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A crowd of devotees in white dhotis and shirts surrounds a fire-walking path of hot ash on a dirt road. A barefoot figure in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl stands at the edge of the ash strip, while drummers in orange and white clothing play large drums at the left and right. Orange flags and decorated temple structures with colourful banners stand in the background under palm trees. Several devotees in white and orange clothing walk behind the central figure. a person: the central barefoot figure with long swept-back hair and an orange shawl matches appearance cues, but the figure is ambiguous, so classification is uncertain.

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December 30th 20072007-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph of a fire-walking ritual at a temple festival. A barefoot devotee in plain white clothes walks across a shallow pit of glowing ash with hands joined in prayer. Crowds in white dhotis, shirts and saffron-orange sashes line both sides of the path, many in white attire with lanyards. Drummers on the right play drums with red and green straps, and orange ceremonial flags stand at the left edge. A decorated temple structure with garlands and colourful festoons is visible in the background.2007-12-30 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a fire-walking rite at a festival procession. In the centre, a barefoot woman in white dress with an orange shawl and a beaded necklace walks across a strip of glowing grey embers in a shallow trench. Around her, devotees in white dhotis and shirts, some with orange shawls, stand close, and drummers on the left and right play drums with ropes and colourful cloth. Behind them are bamboo poles, orange flags and a decorated festival float with garlands and a colourful canopy. Several people in the crowd are visible, many clustered and some partially seen at the edges.2007-12-30 +1 copiesOutdoor festival procession with a devotee walking barefoot across a shallow pit of hot coals or ash, hands pressed together in prayer. He wears a plain white dhoti and white shirt. Around him, men in white dhotis and white shirts stand in lines, and drummers in yellow and dark clothing play drums on both sides. Tall orange and saffron flags with dark poles line the left edge, and a decorated ratha or altar with flower garlands and colourful festoons stands in the background among banana palms. The crowd is dense, mostly men in white, with some women at the edges.2007-12-30 +1 copiesDecember 30 20072007-12-30 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph of a fire-walking ceremony beside a temple procession. A long rectangular pit of glowing embers and ash runs across a dirt path, lined by a dense crowd of devotees in white and saffron. In the centre, a man with long dark hair and a flowing white robe with an orange shawl walks forward with his arms raised, flanked by people in white dhotis and orange scarves. Drummers on the right beat drums, a man on the left holds an orange flag and a long staff, and a decorated palanquin with garlands, palm trees and a kalasha stands in the background. a person (long swept-back hair and orange shawl over white robes) leads the walk as a devotee at the fire-walking.2007-12-30 +1 copiesDecember 30 20072007-12-30Outdoor photo of a crowd at a fire-walking ritual on a path lined with bamboo barricades and banana palms. In the foreground a young boy in a white dhoti and white kurta with a rudraksha mala walks along a narrow pit of glowing embers. Beside him a woman in an orange sari plays a drum, and drummers in yellow and orange garments play on the right. Behind the barricade men and women in white clothes and orange shawls watch, and a figure with long dark hair in white kurta stands near the centre. A decorated chariot with flower garlands and colourful banners appears in the background.2007-12-30Outdoor festival procession on a palm-lined dirt path. Large orange ceremonial flags on poles stand at left, and a large gold fan-shaped ceremonial umbrella is visible. Behind the crowd, a decorated ratha with a red-and-white canopy and a tall ornamental pillar is set among palm trees. A crowd of many men and women in white dhotis and white saris moves forward, with many people wearing rudraksha malas and ID lanyards. Drummers in the foreground play large drums. A barefoot man in a white dhoti and a saffron-orange shawl walks through a wet strip of ground near the centre, and a woman in white with a red bindi and a blue lanyard smiles at the foreground. Multiple people are visible, with a crowd extending into the background.2007-12-30 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a crowd in white clothes walking barefoot on a dirt path between palm and banana trees, with orange flags on tall poles. In the foreground a man in a white kurta with a black rudraksha-style mala and a name badge walks with hands folded in prayer, while a man in white at right gestures toward the path. Drummers on the left play drums with orange-clad attire and red drum straps, and a woman in a blue sari and a child stand at right. Behind, a decorated temple gopuram and ornate colourful shrine structures are visible, with smoke rising from the ground near the feet of the walkers. Several people in the back are dressed in white.2007-12-30A photograph of a fire-walking ritual at an outdoor festival. A young man in a white dhoti and shawl walks barefoot across a long pit filled with glowing embers while extending one arm toward an older man in white who holds his hand. Behind them a crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts stands on the path, several with hands pressed together, and a man in a long beige shawl stands among them. On the right, drummers in orange and yellow cloth play large drums with green and red straps, and a man in a checked shirt watches. Palm trees and orange and saffron flags appear in the background. A mix of crowd members wear white and saffron robes.2007-12-30