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Outdoor photo of a fire-walking ritual at an open-air site beside a red-roofed building and palm trees. A barefoot man in white kurta and white dhoti with a rudraksha mala walks across a narrow pit of glowing-grey ash and embers while a crowd of men and women in white ritual clothes stand on both sides, hands folded or watching. A woman in an orange-yellow sari holds a young child. A flagpole with an orange flag stands nearby. Some men wear tilaka marks and bead garlands. The walker's appearance is not clearly distinctive enough to establish a specific identity.

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Outdoor photo at a rural ashram setting with palm trees and a red-roofed building behind. A bare-footed man in a plain white kurta walks along a shallow trench of glowing dark embers while many men and some women in white kurtas, dhotis and mundus stand on both sides watching with hands folded in namaskar. Several participants wear rudraksha malas and lanyard-style name badges. A cluster of onlookers stands at the back, some with palms joined. The scene matches a fire-walking ritual at an ashram event.2006-07-12Outdoor fire-walking event at AdiKailaasa, Bidadi. A man in an all-white shirt and trousers walks barefoot across a shallow trench of glowing-grey charcoal while a crowd of devotees in white kurtas, dhotis and shirts watches from both sides. Several participants wear rudraksha malas and name badges. Behind them stand a red-roofed building, palm trees and a flagpole. The walker is a devotee performing fire walking, and no candidate is clearly identifiable from appearance, so a person is unsure.2006-07-12July 12 20062006-07-12July 12 20062006-07-12Outdoor fire-walking event at an ashram in daylight. A man in white dhoti and shirt with a vibhuti mark on his forehead walks barefoot down a sunken pit of glowing gray embers, hands pressed together in namaskar. Lining both sides of the pit, numerous devotees in white ritual clothes stand barefoot with palms joined, some wearing rudraksha malas and ID lanyards. A red-roofed building with a green metal roof stands behind them, with palm trees beyond. A few women in white saris are visible in the background.2006-07-12July 12 20062006-07-12Outdoor fire walk at an ashram compound with a red-roofed building and palm trees behind. A man in an all-white kurta and white dhoti with a rudraksha mala walks barefoot across a long pit of glowing embers while a large crowd of devotees in white clothes stands at the edges, several with hands raised or folded. A man in an orange shirt stands at the left edge, and a few onlookers wear name badges. The scene shows participants at a fire walk event.2006-07-12A woman in white clothes and a rudraksha mala walks barefoot along a long trench of glowing dark embers, a fire-walking event. Around her a line of men in white kurtas and dhotis stand barefoot on the sandy ground, several with hands folded in anjali and some with rudraksha malas. A red-roofed building and palm trees stand in the background. No candidate for a person is clearly visible in this scene.2006-07-12A photograph of a fire-walking event at outdoor grounds. A young man in white clothes kneels at the edge of a long rectangular pit of glowing grey embers, hands clasped in front of him. Around the pit, a crowd of mostly men in white kurtas and dhotis, and several women in white and an orange-and-yellow sari, stand with hands folded or pressed together, watching closely. One older man in white with a dark rudraksha mala and a bare-headed crowd member face the pit. Bamboo poles line the edge, and a red-roofed building and palm trees sit in the background. Several people are visible, roughly 20 to 40 in the frame.2006-07-12July 12 20062006-07-12A barefoot man in a white dhoti and white shirt walks across a dark bed of glowing embers in a shallow trench during a fire-walking ritual. Behind a wooden rail, a crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts stand and watch, some wearing rudraksha malas; one man at right in a red-bordered white garment holds a metal bucket. Dirt ground and dusty red soil surround the trench. The walker's identity cannot be confirmed from appearance, so no candidate is asserted.2005-12-31July 12 20062006-07-12