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A photograph of a firewalk ritual on bare earth. A long trench of glowing-dark ash and charred embers runs diagonally across the frame. On the left, a man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl steps toward the embers barefoot. Behind him a group of devotees in white dhotis, orange shawls and saris in yellow, orange and red stand watching, some holding children. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands center with his back to the camera, orange shawl over his shoulder. A girl in a white top wearing a beaded necklace stands in the lower right foreground. A blue tarpaulin and a silver SUV are visible at right, with a white structure in the background.

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February 14 20072007-02-14July 12 20062006-07-12Outdoor photo of a firewalking ceremony on bare red earth. A long pit of glowing embers and grey ash runs diagonally across the foreground. A boy in white kurta and pants with a rudraksha-style bead mala walks through it barefoot, head bowed. Behind him, a line of men in white dhotis and kurtas, several with orange or saffron shawls over their shoulders, stands watching. Women in red, orange and pink saris and a child in a red shirt stand among the crowd, a blue tarp on the ground to the right and a silver SUV parked behind. A white structure with a dark sculpted figure stands at the upper left.2007-02-14July 12 20062006-07-12Outdoor fire-walking ritual on a reddish dirt path lined with palm trees and white tented structures. A young man in an orange shawl over white dhoti, with a rudraksha mala at his neck, steps across a trench of glowing coals and water. A woman in white with dark hair watches nearby, and a row of devotees in white clothes, some with red and yellow scarves, line both sides of the path. A man at right holds a drum. A red bucket sits at lower left.2008-12-31February 14 20072007-02-14A woman in an orange and white sari-style outfit with an orange blouse walks barefoot across a long trench of glowing grey embers and ash during a fire-walking ritual. She has a red bindi and a beaded necklace. Around the pit, a crowd of men and some women in white dhotis and white kurtas stand barefoot on bare earth, several with hands pressed together in namaskar and some holding walking sticks. Several wear lanyard identity badges. Dry straw lies on the ground at the edges of the trench.2006-07-12A fire walking ritual at an outdoor ashram setting with a green-roofed building and palm trees behind. In the centre, a woman in a white sari with a gold border and a beaded necklace walks barefoot across a bed of glowing grey ash in a long trench, hands pressed together in prayer. Along the left, men and women in white dhotis and white shirts stand on the path, and on the right a crowd behind a wooden rail watches, including a man in a checked shirt and a man wearing a rudraksha mala. Small white dots mark the edge of the trench. Some figures wear orange or red shawls.2005-12-31A photograph of a fire-walking ritual at an outdoor ashram site. In the foreground a young girl in plain white clothes and a rudraksha mala walks barefoot across a pit of glowing grey embers and ash lined with a row of white dots. On the left a man in white kurta and dhoti stands with raised hands, apparently guiding her. Along the right edge a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and shirts, some with red shawls and white caps, stand barefoot behind a wooden barrier and watch. A drum is visible at the right, and a green-roofed building sits in the background.2005-12-31February 14 20072007-02-14A barefoot man in white kurta and white dhoti with a saffron-orange shawl draped over his shoulders walks across a rectangular fire pit filled with grey ash and embers. Devotees in white clothes stand along both sides of the pit, many wearing rudraksha malas, and some have bare feet. Behind them, a crowd watches and drummers play large drums near bamboo barriers, and a small red-roofed structure and palm trees appear in the background. This is a fire walking ritual photograph.2005-12-31December 30 20062006-12-30