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Night photo of a dense crowd of devotees gathered outdoors around a tall ceremonial pole topped with a golden finial, with a palm tree behind it and strings of festive bunting overhead. Most people wear white dhotis and white shirts or saris, with a few in coloured saris and a man at right with a headband. Several devotees hold long bamboo poles upright in the foreground, and bokeh light spots fill the dark sky. The scene resembles a procession or ritual gathering at a festival. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible.

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Night photo of a large crowd gathered in an open dirt courtyard during a festival. Many people wear white dhotis and shirts, with some women in colourful saris in red, pink and yellow. Two men in white play large wooden drums, one with red trim, while others stand holding long wooden poles that form a barrier around the central space. A tall ornate golden kalasha or pillar with a palm tree stands at the top left, with bunting strung across the scene and a purple emblem with a white bird in the top left corner.2007-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30Night photo of a fire-walking ritual at a temple ground, with a large crowd of devotees dressed mostly in white standing around a path of glowing embers. Two women in white saris with gold borders walk across the coals while a man in white dhoti and shirt watches beside them. In the background stands a tall ornate ritual pole with a palm tree behind it and white temple structures. A man in white with an orange cloth over his shoulder and a walking staff walks at centre-back among the crowd. Strings of pennants stretch across the scene under the night sky.2007-12-30Night-time photograph of a fire-walking ritual at an outdoor temple area. A glowing bed of red-hot embers lies in a trench, with wooden poles and a bamboo-style barrier set along it. A man in a white dhoti and white shirt with a white cloth, wearing a beaded necklace, stands at the centre, while another in white stands beside the embers holding a long wooden pole. Behind the barrier, a large crowd of devotees in mostly white clothing, with some women in orange and colourful saris, watches closely. A brass pot sits at the lower left, and strings of triangular pennants and a lit lamp hang overhead near a palm tree and small white shrine structure.2007-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30December 30 20062006-12-30December 30 20062006-12-30December 30 20062006-12-30February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesA dense night crowd of devotees fills an outdoor ground lit by distant electric lights, with a row of small pennant flags strung overhead. Most people wear white or cream clothing, with several women in white saris bordered in gold and men in white shirts and dhotis. Some hold their hands in prayer at the chest, and one man near the centre wears an orange-toned shirt with hands pressed together. A carved white ornamental arch stands at the left edge beside a wooden fence and bamboo posts. The image is dark and grainy with bokeh light spots overhead.2007-12-30Night-time fire-walking ritual at a temple ground. A long trench of glowing embers runs down the centre, and a woman in a white sari walks across it while many devotees in white dhotis and saris stand on both sides holding long wooden poles. Some devotees watch closely with hands clasped, and a few hold cameras. Drums rest at the right edge, and a lit tower with a golden finial stands in the background under a bright lamp. Sparkling light specks fill the dark sky.2006-12-30Night photograph of a fire-walking ritual at an outdoor temple celebration. A long pit of glowing embers runs across the centre, and a man in white dhoti and shirt walks barefoot across it while another man in white stands at its edge. Dense crowds of devotees in white clothes, with orange, saffron and red saris and shawls, line both sides behind bamboo poles. A lit torch or lamp tower with a canopy stands in the background under strings of lights. A drum rests in the foreground.2006-12-30