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A photograph of a fire-walking event outdoors beside a red-roofed building with a flagpole and palm trees. A long bed of glowing-grey ash runs diagonally through the centre. A woman in a cream sari with a lavender blouse, hands pressed together in prayer, walks along it barefoot, while a girl in white walks behind her. Around them stand devotees in white dhotis and white shirts or white saris, many wearing rudraksha malas. A woman in an orange patterned sari stands at left with palms joined, and a woman at lower right, wearing a rudraksha mala, also has her hands folded. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person candidate from the visible cues.

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July 12 20062006-07-12Outdoor photograph of a fire-walking event at an ashram: a long trench of glowing embers and ash runs through the centre. A woman in a white sari with a yellow-gold border walks barefoot across the coals with her palms pressed together in prayer. Around her, a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and kurtas stands at the edges; several hold tall bamboo poles. A woman in an orange-red sari stands at left and a girl in a lavender dress with a long braid stands at right. Behind them a small red-roofed building, palm trees and an orange flag on a pole complete the setting. Watermarked archive photograph.2006-07-12July 12 20062006-07-12July 12 20062006-07-12July 12 20062006-07-12Outdoor fire-walking at an ashram. A woman in a white sari with a gold border walks barefoot across a long pit of glowing embers, hands pressed together in prayer. A large crowd of devotees in white garments stands along both sides of the pit, some holding wooden poles, others with rudraksha malas and folded hands. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at right with a mala around his neck. Behind them stand a red-roofed building, palm trees and a red-and-saffron flag on a pole. A woman in orange and red saree stands at left. No prominent a person candidate is clearly visible.2006-07-12Outdoor photograph of a fire-walking event at an ashram compound with a small red-roofed building and palm trees behind. A woman in a cream sari with a maroon blouse and a striped border walks barefoot across a long bed of glowing charcoal in a dug trench. A large crowd of devotees in white clothes stands on both sides, with several women in cream saris and an older man in orange-and-white robes with a rudraksha-style necklace near the center. Some onlookers wear white shirts and lanyard badges, and one woman at left wears an orange patterned sari. Wooden poles stand along the trench edge.2006-07-12Outdoor photo of a fire-walking event at a village setting with palm trees and a red-walled building under a green corrugated roof, with a flag on a pole. A long narrow pit of glowing embers and ash runs diagonally through the frame. Devotees in white dhotis, white kurtas and white saris, many wearing rudraksha malas, walk barefoot along the path or stand at its edges with hands pressed in prayer. A woman in a white sari steps across the embers, and a young boy in white with a rudraksha mala stands at right. An older woman in an orange sari stands at left.2006-07-12July 12 20062006-07-12Outdoors at a rural compound, a woman in a white sari with a rudraksha mala walks barefoot across a long trench of glowing grey embers during a fire walk. Around the pit stand a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and shirts, many with rudraksha malas, some with bare feet. A man in a white shirt with a mala, near the centre, gestures toward her, and a woman in orange and a woman in a light blue sari watch at the left and right. Behind them is a red-roofed building with a green roof and a saffron flag on a pole.2006-07-12July 12 20062006-07-12July 12 20062006-07-12