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Outdoor temple-area scene under palm trees with a large crowd of devotees, mostly in white traditional clothes, watching a ritual. In the foreground two men play long wind instruments, a nadaswaram-style pipe on the left and a long brass horn, while a man in a green shirt and a drummer with a barrel drum stand nearby. A man in a white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha-style necklace stands at right beside a shallow channel filled with grey ash or stones. Women in white saris and salwar-style dress stand at left and centre, one with hands clasped in prayer. Red earth ground and palm trunks frame the procession-like gathering.

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Outdoor festival scene at a palm-lined dirt path beside a shallow water channel. Two musicians in white dhotis play long wooden nadaswaram-style pipes; the one in the centre wears a cream shirt with an orange-bordered dhoti, and the one at right wears a maroon shirt with a white dhoti. Behind them drummers beat barrel drums, and a dense crowd of devotees in white clothes, some with lanyards, stands along the path; a woman in a light blue saree and a man in a lime-green shirt are among them. The scene reads as a procession or ceremony during a celebration.2008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31A photograph of an outdoor fire-walking ritual under coconut palms at a festival site. A barefoot person in white clothes walks across a long pit of glowing embers while beating a red drum. Along the pit, a crowd of devotees in white dhotis, white kurtas and white saris stands behind a rope barrier, with several women in colourful saris and a man in a yellow shirt among them. On the right, a man in white garments stands by the pit. A person in the foreground on the left holds a long horn-like wind instrument. Temporary white tents and a small brass vessel sit at the edge of the site.2008-12-31Outdoor photo at an ashram-style grove under tall coconut palms. A man in a plain white shirt and light trousers walks barefoot across a shallow stone-lined pit of glowing embers, while a crowd of devotees in white dhotis, white kurtas and saris, one in a bright lime-green top, watches from both banks. On the left a drummer and a man holding a long horn-like instrument stand at the edge, and on the right a man in white beats a drum beside a stack of firewood. Earthen ground and a low white building are visible behind. The scene resembles a firewalk ritual.2008-12-31Outdoors among palm trees, a young boy in white clothes walks barefoot across a shallow trench filled with pale stones and fire-heated coals, a firewalking rite, while carrying a large red and cream drum slung at his side. Along the edges, a row of people in white dhotis, kurtas and saris watch closely, and two people at left blow long black horns. Several bystanders stand near the pit, some wearing rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. Orange-tinted water lies at the far end of the pit and a red-and-white striped tent stands behind the crowd. The setting appears to be a festival procession ground with a dirt path.2008-12-31Outdoor ritual by palm trees at a Jayanti-Brahmotsavam celebration. Devotees in white and cream traditional clothes walk barefoot across a shallow channel filled with dark embers or hot coals. A woman in a white sari with an orange-pink shawl steps through the channel, while a man in a bright lime-green kurta stands nearby in the crowd. On the left, a musician in a blue shirt plays a long black wind instrument. A large crowd of standing devotees, many in white, watches along the sandy red-earth path. A yellow bucket sits at the bottom left edge.2008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31Outdoor festival scene on a dirt path beside thatched and tarpaulin-roofed stalls, with palm trees overhead. A figure in saffron-orange robe and a beaded necklace walks barefoot across a strip of dark glowing coals or hot embers laid in a shallow trench, as in a fire-walking rite. Around the trench, lines of devotees in white dhotis and white saris stand behind ropes, with people in orange and green saris among them. Drummers in white with drums and a man at the right wear white clothing and ID lanyards. A woman in a white sari with a long braid stands in the foreground facing the trench, and a red bucket sits near the edge.2008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31