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Outdoor photo of a ritual fire pit on a dirt courtyard. A circular concrete platform sits inside a ring of grey-white ash and embers, with an orange cloth laid on top and a small brass lamp beside it. A man in white clothes and sandals leans forward and shovels ash with a long-handled metal shovel. A woman in a white sari with an orange shawl stands nearby watching. Behind them, a group of seated people in white and orange clothing sits on a low platform near a whitewashed wall with red and white striped steps. A statue in orange drapery stands at the left edge, and a white vehicle is parked at the right.

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Outdoor ritual at an ashram: a circular concrete platform surrounded by a ring of grey-white ash, with an orange cloth draped over a flat wooden board on top and a small brass vessel placed beside it. On the right a man in a white kurta and blue slippers bends forward, holding a black tray or shovel near the ash ring. On the left a man in an orange upper cloth and white dhoti walks barefoot past the ring. Behind them a row of seated devotees in white and coloured saris sits on a low wall, with a white building, red-and-white striped steps and a small shrine at the back. Visible people count is four, and possibly more in the background.2010-07-11July 21 20102010-07-21October 31 20102010-10-31 +2 copiesOutdoor firewalk preparation at Adi Kailasa. A large fire burns in a dug pit on bare earth, sending up smoke, with a shallow pool of water nearby. A standing figure in an orange-saffron robe tends the fire near the centre. Behind them, many people in white clothing sit on blue mats in rows against a white wall with a painted orange-robed figure and red stripes. Two men in the left foreground wear white dhotis and orange shawls, one holding a bell-like ritual object, a rudraksha mala visible on one. The scene suggests a fire-walking ritual preparation, with a white-clad gathering watching in a yard.2007-02-14Outdoor ashram ritual in a courtyard with sandy ground. At the centre, a person in orange saffron robes sits cross-legged on a dark circular mat with hands folded in prayer, facing a white shrine with a black stone Shiva lingam garlanded with red and yellow flower garlands and a small brass kalasha. Several people in white dhotis and yellow shawls sit in prayer in circular pits around the courtyard, and a standing man in white with a red shawl and a walking stick watches nearby. A white-robed attendant stands to the right. Behind the shrine are palm trees and a large orange-and-cream umbrella, and in the foreground a red-topped white square platform stands on wet paving.2010-07-09Outdoor temple ritual at a white-plastered shrine. A central figure in saffron-orange robes with a dark rudraksha mala stands barefoot on an orange cushion inside a circle of ash, with a brass vessel at his feet. Behind a black Nandi bull statue garlanded with yellow and red flowers, several men in white dhotis and yellow shawls stand or sit around the ash circles. A man in white with an orange shawl stands at right. Palm trees and a brick wall form the background.2010-07-14A man in white dhoti and white kurta walks barefoot across a long pit of glowing grey embers during a fire-walking ritual at an outdoor ashram site. Around the pit, a crowd of devotees in white clothes stands closely watching; a woman in an orange-and-grey sari with a braid is at left, and a woman in a light blue patterned shawl is at right. Several participants wear white lanyard ID badges. A red-roofed building and tall palms appear in the background, with a wooden pole standing at the pit's edge.2006-07-12July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesOutdoor firewalk ritual at an earthen pit. A man in white dhoti and shirt, with an orange shawl over his shoulders, stands on wet, blackened ash at the edge of the pit, bending forward. Around him are other men in white dhotis and orange shawls, and a row of women in saris, one pink and one teal, plus children watching. In the foreground a bald man in white with an orange shawl faces away from the camera beside a tall golden ceremonial staff. Charred ground and a white structure are behind them.2007-02-14February 14 20072007-02-14A photograph of a firewalk ritual on bare earth. A figure in an orange saffron robe with long dark hair walks barefoot across a pit of glowing embers and blackened coals, holding a golden ceremonial implement in one hand. Beside the pit is a shallow pool of yellow liquid. Behind, a line of people in white traditional clothes, several women with long dark hair and necklaces, stand watching, some holding bundles of straw. Blue tarpaulin, metal pots and jugs sit at the left edge, and a white structure is visible in the background.2007-02-14July 11 20102010-07-11