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Outdoor photograph of a monastic training ritual on sandy ground beside a red-and-white striped boundary wall and dense green trees, with smoke drifting through the air. A barefoot figure in a loose orange robe with long dark wavy hair walks across the ground carrying a long metal rod or staff. Nearby, a cameraman in white clothing with an orange shawl films with a shoulder-mounted camera. Several people in white garments sit or walk among blackened circular fire pits and burnt wood marks. The scene suggests a homa or fire-based training session. A small green bin and white tents stand at the back. a person: the orange-robed figure with long swept hair is a candidate, though the appearance is only partly clear.

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August 18 20062006-08-18Outdoor ritual at an open sandy ground. A man with long dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange draped robe and bare feet, walks while holding a dark wooden staff in his right hand. Around him, many participants sit cross-legged in white clothing inside circular rings of smouldering firewood, forming a fire-ritual arrangement. Some seated figures wear saffron cloth. Behind them stands a low wall with red and white stripes, and dense green trees, with smoke rising in the background.2006-08-18August 18 20062006-08-18August 17 20062006-08-17August 18 20062006-08-18August 18 20062006-08-18August 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.2006-08-18August 18 20062006-08-18Outdoor 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.2006-08-18Outdoor photograph of a homa or fire-ritual session on bare sandy ground at an ashram, with multiple circular fire pits of burnt sticks arranged across the yard. Several seated participants in white clothes with orange sashes sit around the pits, some with long braided hair. A standing woman in an orange robe stands centre-left, and a figure in white robes kneels near the centre. Smoke rises amid green trees, with a red-and-white striped boundary wall and a white cloth canopy behind. No figure is confidently identifiable as a person from appearance cues.2006-08-18