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Outdoor photo of a ritual at a palm-lined open ground. A man in white dhoti and white shirt, with an orange sash and a white flower garland, walks barefoot across a white-powdered rectangular pit carrying a teal-coloured vessel. Behind him a man in orange robes with an orange sash presses his palms together in prayer and holds a tall staff. A large crowd of men and women in white, and women in orange and yellow saris, stands watching and some hold brass plates. Scattered flower petals lie on the white powder and red earth.

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Outdoor photograph of a fire walking ritual at a village setting with palm trees and a green-roofed shrine behind. A figure with long dark hair in a saffron-orange robe, wearing a gold necklace, walks barefoot across a shallow pit of grey ash and embers, which is bordered by white floral kolam designs and has a yellow liquid pool at its end. Around the pit, devotees in white dhotis and kurtas stand with raised hands and folded palms, some holding a pale-blue bucket and a metal pot nearby. Drummers in the background hold drums, and decorated ratha-style structures with coloured cloth and garlands are visible at right. The crowd of around twenty to thirty people watches closely.2005-12-31July 12 20062006-07-12July 12 20062006-07-12December 30 20072007-12-30Outdoor photograph of a fire-walking ritual at a village ashram. A figure with long dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange robe and a beaded gold-toned necklace, walks barefoot across a shallow pit of grey-white ash, holding a thin rod. Around the pit, a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas stand with hands folded in namaskar or raised in celebration, some holding wooden poles. The pit edges are lined with white powder kolam designs of flowers and a small yellow-filled basin sits at the lower corner. Behind them, a tiled-roof building, palm trees, a red-and-yellow flag, and a decorated ratha or palanquin with garlands are visible. A bare-armed man in white holds a metal vessel in the foreground corner.2005-12-31A photograph of a fire-walking ritual at an outdoor ashram setting with palm trees and an orange-roofed building behind. A tall figure with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe and a gold necklace, stepping barefoot across a shallow pit of glowing embers and ash bordered by mud walls and white floral kolam-style patterns. Along both sides, devotees in white dhotis and kurtas stand with hands raised or folded in prayer, and some hold drums. Behind them a crowd gathers and a colourful decorated festival structure rises at the right. A small water-filled basin sits at the pit's edge.2005-12-31A photograph of a fire-walking ritual at an outdoor pit lined with glowing embers and grey ash. A woman in a white dress with small coloured floral print walks barefoot across the ash strip, hands pressed together in prayer, a red-beaded mala around her neck. Along both sides of the pit, devotees in white kurtas, white dhotis and white shirts stand barefoot behind a wooden pole barrier, several wearing rudraksha malas. A man in a white shirt and red shawl stands at the left edge, and white dotted markers line the pit edges. A low orange-roofed building sits in the background. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible among the people shown.2005-12-31A barefoot man in white kurta and white dhoti with a saffron-orange shawl draped over his shoulders walks across a rectangular fire pit filled with grey ash and embers. Devotees in white clothes stand along both sides of the pit, many wearing rudraksha malas, and some have bare feet. Behind them, a crowd watches and drummers play large drums near bamboo barriers, and a small red-roofed structure and palm trees appear in the background. This is a fire walking ritual photograph.2005-12-31Outdoor fire-walking scene at an ashram-style site under palm trees, with a red-roofed building and a flag behind. A central man in white dhoti and shirt, with tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala around his neck, walks barefoot across a long trench of glowing embers while onlookers in white garments stand on both sides. Several men hold long wooden poles, and a woman in an orange sari stands at left. Some devotees hold their hands together in reverence. The central walker shows no visible cues of the page's a person claim beyond the mala and tilak, so identity is uncertain.2006-07-12A fire-walking ritual on a dirt path lined with a shallow trench of ash-covered embers. A woman in a white sari with a yellow-orange border and a rudraksha mala walks barefoot across the ash while a man in white shirt and dhoti beside her watches closely. Along both sides, devotees in white clothes and malas stand behind wooden poles, and a colorful decorated chariot or ratha with a drum appears at the upper right. A tiled roofed shrine and palm trees sit in the background under a bright sky.2005-12-31Outdoor fire-walking ritual on a reddish dirt path lined with palm trees and white tented structures. A young man in an orange shawl over white dhoti, with a rudraksha mala at his neck, steps across a trench of glowing coals and water. A woman in white with dark hair watches nearby, and a row of devotees in white clothes, some with red and yellow scarves, line both sides of the path. A man at right holds a drum. A red bucket sits at lower left.2008-12-31July 12 20062006-07-12