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A fire walking ritual at an outdoor site with bare dirt ground. In the centre, a man in a white dhoti and white shirt walks barefoot across a long trench of glowing embers and grey ash, with a small boy in a red sweater visible behind him. Along both edges of the pit, devotees in white shirts, white dhotis and rudraksha malas stand barefoot, watching closely. Others at the right wear a checked shirt and a yellow-orange shawl, and a man in white holds a wooden railing. Behind them a crowd gathers, and an orange-roofed building and palm trees stand in the background.

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A photograph of a fire-walking ritual at an outdoor ashram setting. In the foreground a man in white kurta and pants walks barefoot across a long trench of glowing dark embers and ash. Along both sides of the pit stand a crowd of devotees in white shirts and dhotis, many wearing rudraksha malas and lanyard badges, some holding a long wooden pole as a barrier. A woman in a red sari stands among them. A green-roofed building and palm trees are visible behind. No identifiable a person appears in the frame.2005-12-31Outdoor photograph of a fire-walking ritual at a village site. A barefoot man in a white kurta and white dhoti walks along a shallow trench of grey-white ash and embers, with small white marks along its edges. Beside the trench, a line of men in white dhotis and kurtas stand behind a wooden rail; several wear rudraksha malas and identity lanyards, and one wears a checked shirt with a saffron-and-white cloth. 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A red-roofed building and palm trees are behind the crowd.2005-12-31A photograph of a fire-walking ritual at an outdoor ashram setting with a red-roofed building and palm trees behind. In the foreground a barefoot young boy in a white short-sleeved shirt and khaki trousers walks across a shallow pit of grey ash and embers. Along the edges, men and women in white dhotis, white shirts and a few in saris stand watching; one man in a white shirt wears a long rudraksha mala, another in a plaid shirt and checked shawl stands behind a wooden rail. A man in white at the rear holds a drum. A visible a person candidate is not clearly identifiable, so no appearance-based label is given.2005-12-31A barefoot young man in white shirt and white dhoti walks across a pit of glowing grey embers in a fire-walking ritual. Devotees dressed in white shirts and dhotis line both sides of the trench, some with rudraksha malas, and watch closely. 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