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Outdoor photo of a firewalk preparation at an open dirt ground. A long rectangular pit holds glowing embers and white ash, with yellow liquid pooled at its edges. A woman in a white sari with a green blouse stands beside the pit, with two boys in shirts and a third boy in a blue shirt nearby. A woman in a white and orange sari stands on the left. In the foreground, a long-haired figure with bare upper body and an orange cloth draped at the waist bends over, with another person in white beside them. Behind, a row of women in white saris sits on blue mats at the right, some wearing beaded necklaces. Brass pots and a shovel sit at the top left, and a white hose lies at the left edge.
Photo 743 of 762 from 14 February 2007

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