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Outdoors at a rural compound, a man in white shirt and trousers walks barefoot across a long trench of glowing grey embers, the fire-walking. Around the pit stand many devotees in white, several with palms pressed together in prayer, and a few wearing lanyards with badges. A man in white dhoti with a lanyard watches at right, and a red-roofed building and palm trees stand behind the crowd. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible among the people present.

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A barefoot young man in an all-white kurta and white dhoti, with rudraksha mala beads around his neck, walks with palms pressed together across a shallow trench of glowing grey embers at a fire-walking event. Around the pit, a crowd of men in white kurtas and dhotis stand barefoot on dirt ground, several wearing rudraksha malas; some watch with hands folded, one with his hands raised. A small red-roofed building and palm trees stand behind. A tall flagpole with a saffron-coloured flag is visible. The scene suggests a devotional gathering with white-clad participants.2006-07-12Photograph of a fire-walking ritual in an outdoor dirt-and-ash pit. A man in all-white clothes walks barefoot along the length of the pit with his palms pressed together in namaste. Lining both sides of the pit, many devotees in white dhotis and white shirts stand barefoot, several with hands folded in prayer. Some wear rudraksha or beaded malas and one man wears a white shawl with a red cross-like mark. Red-roofed buildings and palm trees appear in the background. The walker's face is not clearly visible from this angle, and no one in the scene is identified by name.2006-07-12A photograph of a fire-walking event on a dirt ground. A central man in an all-white kurta and white dhoti, with a rudraksha mala around his neck, walks barefoot across a long pit of glowing-grey embers. Around the pit, a crowd of men in white kurtas and dhotis stand barefoot with hands folded in front of them, watching; one older woman in a white sari stands among them. Some men wear rudraksha malas and name badges. The ground is reddish earth bordering the trench.2006-07-12July 12 20062006-07-12July 12 20062006-07-12July 12 20062006-07-12July 12 20062006-07-12July 12 20062006-07-12July 12 20062006-07-12July 12 20062006-07-12July 12 20062006-07-12Outdoor fire-walking scene at a dirt pit filled with glowing embers and grey ash. A man in a white short-sleeved shirt and white trousers walks barefoot down the centre of the pit. A crowd of devotees in white dhotis, white kurtas and white sarees stands on both sides of the pit, many wearing rudraksha malas and identity lanyards; a man on the right wears an orange patterned shirt, and a woman in a yellow-and-white saree stands near the back. Some onlookers hold wooden staffs.2006-07-12