground at a rural compound: several people sit cross-legged inside circular fire pits ringed with dark logs, with small flames burning. A woman in a white sari sits in the foreground right, and another in a white sari with an orange cloth sits in the left-middle pit. Further back, a person in orange sits on a white chair before a red-and-white-roofed brick building, with a flagpole beside it. Two people in white stand near the right edge, and a silver SUV is parked there. Smoke hangs in the pale sky, with palm and leafy trees around.

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Outdoor photo of a monastic training homa at a red-walled building with a green corrugated roof and a red flag on a tall pole. Several people sit in white and saffron-orange clothing around circular fire pits lined with stones, with small flames and smoke rising. A figure in orange robes sits on a raised throne-like seat with a white cloth draped over it, behind a white chair, while a woman in white sits at the right fire pit. Stacked bricks, palm trees and a blue tarp are in the background. Visible people: about six.2006-08-17Outdoor homa ritual at an ashram courtyard with smoke hanging in the air. Four people sit in white dhotis or white clothing with orange shawls, each seated within a separate circle of burning logs around a small fire pit. In the foreground a woman in an orange shawl sits on a mat before a clay bowl. Behind her a woman in orange sits beside a low stone platform, and another person in white stands at the right by a small structure. 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Four young women in white garments with orange shawls sit cross-legged inside circular fire pits ringed with blackened logs, flames burning at the edges and a copper bowl set before the front pit. Smoke drifts through the scene. Behind them stand a low brick-and-tile building and stacked bricks, with a white chair and a seated figure in orange at a raised platform on the right. Hazy morning light and a laundry line appear at the left. The scene suggests a homa or yagna.2006-08-17Outdoor photograph of a monastic training homa at AadiKailaasa, Bidadi. Three visible practitioners sit cross-legged on wooden platforms within circular fire pits on bare earth; the central figure wears white dhoti-style clothing with an orange-saffron shawl and sits with hands folded, eyes lowered. Flames and smoke rise from the burning logs in the pits. Behind them stand palm trees, a green-roofed red building, stacked bricks, hanging white cloths on a line and parked vehicles. A fourth partially visible person in white and orange sits at the right edge.2006-08-18August 17 20062006-08-17August 17 20062006-08-17Outdoor photo of a monastic training session on bare reddish earth at an ashram compound. Many men in white dhoti-style clothing and white shawls sit cross-legged inside large circular rings of arranged clay or dung with small flames burning at their edges, while smoke drifts across the scene. In the foreground a young man in white with an orange shawl sits in front of a small offering dish. Standing near the center, a figure in white with an orange shawl walks among the seated participants. Behind them stands a red building with a green corrugated roof, a low stone wall, palm and other trees, and an orange flag on a pole. No identifiable a person is clearly visible.2006-08-17Outdoor photograph of a monastic training session on bare earth beside a red-walled building with a green corrugated roof and a small orange flag. 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