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Night photograph of a fire-walk preparation at a dirt-floored site. A bald man in white clothes with a rudraksha mala and a white shawl walks barefoot down a narrow trench of glowing embers and ash. Around him, people in white dress stand on the sandy embankments, some in white with orange cloths draped over their shoulders. A bright lamp glows in the dark background and a bare tree trunk stands at left. The scene is dim and the people are partially lit by the light of the lamp and embers.

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Night photograph of a fire walk preparation at an outdoor ground lit by a single distant lamp. A barefoot man in plain white dhoti and kurta steps across a shallow trench of glowing embers and ash, with a dug pit of dark earth beside him. Around the trench, devotees stand in a loose line in white clothes; a woman on the left wears a white sari with an orange shawl, and a man on the right wears white with an orange shawl and a pink lower cloth. Excavated soil heaps surround the pit, and a yellowish puddle lies at its bottom.2006-11-22Night photograph of a fire walk at a ritual pit. A smiling man in a white shirt, white dhoti and a dark pendant necklace walks barefoot along a narrow trench of glowing embers and ash between raised earthen banks. Around him, standing men in white kurtas and dhotis, several wearing orange-red shawls, watch, some with hands folded or raised. A few have dark hair and one wears a checked shirt. The setting is dark with a small window grille in the background.2006-11-22April 03 20132013-04-03April 03 20132013-04-03A night photograph of a fire walk at a ceremony. A bright bed of glowing embers runs down a dug earthen trench in the centre. A man in white dhoti and kurta with an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala walks across the embers barefoot. Around him, several men in white robes and orange shawls stand with hands folded in reverence, one holding a small object. On the right, a man in a checked shirt and white dhoti stands watching with his hands clasped. The dark background has tall windows and a plain wall.2006-11-22A night-time photograph of a fire walk at a Brahmacharyam initiation program. A man in a white dhoti and kurta with an orange shawl and a rudraksha-style bead mala walks barefoot along a shallow trench of glowing embers and ash. Around him, several men in white dhotis and kurtas with orange shawls stand watching, some with hands pressed together in reverence. On the right, a man in a checked shirt and white dhoti stands at the edge of the trench. The ground is dark sand with ash and embers visible.2006-11-22A night-time photograph of a fire walk preparation area with long shallow trenches of dark earth. A shaved-headed man in white dhoti and white shirt with a red-bordered cloth over his shoulder walks barefoot along one trench. Several other men in white and light clothing stand in the background, and a figure in orange cloth is partly visible at the lower left edge. A small tree trunk and a single bright light appear in the dark background.2006-11-22A photograph taken at night of a fire walk. A man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala walks barefoot along a narrow trench of glowing embers. Around him, about seven or eight men in white robes with orange shawls stand at the edges of the trench with their hands pressed together in prayer or watching. A man in a checked shirt and dhoti stands on the right with his hands raised. The ground is bare earth and the background is dark with a window visible at top.2006-11-22Night photo of a fire-walking ritual. A man in white dhoti and white shirt, hands pressed together in namaskar, walks barefoot along a trench of glowing grey embers. Other people in white clothing stand along the sides and in the background, and spectators crowd behind a bamboo barrier on the right, some holding offerings. The ground is bare earth and a tall structure is faintly visible in the dark behind the crowd.2006-12-30Night photograph of a fire-walking ritual at a temple ground. A glowing bed of embers runs down a dirt lane between bamboo barriers. Devotees in white dhotis and shirts line both sides, some holding the bamboo rails. A young girl in a patterned dress walks across the embers. On the right, a man in white clothing wears an orange shawl over his shoulder and walks along the path. A lit lamp and a tall structure appear in the far background against the dark sky.2006-12-30Night-time photograph of a fire-walking ritual. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti walks barefoot across a long pit of glowing embers, hands pressed together in prayer. Devotees in white clothes line both sides of the pit, many holding up cameras or phones. Bamboo poles act as barriers, and a lit kalasha or ritual structure appears in the background, with a white canopy above the crowd.2006-12-30Night photograph of a fire walk preparation at a dirt ground. Several men in plain white dhotis and white kurtas with orange-saffron shawls stand barefoot along the edge of a long excavated trench filled with dark embers or soil. A bamboo pole stands upright at left and a blue hose lies on the ground. Several more white-clad people stand in the background under a dim streetlight. No one is clearly identifiable as a person; figures are shown as devotees and participants.2006-11-22