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Outdoor fire-walking scene at a dirt-floored compound with a red-roofed building and palm trees behind. A young girl in a pink dress and beaded necklace walks barefoot along a long trench of glowing grey embers while two men in white dhotis and shirts hold her hands. A crowd of devotees in white dhotis, shirts and rudraksha malas stands along both sides, with a woman in a white sari and orange blouse among them. Some onlookers watch with arms extended toward the girl.

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A photograph of a fire-walking event outdoors. A young girl in a white t-shirt and white trousers walks barefoot across a long bed of glowing-grey embers and ash lying between two raised earthen edges. Around her, a line of devotees in white kurtas, dhotis and white shirts stand barefoot on the sand, some with palms pressed together in anjali, others watching with hands clasped. Several men wear rudraksha malas. A red-roofed building and more onlookers are visible in the background. No one is identified as a person in the scene.2006-07-12A woman in a plain white sari and shawl walks barefoot across a long trench of glowing dark embers during a fire-walking event at an outdoor site. Around the pit, a crowd of devotees dressed in white kurtas and white dhotis, several wearing rudraksha malas, stands watching, some with hands folded. Behind them are palm trees and a red-roofed building. Photo of the fire-walking segment of a Guru Bhakti programme.2006-07-12Outdoor fire-walking event at an ashram. A young woman in a white sari with a coloured border walks barefoot along a long trench of glowing grey embers, palms pressed together in prayer. Around the trench stand devotees in white kurtas and dhotis and white saris, with a woman in an orange sari at left and a man in white with a long bamboo pole at right. A red-roofed building and palm trees appear behind the crowd. No readable signage is visible. a person's presence is not identifiable by appearance in this frame.2006-07-12Outdoor photograph of a fire-walking event on bare earth. A long rectangular pit of glowing-grey embers and ash runs down the centre, and a woman in a white sari with a dark purple blouse is walking barefoot across it. Around the pit stand many devotees in white kurta-style clothes and white dhotis, some with rudraksha malas, along with women in white saris and orange-and-yellow garments. Several onlookers have hands raised or pressed together in prayer, and a man on the right holds a long staff. A small red-roofed building and palm trees appear in the background.2006-07-12Outdoor fire-walking ritual at an ashram. A woman in a white kurta and trousers walks barefoot across a long trench of glowing embers and ash, her arms slightly spread. Around the pit, devotees in white clothes and rudraksha malas stand watching, some holding long bamboo poles. A woman in an orange-and-white sari stands at left, and a girl in a lavender dress stands at right. Behind them stand a red-roofed building and palm trees under a sky with a red flag.2006-07-12July 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.2006-07-12A photograph of a fire-walking event outdoors beside a red-roofed building and palm trees. A woman in a white sari and white shawl walks barefoot across a long pit of dark glowing embers and ash, her hands clasped in front of her. Around the pit, a large crowd of devotees in plain white dhotis and kurtas, and women in white saris, one in orange, stand watching closely. Some men hold long bamboo poles. Several people at the edges wear small name badges. No clear a person candidate is visible on the fire-walking side, so no appearance-based identification is made.2006-07-12July 12 20062006-07-12July 12 20062006-07-12July 12 20062006-07-12July 12 20062006-07-12