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A barefoot person in a white dhoti-style garment with red edging walks across a long pit of glowing-grey embers, hands pressed together in namaste with eyes closed. Behind them, a large crowd of people in white and cream clothes stands on a sandy path beneath coconut palms, many with hands folded or arms at their sides; a few wear lanyards. A man in a lime-green kurta stands at the left edge. The scene looks like a fire-walking ritual at an outdoor ashram gathering.

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Outdoors among coconut palms, a young man in a white kurta and white dhoti walks barefoot across a long rectangular pit of glowing grey embers, hands pressed together in namaskar. A large crowd of devotees lines both edges of the pit; many women wear cream sarees with gold borders, and some men wear white kurtas. A man in a lime-green kurta and dhoti holds a long wooden pole at left, and a woman in white stands at the left edge. Orange-red coloured water or liquid sits at the far end of the pit. This is a fire-walking ritual performed during the Jayanti-Brahmotsavam celebrations.2008-12-31July 12 20062006-07-12July 12 20062006-07-12July 12 20062006-07-12July 12 20062006-07-12July 12 20062006-07-12July 12 20062006-07-12A woman in a white sari-style garment walks barefoot across a shallow trench of glowing grey embers, a fire-walking ritual. Along both edges of the trench, white-clad devotees stand barefoot in a crowd. A man at right wears white with a rudraksha mala and a name badge, and another at left wears white with a saffron-red shawl. Behind them, men in white dhotis and women in white saris watch closely, and a wooden log fence runs along the right side. Some onlookers hold red and white shawls. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in this crop.2005-12-31A photograph of a fire-walking event at an outdoor ground. A woman in a white sari with a yellow border stands in the middle of a long pit of glowing grey embers, hands pressed together in namaskar. Around the pit, many men and women in white dhotis and kurtas stand barefoot, several wearing rudraksha malas and name badges, some clapping and folding their hands in reverence. A man in a white dhoti with a rudraksha mala is at the right edge, and a man holds a long walking stick. The pit's sides are packed earth and the ground is strewn with dry straw.2006-07-12A photograph of a fire walking ritual with a woman in a white sari with a gold border and red blouse, hands pressed together in prayer, walking barefoot across a pit of glowing grey ash and embers. Along the sides of the pit, a crowd of men and women in white dhotis, white kurtas and shirts, some with red shawls and rudraksha malas, stand watching closely. A wooden pole fence runs along the right edge, with a green corrugated roof behind the crowd. Dotted white lines of chalk mark the edges of the pit.2005-12-31A photograph of a fire-walking ritual at an outdoor site. A devotee in white clothes walks barefoot with palms pressed together along a shallow trench of glowing dark embers, bordered by a raised earthen edge. Surrounding them, a crowd of devotees dressed mostly in white dhotis, kurtas and saris stand with folded hands, some with rudraksha malas, a woman in an orange sari among them. Bamboo poles are held at the trench edge, and a red-roofed building and palm trees stand in the background. Many people are gathered in the scene, with a girl in a lavender dress at the right front watching with hands joined.2006-07-12July 12 20062006-07-12