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Outdoor photo of a fire-walking ritual pit at a village temple site. A man stands barefoot on the left, wearing an orange robe, an orange turban and a beaded necklace, and he is smiling with his hands together. Beside him, a long rectangular pit lined with stones and ash is fenced by wooden poles, with a yellow-painted edge and white rangoli-style designs on the ground. Behind the fence, a large crowd of devotees dressed mostly in white stands and sits under coconut palms and leafy trees. Brass vessels sit near the pit edge.

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Outdoor fire-ritual scene beneath tall coconut palms. A long rectangular pit of white ash runs through reddish-brown earth, bordered by a raised earthen edge, with a small kalasha-style pot and offerings placed at its head. A man in a saffron/orange robe stands at the centre holding a tall staff, flanked by people in white dhotis and white garments, some wearing saffron shawls. A row of women in white and cream saris with blue and orange borders on the left stand with palms pressed together in anjali. Stacked firewood sits at the right edge. Several onlookers watch from behind a rope barrier and a tent canopy.2008-12-31February 14 20072007-02-14Outdoor photograph of a fire walking ritual at a village setting with palm trees and a green-roofed shrine behind. A figure with long dark hair in a saffron-orange robe, wearing a gold necklace, walks barefoot across a shallow pit of grey ash and embers, which is bordered by white floral kolam designs and has a yellow liquid pool at its end. Around the pit, devotees in white dhotis and kurtas stand with raised hands and folded palms, some holding a pale-blue bucket and a metal pot nearby. Drummers in the background hold drums, and decorated ratha-style structures with coloured cloth and garlands are visible at right. The crowd of around twenty to thirty people watches closely.2005-12-31Outdoor fire-walking ritual at an ashram courtyard of packed dirt. A shirtless figure in orange cloth stands barefoot at the centre, facing a shallow trench of glowing embers and flame, with a pool of water-like liquid to the left. Behind and beside the fire pit, a row of seated devotees in white ritual clothes sit on blue mats, along with several men in white dhotis and orange shawls standing at the left edge. A large framed portrait on the white building wall shows a figure in an orange turban and orange robes, labelled with no readable name. Stone piles, a red post and a small shrine structure appear in the background.2007-02-14July 12 20062006-07-12February 14 20072007-02-14Outdoors among palm trees, a large rectangular fire pit lined with red earth is filled with white ash and sprinkled with yellow flower petals. Behind a white rope barrier, a crowd of devotees stands with hands pressed together in namaskar, many women in white and pastel saris and men in white dhotis and kurtas. A few figures in saffron or orange robes stand near the pit, and one man in saffron kneels at its edge with ritual items, while a man in white stands beside him. Piles of charred logs lie to the right, and white kolam or rangoli lines mark the ground around the pit.2008-12-31Outdoor photograph of a firewalking ritual at a dirt-floored ground with palm trees and low tiled buildings behind. In the foreground a woman in a white sari with gold borders stands in a shallow pit of yellow liquid. A man in a white dhoti and kurta with a folded white cloth over his shoulder and a distinctive shaved, topknot-styled head walks away from a dark glowing fire trench on the right. Around them a crowd of devotees in white and orange clothing, some wearing rudraksha-style malas, stand on blue tarpaulin. A man in the center has long hair, an orange shawl and white kurta. Roughly fifteen people visible.2007-02-14February 14 20072007-02-14Outdoor ritual beside a long rectangular earthen trench lined with white ash or powder, with a small brass kalasha and a lit offering set at its head. Dozens of devotees stand along both sides in white and cream dhotis, saris and kurtas, many with palms pressed together in namaskar. A man in a saffron-orange robe kneels at the trench's edge with a vessel, while a woman in orange and another in a red and white sari stand near a tall ceremonial staff. Coconut palms and a pile of cut firewood frame the scene under bright daylight.2008-12-31A photograph of a fire-walking ritual at an outdoor ashram setting with palm trees and an orange-roofed building behind. A tall figure with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe and a gold necklace, stepping barefoot across a shallow pit of glowing embers and ash bordered by mud walls and white floral kolam-style patterns. Along both sides, devotees in white dhotis and kurtas stand with hands raised or folded in prayer, and some hold drums. Behind them a crowd gathers and a colourful decorated festival structure rises at the right. A small water-filled basin sits at the pit's edge.2005-12-31Outdoor evening scene at a firewalk pit: a dark ash-filled trench of glowing embers lies in packed dirt in the foreground. A long-haired man in an orange robe stands barefoot at the pit's edge holding a small silver vessel, with two men in white dhotis and orange shawls beside him, one holding a long brass trident-staff. A large crowd of mostly white-clad devotees and children stands behind, under a corrugated shelter, beneath a large painted banner of a smiling man in an orange turban and orange garments. a person: the orange-robed figure with long swept hair, in a firewalk setting, is. The banner shows a depiction of a turbaned figure with ceremonial garb. Several white-clad devotees hold hands together in prayer.2007-02-14