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Outdoor photograph of a fire-walking event at an ashram: a long rectangular pit of glowing-grey embers and ash runs down the centre of a dirt yard. A woman in a cream and gold-bordered sari with a red-orange beaded garland walks barefoot across it while a ring of men and women in white kurtas and dhotis, several wearing rudraksha malas and ID lanyards, stand on both sides with hands folded in prayer. A red-roofed building and palm trees sit behind them. No visible candidate for a person appears in the frame.

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July 12 20062006-07-12Outdoor photograph of a fire-walking event on dusty ground beside a red-roofed building and palm trees. A woman in a plain white sari walks barefoot across a long trench of dark glowing embers while several men and women stand on either side with palms pressed together in prayer. Men wear white shirts, white dhotis and rudraksha malas; one man at right wears a white kurta with a rudraksha mala and a name badge, and a figure at right wears a white kurta with a red-bordered dhoti. A man in saffron cloth stands among the group in the background. Tilak marks are visible on several foreheads.2006-07-12Outdoor photo of a fire-walking ritual at an ashram. A long trench of glowing grey-black embers runs down the centre of a dirt yard. A single person in a long white garment walks barefoot across the embers, hands pressed together at the chest. Lined on both sides, a crowd of about two dozen men in plain white dhotis and kurtas stands barefoot, several with hands folded or raised in namaste, some wearing rudraksha malas and white shirts. A red-roofed building and palm trees stand in the background. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable by appearance, so the walker and onlookers are described by role only.2006-07-12July 12 20062006-07-12A 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.2006-07-12July 12 20062006-07-12July 12 20062006-07-12Outdoor photo of a fire-walking event at an ashram. A woman in a white sari with a gold border walks barefoot across a long pit of glowing-grey embers and ash lined with bare earth. Around the pit, a crowd of men and women in white clothing, some with identity lanyards, stand with hands folded or palms together watching her. A man in white dhoti and shirt stands at the right edge, and a figure in an orange garment with a red thread on the wrist stands at the left. A tin-roofed red building and palm trees appear in the background. No one is clearly identifiable as a person in this frame.2006-07-12July 12 20062006-07-12Outdoors at a rural compound, a woman in a white sari with a rudraksha mala walks barefoot across a long trench of glowing grey embers during a fire walk. Around the pit stand a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and shirts, many with rudraksha malas, some with bare feet. A man in a white shirt with a mala, near the centre, gestures toward her, and a woman in orange and a woman in a light blue sari watch at the left and right. Behind them is a red-roofed building with a green roof and a saffron flag on a pole.2006-07-12July 12 20062006-07-12A photograph of a fire-walking ritual at an outdoor ground. A woman in a white sari with a yellow border walks barefoot across a shallow trench filled with glowing-grey embers and ash. Around the pit, a crowd of mostly men in white dhotis and white shirts, plus women in white saris and orange-and-red saris, stand at the edges, some with hands raised or pressed together in prayer. A man in white on the right holds a long wooden pole. Low red-roofed buildings and palm trees are visible in the background.2006-07-12