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June 19 20142014-06-19June 19 20142014-06-19Outdoor photo of a firewalking ritual on bare earth. In the foreground a young woman in plain white clothes and a beaded necklace stands with palms pressed together in namaste beside a long trench of glowing embers and ash. A golden ornamental post with a twisted shaft stands at the left edge near the pit. Around her, men in white dhotis and orange shawls, a man with a rudraksha mala, and women in saris including pink, green and yellow stand watching. A man in white bends over the pit at left.2007-02-14June 19 20142014-06-19Outdoor scene at a temple area with dirt ground and a tree trunk. A man in white clothing with a yellow collar and rudraksha mala holds a brass oil lamp with a lit flame, extended toward a group of devotees with hands pressed together. A woman in a blue patterned shawl and blue skirt stands nearby, another woman in a pink floral dress is behind, and a young man in a white t-shirt with folded hands and a bangle-like wristband stands near a man in glasses and a white shirt. A person in orange robes stands at the right edge. The figure holding the lamp shows no clear swami cues such as long hair, saffron ornate attire or crown, so no candidate is identified.2010-07-08Outdoor scene at a firewalk site with bare earth and a dark pit of glowing embers and ash. A woman in white with a white headband and beads walks barefoot through the pit with palms pressed together in prayer. Nearby, a man in white dhoti and shirt stands beside a second man in white. Behind them a crowd of devotees in white robes and mala beads watches, including two men in saffron/orange shawls. A white stepped structure and a black stone sculpture stand in the background, with a blue bucket, a pink bucket, and a brass pot at left.2007-02-14July 12 20062006-07-12A photograph of a row of devotees standing with palms pressed together in a sandy outdoor compound beside a temple. Most men wear white shirts and white dhotis, and one woman in the centre wears a white sari with a light border and an orange shawl. Far right, a man in white bends forward over a brass offering tray with a small oil lamp beside it. Behind them stand a striped red-and-white wall and a white temple gopuram with colourful sculpted spires. Palm trees and a dusty road appear in the background.2006-10-25A photograph of a fire-walking ritual at an outdoor ashram site. A woman in a cream sari with gold borders stands barefoot at the edge of a long bed of glowing ash, hands pressed together in namaskar, with her head bowed. Behind a wooden rail, a crowd of men and women in white ritual dhotis, white kurtas and some with orange or red shawls stand watching. Some wear rudraksha malas. Several men in the background are bare-chested with orange cloth. A thatched or tin-roofed building and palm trees are visible at the upper left. No identifiable a person figure is visible in this frame.2005-12-31April 17 20112011-04-17A photograph of a fire-walking ritual at an outdoor site. A young woman in white clothes with a white shawl and a long braid walks barefoot across a bed of glowing grey embers in a lined pit, hands pressed together in prayer. Around the pit, devotees in white shirts and white dhotis stand barefoot along the edges, some with rudraksha malas and red shawls. Behind them, a drummer holds a drum, and a woman in a cream sari with a red-bordered shawl stands nearby. Wooden poles and a low brick wall frame the pit, with a red-roofed building behind.2005-12-31April 03 20162016-04-03