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Night photograph of a fire-walking (thimithi) ritual on bare ground. Glowing red embers and ash fill the foreground. Several barefoot people stand at the edge, their legs and feet visible but faces cropped out. One central figure wears a dark maroon cloth, a white flower garland over the shoulders and carries a long dark pole or staff across the body. Others wear white dhotis or cloths with gold borders and a figure at left wears yellow-gold shorts and dark ankle ornaments. Small yellow turmeric or powder marks lie on the ground, with a few scattered flower petals among the coals.

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