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A photograph of a fire walking ritual on bare earth. A woman in a white sari with a floral border and a red bindi walks barefoot across a long trench filled with grey-black embers. Along the trench edges, white-clad devotees stand watching, several men wear white dhotis and shirts, some with rudraksha malas and ID badges, and a man in a red shawl stands at left beside a drummer holding a drum. Wooden rails and a red-roofed building are behind them. No person in the frame is clearly identifiable as a person.

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A barefoot woman in a white sari with a gold-yellow border walks across a shallow trench of glowing embers and grey ash during a fire-walking ritual. Around the pit, devotees in white dhotis and white shirts, some with rudraksha malas, stand behind a wooden rail; a man in a red shawl with folded hands and a drummer in an orange-and-white cloth are nearby. Red-roofed buildings and palm trees appear in the background. No candidate for the presiding figure is clearly visible in this frame.2005-12-31A woman in a white sari with a light pink-purple border walks barefoot across a shallow pit of grey-black ash and embers, the fire-walking ritual. Men and women in white dhotis and white shirts line both sides of the pit, watching; some stand with hands pressed together in prayer. Several devotees wear white with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, and one man in the foreground at the right wears a checked shirt and a yellow-orange cloth over his shoulder. A man in a white kurta with a red-orange shawl stands at the left edge of the pit with a drum nearby. A wooden rail runs behind the crowd, with a small orange-roofed building and palm trees in the background.2005-12-31A fire-walking ritual on a dirt path lined with a shallow trench of ash-covered embers. A woman in a white sari with a yellow-orange border and a rudraksha mala walks barefoot across the ash while a man in white shirt and dhoti beside her watches closely. Along both sides, devotees in white clothes and malas stand behind wooden poles, and a colorful decorated chariot or ratha with a drum appears at the upper right. A tiled roofed shrine and palm trees sit in the background under a bright sky.2005-12-31Outdoor photograph of a fire walking ritual at a temple-side pit lined with dirt and dotted with white markers. A woman in a white sari with a lavender blouse walks barefoot across a bed of glowing dark embers. Behind a wooden rail, a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and kurtas, some with rudraksha mala necklaces, watches closely; a shirtless man on the right wears an orange cloth and gold chain, and a man in a checked shirt and yellow shawl stands among them. A woman in a yellow sari stands at left, and a corner of a small orange-roofed building is visible in the background.2005-12-31A woman in a white sari with gold border walks barefoot across a shallow pit of glowing-grey ash during a fire walking ritual. Behind a wooden rail, many men and some women in white dhotis, white shirts and rudraksha malas stand watching; one man in a dark checked shawl and a drummer in white with a hand drum are visible. A small orange-roofed building and palm trees stand in the background.2005-12-31A photograph of a fire walking ritual. An elderly woman in a white sari walks barefoot across a long pit of grey-white ash and embers, with a line of white dots marking its edges. Around the pit, men and women in white dhotis and white kurtas stand barefoot, several wearing rudraksha malas and name badges; a man in white holds a wooden pole railing. A drummer with a red and drum is visible behind the walkers, and a red-roofed building and palm trees stand in the background.2005-12-31A photograph of a fire-walking ritual. A barefoot woman in white clothes with a rudraksha mala and a white ID badge walks across a trench of glowing grey-white ash, her hand extended toward the spectators. Along both sides, men and women in white dhotis, kurtas and shirts stand at a bamboo rail and watch closely; one man in a white kurta wears a rudraksha mala, and another man at the rail wears a checked shirt. Some devotees wear red or orange shawls. A red-roofed building stands behind the crowd, and dotted white markings line the edge of the pit.2005-12-31A photograph of a fire-walking ritual at an outdoor site. A woman in white clothes with a rudraksha mala walks barefoot across a long trench of dark glowing embers and ash, her arms slightly open. Along both sides of the trench stand a crowd of devotees in white dhotis, kurtas and shirts, many wearing rudraksha malas and lanyard badges, some with hands folded in prayer. Two drummers in orange-saffron dhotis hold drums at the trench edge, and a woman in a yellow sari watches nearby. Behind the crowd are a red-roofed building with a green tin roof, a tall flagpole with an orange flag, palm trees and decorative festival bunting. Several men are in the scene with a wooden rail separating them from the trench.2005-12-31A photograph of a fire-walking ritual at an outdoor pit lined with glowing embers and grey ash. A woman in a white dress with small coloured floral print walks barefoot across the ash strip, hands pressed together in prayer, a red-beaded mala around her neck. Along both sides of the pit, devotees in white kurtas, white dhotis and white shirts stand barefoot behind a wooden pole barrier, several wearing rudraksha malas. A man in a white shirt and red shawl stands at the left edge, and white dotted markers line the pit edges. A low orange-roofed building sits in the background. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible among the people shown.2005-12-31A photograph of a fire-walking ritual in progress. In the foreground a woman in a cream and gold-bordered sari with a rudraksha mala walks barefoot across a shallow pit of glowing grey embers. Along both sides of the pit, devotees in white dhotis, white shirts and similar white attire stand behind a bamboo rail, many wearing rudraksha malas and some with red or orange scarves. Several men in checked shirts and gold necklaces stand at the right edge. White dots mark the edges of the pit. The scene is an outdoor ritual ground with a red-roofed building behind the crowd.2005-12-31Outdoor photo of a fire-walking ritual at an ashram. In the centre, a woman in white clothes and a white shawl walks barefoot across a shallow trench of glowing grey embers, flanked by a row of white ash dots. Along both sides, men and women in white dhotis and white kurtas stand barefoot behind wooden railings, several with hands joined in prayer, and a few men wear rudraksha malas and identity badges. A man in a red-and-white shawl stands near the left edge. A red-roofed building and palm trees are in the background. No a person candidate is clearly visible; the central walker and onlookers are not identifiable as him.2005-12-31A photograph of a fire walking ritual at an outdoor village setting with palm trees and a tin-roofed shelter behind. A woman with long wet-looking dark hair, dressed in a white sari with a gold border, walks barefoot across a shallow pit of glowing grey ash and embers. White dotted markings line the edges of the pit. Around the pit, a crowd of men in white dhotis and white kurtas, several wearing rudraksha malas, stands watching, with a drummer in a striped shirt playing a large drum on the right and other onlookers behind a bamboo barrier. No identifiable a person figure is visible in this frame.2005-12-31