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A woman in white clothing crouches low on bare ground at an outdoor fire-pit area, reaching down with her right hand toward grey ash and charred remains. She has long braids pulled up, wears white top and trousers, a black bag with white lettering slung over one shoulder, and a beaded necklace. Behind her are red and grey stone pillars and a stone platform, with other people in white and dark clothing standing at the edge of the frame. The ground shows scattered ash rings.

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Outdoor ashram scene with a group of devotees dressed in white, several barefoot, gathered around a large circular pit of grey ash with pebbles at the rim, where a woman in white kneels and touches the ash while another figure in white bends forward beside her. A woman in white with long dreadlocks stands to the left holding a patterned tote bag, and a woman in a blue shawl stands at right beside dark stone deity sculptures and an orange-red pillar. Behind them, a banner with a yellow and red border is visible and other people in white stand in the background. The scene suggests a homa fire pit area with offerings, though no fire is visible.2010-09-03Outdoor fire walking event at a rural compound with a red-roofed building and palm trees behind. A woman in a white sari with a dark rudraksha mala walks barefoot across a long pit of glowing-black embers while people in white clothes stand on both sides. Several men wear white kurtas and white dhotis, one holds a long wooden stick, and a woman on the left wears an orange sari. Some onlookers hold their hands folded in reverence. A small purple logo appears at upper left.2006-07-12February 13 20072007-02-13 +1 copiesOutdoor 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 08 20102010-07-08Two people in white ritual clothing crouch on bare ground beside circular ash-filled fire pits with blackened edges. The man on the left has a shaved head, white kurta and dhoti, a rudraksha mala, and a small wristwatch, and he sweeps ash into a channel with his hand while holding a small bowl. The woman on the right wears a white top and white trousers with a dark bag, and she tends the ash with her fingers. The scene suggests a homa or yagna site, with fire pits and ash after the fire.2010-09-03A woman in a plain white sari and shawl walks barefoot across a long trench of glowing dark embers during a fire-walking event at an outdoor site. Around the pit, a crowd of devotees dressed in white kurtas and white dhotis, several wearing rudraksha malas, stands watching, some with hands folded. Behind them are palm trees and a red-roofed building. Photo of the fire-walking segment of a Guru Bhakti programme.2006-07-12July 12 20062006-07-12Outdoor homa rite on bare red earth at an ashram site. Several small circular fire pits are ringed with dried cow-dung cakes or logs, with flames rising from some. A young woman in white sits cross-legged in the foreground beside a shallow clay dish of offerings, her hair in a long braid. Behind her a man in white robes bends over a fire pit, and further back other people in white sit at more pits, some wearing orange sashes. A man in white with a pendant necklace sits at the right edge. Blue tarpaulin and trees appear in the background.2006-08-17July 12 20062006-07-12A photograph of a fire walking ritual on a dirt ground. A young woman in white clothes with a white shawl, a rudraksha mala around her neck and white forehead markings walks barefoot across a shallow pit of glowing grey embers and ash. Bystanders in white clothes and white dhotis line both sides of the pit, some with rudraksha malas, and a drummer in orange-saffron garments with a drum stands at the back. Wooden poles and a row of white dots mark the path.2005-12-31Outdoor photo of a firewalking ritual on bare earth at an ashram. A barefoot elderly woman in a white sari steps across a blackened, ash-covered fire pit while a man in white kurta and dhoti stands beside her, guiding her with an outstretched hand. Behind them a line of devotees in white, some wearing orange shawls and rudraksha-style necklaces, watches quietly. A white shrine with a copper kalasha and a black stone linga stands in the background, with brass pots, a blue bucket and a pink bucket on the ground at left and a hose across the foreground. Several people, roughly 15, are visible.2007-02-14