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Night photo of a fire-walking ritual on a dirt path. A woman in a white patterned kurta and grey trousers, palms pressed together in namaste, walks barefoot across a long bed of glowing grey embers. Behind her, a crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts and women in colourful saris line a bamboo fence, some holding offerings. A lit ornate temple chariot or palanquin is visible in the distance above the crowd. A man in a white dhoti with an orange shawl stands at the fence edge near the ember pit.

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December 30 20062006-12-30December 30 20062006-12-30December 30 20062006-12-30December 30 20062006-12-30A woman in a white sari with a white shawl draped over her shoulders walks barefoot across a shallow trench of glowing dark embers at a fire-walking ritual. She wears a rudraksha mala and has white markings on her forehead. Along both sides of the trench, men and women in white dhotis, white shirts and white garments stand behind a bamboo railing, many wearing rudraksha malas and identity lanyards, and some holding a drum and a red-and-orange cloth. The ground is bare earth with white dotted markings along the trench edges.2005-12-31December 30 20062006-12-30A photograph of a fire walking ritual at an outdoor ashram site. A woman in a white salwar-style outfit with a floral print and a small red bindi walks barefoot across a shallow pit filled with grey ash and embers. Around the pit, men and women in white dhotis, white shirts and white kurtas stand close together, some with red and orange shawls and rudraksha malas, while a few onlookers stand barefoot along the edge. A wooden pole fence and a green-roofed structure with palm trees stand behind them. Several participants wear small name badges. The scene is a fire walk ritual with devotees in white.2005-12-31December 30 20062006-12-30December 30 20062006-12-30A photograph of a fire walking ritual at an outdoor ashram site. A woman in a white sari with a lavender-purple border and matching purple lower garment walks barefoot across a shallow pit of glowing grey embers, with a rudraksha mala around her neck. Along both sides of the pit, men and women in white kurtas and white dhotis, some with rudraksha malas and one in a checked shirt and orange-red shawl, stand barefoot at the edge behind a wooden rail, watching. A small orange-roofed building and palm trees stand in the background. The pit edges are lined with white dots.2005-12-31December 30 20062006-12-30A photograph of a fire-walking ritual at an outdoor ashram site. A woman in a pale yellow sari with a red-orange shawl, red and orange beaded necklaces, and bare feet walks across a shallow pit of glowing grey ash. Around the pit, a crowd of devotees in white dhotis, white kurtas and white shirts stands behind a wooden rail; several wear red or saffron shawls and rudraksha or beaded malas. A man in a checked shirt watches at right. A green-roofed orange building and palm trees are in the background. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in this frame.2005-12-31