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A firewalk ceremony at an outdoor ashram setting with a dirt path and a smouldering trench of dark ash. A young girl in a pale yellow-green dress and white top with embroidered flowers runs across the fire path, holding the hand of a man in white dhoti and shirt who guides her. Beside them a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and white shirt wears a photo identity badge on a red cord. Behind them, several men in white dhotis with orange shawls and an orange-robed figure stand among onlookers, including a woman in a red sari and men in white and striped shirts. A white ornamental pillar with golden top stands at left, with palm trees and a parked silver car beyond. A blue tarp lies on the ground at right.

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February 14 20072007-02-14Outdoor photograph of a firewalking ceremony on reddish-brown earth. A young girl in an orange printed blouse and dark skirt, with braids and a white hairband, smiles while holding hands with a man in white dhoti and shirt, who leads her past a smouldering fire pit of charred ash. Other men in white dhotis with orange shawls and rudraksha malas stand around, and women in red and maroon saris watch from behind. A tall ornate golden structure and trees appear in the background.2007-02-14February 14 20072007-02-14Outdoor firewalk ceremony on bare earth beside a long trench of glowing embers and ash. Three figures walk barefoot across the coals while holding hands: a man in white dhoti and shirt with orange shawl on the left, a small boy in a cream shirt and dark shorts in the center, and a man in white kurta and dhoti on the right. Behind them a crowd of devotees stands watching, including men in white ritual clothes, women in orange, yellow and red saris, and children. A dark statue with a garland and a golden ornamental pillar appear at upper left. Several men wear orange shawls and rudraksha-style necklaces.2007-02-14Outdoor photograph at dusk of a firewalking ceremony at an ashram site. In the left foreground a shaven-headed man in white dhoti and shawl stands beside a dark bed of hot ash, guiding a young boy in an orange-red striped shirt and khaki trousers who steps onto the coals. Behind them several people in white dhotis and orange or saffron shawls, and women in colourful saris, stand around; a white and copper temple pillar and palm trees are in the background. A silver SUV is parked at right and a blue cloth lies on the ground. Roughly ten to fifteen people are visible.2007-02-14A photograph of a devotee outdoors carrying a young child across a shallow rectangular pit filled with dark glowing embers and water, as part of a fire-walking style ritual. Several people in white and cream clothes guide them: a woman in a light grey-blue top and white dhoti-style skirt reaches to steady them, a man in a white dhoti with gold border stands at the pit's edge holding a ritual item, and a man in white shirt and cream dhoti beside him holds a drum. Behind the pit, a large crowd of devotees in white, cream and yellow saris and dhotis stands behind a rope barrier beneath white tents and palm trees.2008-12-31February 14 20072007-02-14Outdoor photo of a fire-walking or ember-crossing rite at an ashram-style site under tall coconut palms. A bald man in white dhoti and white shirt with a lanyard carries a small child in a blue garment across a long trench of glowing grey embers, while devotees in white and cream clothes line both sides holding his arms and steadying him. A woman in a yellow-bordered white sari and a man in a bright green shirt reach toward them. Behind them a crowd of white-clad men and women stands, and a drummer in white with a red sash plays a drum at the right. Tarpaulin tents and a red-and-white flag line appear in the background.2008-12-31February 14 20072007-02-14December 31 20082008-12-31February 14 20072007-02-14Outdoors among coconut palms, a barefoot devotee in a white dhoti and shirt with a blue lanyard walks across a long shallow pit of glowing embers, held by hands from a line of devotees on both sides. Along the left, women in white saris and an older woman in a white and blue sari watch behind a rope barrier, and a man in a bright green kurta and white dhoti stands at the centre left. On the right, men in white dhotis and kurtas hold a drum and stand close to the path. Dirt ground and white tents sit in the background.2008-12-31