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Night photo of a crowded outdoor temple procession with devotees in white clothes lining both sides of a path. A woman in a white sari with a green border walks across a long shallow pit of glowing embers and hot ash, a fire-walking scene. Drummers in white dhotis play drums on the right, and devotees in white hold long wooden poles to keep the crowd back. In the background an illuminated palanquin or ratha stands under a bright lamp beneath palm fronds, with white decorated arches and strings of bunting overhead. A devotee in white with a red-and-orange shawl and beaded necklace stands near the front of the procession, with a photographer at the left edge.

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December 30 20072007-12-30Night photograph of a fire-walking ritual at an outdoor temple celebration. A long pit of glowing embers runs across the centre, and a man in white dhoti and shirt walks barefoot across it while another man in white stands at its edge. Dense crowds of devotees in white clothes, with orange, saffron and red saris and shawls, line both sides behind bamboo poles. A lit torch or lamp tower with a canopy stands in the background under strings of lights. A drum rests in the foreground.2006-12-30Night photo of a fire-walking ritual in an open outdoor area. A woman in a white sari with a red-marked forehead and a beaded necklace walks barefoot across a long pit of glowing embers and ash, with raised earthen sides. Around the pit, a dense crowd of people in white dhotis and white shirts stands behind wooden poles and barricades, watching. A man in the lower right wears a white shirt and dhoti, and a man at the right edge wears an orange garment. A lit lamp structure sits at the top of the frame and string lights hang overhead. The scene reads as a devotional fire-walking event.2006-12-30December 30 20062006-12-30Night-time fire-walking ritual at a temple ground. A long trench of glowing embers runs down the centre, and a woman in a white sari walks across it while many devotees in white dhotis and saris stand on both sides holding long wooden poles. Some devotees watch closely with hands clasped, and a few hold cameras. Drums rest at the right edge, and a lit tower with a golden finial stands in the background under a bright lamp. Sparkling light specks fill the dark sky.2006-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30December 30 20062006-12-30December 30 20062006-12-30Night photograph of a fire-walking ritual with a long trench of glowing embers in the foreground. A woman in a pink sari walks barefoot across the coals with her hands pressed together in prayer. White-clad devotees and men in white dhotis line both sides behind wooden stakes and rope barriers, with a crowd of spectators beyond. A blue bucket sits at the left edge near the trench. In the background a decorated palanquin or ratha with a lit deity murti and a kalasha rises above the crowd under strings of pennant bunting and a white canopy. Two men in white stand near the front right edge, one looking toward the walker.2006-12-30Night photo of a fire-walking ritual on a dirt-banked pit filled with glowing embers and grey ash. A woman in a white sari with an orange border walks barefoot across the coals at the centre, while men in white dhotis and shirts stand along bamboo railings on both sides. Spectators crowd behind, many women in blue and patterned saris and children in front. A lit kalasha-style lamp and decorated structure glow in the background, and a man in white holds up a camera. The a person candidate is not clearly identifiable from appearance, so no identity is asserted.2006-12-30December 30 20062006-12-30December 30 20062006-12-30