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Outdoor photograph of a fire walking ritual at dusk. A long, dark pit of glowing embers and grey ash runs across the foreground, and a man in a white shirt and white dhoti steps barefoot onto it, his arm outstretched. Behind him a crowd of devotees in white shirts, white dhotis and some in orange or saffron cloths line a wooden pole barrier and watch. A man at the right holds a brass plate, and one man wears a rudraksha mala. An orange-roofed building and palm trees stand in the background. No single figure is identifiable as a person from appearance alone.

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A photograph of a fire-walking ritual on a dirt path outside an ashram-style compound with an orange-roofed building and palm trees behind. A bearded man in all-white clothing with hands joined in namaste walks barefoot across a long strip of glowing grey embers bordered by small white dot markings. Men in white kurtas and dhotis, several wearing rudraksha malas and white ID lanyards, line the wooden barrier and walk alongside the pit; one man in a checked shirt and striped shawl stands at the right edge. A drummer in white is visible among the devotees.2005-12-31Outdoor photo of a fire-walking ritual. A barefoot man in a white shirt and white dhoti with an orange border walks across a shallow pit of glowing-grey embers and ash, his hands clasped at his waist. Around the pit, a crowd of men in white ritual clothing stand along the edges, several wearing rudraksha malas and ID lanyards, one holding a long wooden pole. 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A small tiled-roof building and palm trees stand in the background, with a red-and-white flag at upper right.2005-12-31A young boy in a plain white kurta and white dhoti walks barefoot across a shallow pit of glowing grey ash during a fire walking ritual. His hands are pressed together in prayer at his forehead and a rudraksha mala hangs around his neck. Behind him, a crowd of men in white dhotis and white shirts stands barefoot along the edge of the trench, several wearing lanyard badges and beaded malas. A man at right holds a large drum, and a man at left wears an orange shawl. White dotted markers line the pit's edges, and the sandy ground surrounds the scene.2005-12-31