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Outdoor fire-walking ritual pit at an ashram with a rectangular trench of grey embers and white stones, bordered by bamboo poles and small white dot patterns. Men in white dhotis and white shirts stand at the edges with hands folded in namaskar. A large crowd of devotees in white clothing stands and sits behind a bamboo barrier, many with hands raised or pressed together. Behind them stand a green-roofed orange building, palm trees, a red flag on a pole, and a decorated canopy with colourful drapes and an ornate float at the right. A small metal bucket sits at the lower right corner. Visible people number roughly 40-60 counting the crowd.

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