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Outdoor ritual of a firewalk-style path: a man in white dhoti and kurta with a yellow shawl walks barefoot across a bed of grey embers or stones set in a sunken trench, while a woman in white with a long black braid, a white shawl and bangles walks ahead of him. Beside the trench, a reddish-orange liquid fills a basin. Behind them a large crowd of devotees stands among tall coconut palms, many men and women in white and cream mundus and sarees, some wearing rudraksha-style beads. a person's presence is unclear from appearance alone.

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Outdoor photo of a fire-walk (theemithi-style) at a coconut-palm grove. A long trench of glowing grey-white embers runs through the centre. A young boy in a peach shirt, beige shorts and a rudraksha mala is being guided across by two adults, one in a lime-green kurta and one in white with a rudraksha mala, while a woman in white in the foreground steadies him. Behind them a crowd of devotees in white kurtas and saris stands among palm trees under a bright sky. A bald man in white clothes and a rudraksha mala walks barefoot on the embers in the middle of the trench. The mood is communal and active.2008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31A photograph of a firewalking ritual outdoors beneath tall coconut palms. A man in white kurta and white dhoti walks barefoot across a shallow pit filled with glowing embers, his arms held down at his sides. Along the pit's edges, a crowd of devotees dressed in white, many women in white saris with golden borders, watch and reach toward him. A young woman in white salwar kameez on the left holds a long black conch-shaped horn. Dusty red earth, sunlight and orange-tinged water at the pit's base complete the scene.2008-12-31December 30 20072007-12-30December 31 20082008-12-31Outdoor photo of a fire-walking rite under coconut palms. A man in a white kurta walks barefoot along a narrow trench of glowing grey embers lined with red earth, with a dark orange liquid pooled at its end. Around him devotees in white dhotis, kurtas and saris stand with hands folded, and a man in a green-yellow shirt walks along the side. In the left foreground a woman in white holds a large black ceremonial horn-shaped trumpet. Bright daylight, palm trunks and a tent edge at the back.2008-12-31