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A photograph of a fire-walking ritual at an outdoor ashram setting with a corrugated-roof orange building and palm trees behind. An older man with short grey hair, wearing a white shirt, white dhoti and rudraksha mala with an orange-red shawl, walks barefoot across a shallow pit of glowing-grey ash and embers. Around the pit, devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas stand in a line, some holding long wooden poles. A man in front on the left in white shirt and dhoti watches. A bare-chested devotee in a white dhoti wears a rudraksha mala, and a woman in white stands nearby. Musicians with drums are visible in the crowd behind, and onlookers include young boys. The swami figure has no distinctive long hair or saffron cues, so his identity is unresolved.

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Photograph of a fire walking ritual at an outdoor site. A man in a plain white dhoti-style garment with rudraksha malas around his neck walks barefoot across a shallow pit of glowing-grey embers and ash. Along the edge, a row of devotees in white clothes stand barefoot, several older men with white beards and rudraksha malas, one holding a small brass pot. A drummer in an orange-and-saffron cloth beats a red drum slung over his shoulder. Behind the pit, a wooden rail separates the crowd, and an orange-roofed building and palms sit in the background.2005-12-31Outdoors on a dirt path, a bare-footed man in an all-white kurta and white trousers with a black leather belt and a rudraksha mala walks across a bed of grey-black ash in a shallow trench, palms pressed together in namaste. Devotees in white dhotis and shirts line both sides of the trench, many barefoot, some holding a wooden pole barrier, with a small orange-roofed building and palm trees behind. 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Along both edges of the trench stand devotees in white clothing, many with rudraksha malas, some wearing red shawls. Some bare feet are visible on the ground, and a wooden railing lines the trench. A drum is visible at upper right, and an orange-roofed building sits in the background.2005-12-31Outdoor fire-walking ritual at an ashram. A man in white shirt and trousers walks barefoot across a long pit of glowing-grey ash and embers lined with white dots. Along the rim, barefoot devotees in white kurtas and dhotis, some with rudraksha malas and red shawls, stand behind bamboo poles watching. A man on the right wears a light blue shirt and a red-and-white checked shirt is visible nearby. A green-roofed orange building and palm trees sit in the background, with a drum visible at right.2005-12-31A photograph of a fire-walking ritual at an outdoor site with a long pit of glowing embers covered in grey ash. An elderly man with white hair and a white beard, dressed in a white shirt and white dhoti, stands barefoot at the edge of the pit with his palms pressed together in prayer, rudraksha beads around his neck. Behind a bamboo rail, a crowd of men in white shirts and white dhotis, some wearing rudraksha malas and identity badges, stand barefoot on the packed earth. A man in a checked shirt and a striped shawl stands at the right, and a woman in a saffron sari appears in the background. The ground is bordered with white dots along the pit's edge.2005-12-31A photograph of a fire-walking ritual at an outdoor ashram setting. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti walks barefoot across a long pit of glowing grey embers and ash lined with a row of white dots. Along the sunlit edge, devotees in white shirts and white dhotis, some with saffron or red shawls and rudraksha malas, stand watching and some are barefoot. A man in a plaid shirt and blue shirt stands at right beside a large drum, and a red flag is visible on a pole in the background with a tiled-roof orange building behind it.2005-12-31A photograph of a fire-walking ritual at an outdoor ashram site. A young man in a white shirt and white trousers walks barefoot across a shallow pit of glowing grey ash, with his feet on the coals. Along both sides of the pit stand a crowd of devotees in white clothes, several wearing rudraksha malas, some holding cameras or phones. On the right, drummers play large drums with wooden sticks, and a man in a white dhoti and striped shirt stands near the drums. Behind them, a red-roofed structure and palm trees are visible. A few other people wear white kurtas and garlands of beads, and one person on the left wears an orange cloth over a shoulder. The pit edges are lined with small white dots.2005-12-31A photograph of a fire-walking ritual at an outdoor pit filled with glowing embers and grey ash. 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A green-roofed structure is visible in the background.2005-12-31A photograph of a fire-walking ritual in an outdoor setting with a rough earthen ground. A barefoot man in all-white clothing walks across a shallow pit of glowing-grey ash and embers. Along the pit's edges, a crowd of white-clad devotees stands watching, many with rudraksha malas and ID lanyards; a man on the left with a purple headband looks on, and a woman in white and an orange-clad man stand among the onlookers. Wooden poles and a metal drum are visible at right, and a small roofed building with red trim sits behind the crowd. Pale dots mark the edges of the pit. The scene is a fire walk during a festival procession.2005-12-31A photograph of a fire-walking ritual in progress. A man in an all-white kurta and white dhoti walks barefoot across a long pit of grey-black embers, with bare feet visible in the ash. Around the pit, a crowd of barefoot devotees in white shirts, white dhotis and white saris stands behind a wooden rail; several hold their hands together in prayer and a few wear red or saffron shawls. A drum is visible at upper right, and a green-roofed building lies behind the crowd. The pit edges are lined with white dots.2005-12-31