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A photograph of a fire-walking ritual at an outdoor site with a sandy pit of glowing-grey embers. A man in white dhoti and white shawl with a green-edged border strides barefoot across the ember bed. Along the pit's edges, a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and white shirts, several wearing rudraksha malas and one with an orange-red shawl, stand behind a wooden rail watching. To the right foreground, a person in an orange-red shawl is seen from behind, and at far left a white-clad person's hands are raised in greeting. The ember pit is bordered by a dug trench with small white dots marking its edge.

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A photograph of a fire walking ritual. In the foreground a young man in a white shirt and white trousers walks barefoot across a long pit of dark ash and embers set in packed earth, with white dots marking its edges. Men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with rudraksha malas and orange or red shawls, stand on both sides of the pit. Behind them a wooden rail holds back onlookers, including a man in a checked shirt and a shirtless man with gold necklaces at the right edge. A red-roofed building and palm trees appear in the background.2005-12-31A barefoot man in white kurta and white dhoti with a saffron-orange shawl draped over his shoulders walks across a rectangular fire pit filled with grey ash and embers. Devotees in white clothes stand along both sides of the pit, many wearing rudraksha malas, and some have bare feet. Behind them, a crowd watches and drummers play large drums near bamboo barriers, and a small red-roofed structure and palm trees appear in the background. 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A green-roofed building is visible at the top left.2005-12-31