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December 30 20062006-12-30Night photograph of a fire-walking ritual at an open outdoor ground. A central figure in an orange-saffron robe and a long magenta and white flower garland walks barefoot, smiling, past a bed of glowing embers at lower left. Behind them, people in white dhotis and white kurtas hold a long wooden pole fence, one holding a brass bowl and another a metal pot on the ground. A woman in a white sari with blue and orange border, carrying a child in orange, stands at right. A tent canopy and a banner appear in the background. Several onlookers stand around the procession area.2006-12-30December 30 20062006-12-30December 30 20062006-12-30December 30 20062006-12-30Night outdoor photograph on bare red earth at a ceremony. A central figure wears an orange turban, an orange wrap over the body, a multicoloured garland of white flowers with pink, purple and green bands, and a gold necklace, and holds a long metal staff with a trident-like top. Beside him on the left, a bearded man in white with an orange shawl gestures with open hands. Behind them, a crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts stands close together, some with name badges and a rosette. A striped tent canopy and a banana leaf are visible at upper right. At lower right, a tray holds coconuts, a small bowl and red items. A small girl with a red bindi stands among the crowd.2007-08-17Night photograph of a procession on a dirt path. At centre, a man with long dark hair and a white tilak on his forehead wears a saffron-orange robe and a heavy necklace of large yellow-gold beads with a gold pendant; he appears to be a person by his long swept-back hair, saffron robe, ornate gold beads and rudraksha-style mala cues. Around him, men in white dhotis and shirts, many with orange shawls and rudraksha malas, walk closely; one man in white at right smiles, and a younger man in orange robe with a maroon shoulder cloth walks in front at right. A man in a yellow shawl appears at far right, and further figures recede into the dark background.2008-08-02November 21 20102010-11-21Night photograph of a fire-walking ritual at a temple ground beside a bamboo barrier, with a bed of glowing embers and ash along the left edge. A figure in saffron-orange robes with a red and white flower garland walks along the path, with a person candidate showing long swept-back dark hair and a rudraksha mala, though the appearance is uncertain. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and white shirts hold brass pots and bowls, and a woman in a green sari and another in purple stand near the barrier. Spectators in white and light clothes line a structure with white-clad devotees behind, under a canopy with small lamps overhead. Brass vessels sit on the ground at right.2006-12-30Night procession with a crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts, many wearing rudraksha and beaded necklaces, some with white sacred marks on their foreheads. In the centre, a smiling man with long swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe, a thick red and white flower garland, and a rudraksha mala, and raises one hand in greeting. Beside him a man in a maroon top and orange shawl walks, and at right a man in a dark jacket with an orange shawl gestures outward. A tall ornate ceremonial palanquin with a decorated top stands in the background. Probable Swamiji: long hair, saffron robe, flower garland and rudraksha mala, as the central figure in the procession.2006-12-30December 29 20102010-12-29February 25th 20072007-02-25