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A photograph of a fire walking ritual in an outdoor ashram setting. A man in a white shirt and light blue jeans walks barefoot across a long pit of glowing grey embers and ash, bordered by a dirt trench lined with white dotted markings. Along the edge, devotees in white dhotis and white shirts stand barefoot watching; one older man with white hair and a white shawl stands at the front, and a man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala stands at the right near a wooden fence post. A woman in a blue saree with a red shawl stands among them, and a man on the right plays a brass trumpet. Wooden poles and logs form a barrier along the pit.

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A photograph of a fire-walking ritual in an outdoor village setting with palm trees and a tin-roofed shelter behind. A man in a white dhoti and white shirt with a light cloth on his head walks barefoot across a long pit of glowing grey embers, with a dark-soil trench edged with white dotted markings. Behind a bamboo barrier, a crowd of men in white ritual clothes, some with rudraksha malas and one in red-and-white shawls, watch closely; drummers stand at the right with large drums. Also visible at left is a man in white with a beaded rudraksha mala. Several devotees in white dhotis raise hands in worship.2005-12-31A photograph of a fire walking ritual at an outdoor pit lined with glowing embers and grey ash. A bare-footed man in a white kurta and white dhoti walks across the pit, with his feet on the ash. Around the pit, devotees stand barefoot in white shirts and white dhotis or trousers; several wear white shirts with lanyards and one wears a rudraksha mala over a white shirt. 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Ritual, devotion and the procession context are implied by the white attire.2005-12-31Outdoor photograph of a fire walking ritual on bare earth. A central man with a shaved head, wearing a white shirt, white dhoti and a rudraksha mala, walks barefoot across a shallow pit of glowing-grey embers and ash, lined with white dotted markings along its edges. Around the pit, devotees in white shirts and white dhotis stand barefoot, some wearing lanyards with ID badges and rudraksha malas. On the right, men in white hold a wooden pole. On the left, a few figures wear red or orange shawls, and a drummer holds a drum. A red-roofed building appears in the background.2005-12-31Outdoor photograph of a fire walking ritual. In the foreground, a man in white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha mala walks barefoot across a long pit of glowing embers and ash, with white dots marking the edges of the path. 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