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A 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.

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A 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.2006-11-22A 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.2006-11-22Night 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.2006-11-22Night-time outdoor scene with a bright white light on a pole above a dirt yard. Several men in plain white or cream dhoti-style clothing stand and walk around a fire pit or glowing embers on the ground. The man at far left wears a red-orange shawl over white clothes and stands apart. Figures in the foreground bend or step near the glowing ashes. Buildings and vegetation sit in the dark background. Grainy low-light photograph.2006-08-20Night 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 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.2006-11-22December 30 20062006-12-30Night 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.2006-11-22Night photograph of a fire-walking ritual at a temple ground beside a bamboo barrier, with a bed of glowing embers and ash along the left edge. A figure in saffron-orange robes with a red and white flower garland walks along the path, with a person candidate showing long swept-back dark hair and a rudraksha mala, though the appearance is uncertain. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and white shirts hold brass pots and bowls, and a woman in a green sari and another in purple stand near the barrier. Spectators in white and light clothes line a structure with white-clad devotees behind, under a canopy with small lamps overhead. Brass vessels sit on the ground at right.2006-12-30A 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.2005-12-31Night photograph outdoors at an open ground, lit by a single distant lamp. In the centre a young man in a saffron-orange shawl and dhoti holds a handheld microphone and speaks. Around him stand about four men in white shirts and white dhotis or lungis, several with hands folded. A strip of scattered pink petals or flowers lies on the ground to the right. Lit lamps glow in the background among dark figures and trees. A readable copyright caption appears at the lower right.2006-08-20April 03 20132013-04-03