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Outdoor evening scene at a firewalking pit: a long, blackened trench of glowing embers and ash runs across bare dirt in the foreground. A central figure with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe and holds a silver vessel and a trident-topped staff, standing barefoot at the pit's edge, apparently about to lead the walk. Around them, a large crowd stands closely: children in white dhotis and orange-striped shirts, men in white kurtas, and several people in orange sashes and white clothing, some with hands folded. Behind them a large banner shows a smiling figure in an orange turban, and a corrugated shed roof and bare trees fill the background. A blue tarp lies at left. Probable Swamiji wears saffron robes and long hair while holding the trident staff and vessel at the firewalk, presiding over the ritual.

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Outdoor evening scene at a firewalk pit: a dark ash-filled trench of glowing embers lies in packed dirt in the foreground. A long-haired man in an orange robe stands barefoot at the pit's edge holding a small silver vessel, with two men in white dhotis and orange shawls beside him, one holding a long brass trident-staff. A large crowd of mostly white-clad devotees and children stands behind, under a corrugated shelter, beneath a large painted banner of a smiling man in an orange turban and orange garments. a person: the orange-robed figure with long swept hair, in a firewalk setting, is. The banner shows a depiction of a turbaned figure with ceremonial garb. Several white-clad devotees hold hands together in prayer.2007-02-14Outdoor photograph at dusk of a firewalking ritual at an ashram ground. A long, narrow trench of glowing embers and ash runs across the foreground of red earth. A barefoot figure in saffron-orange robes stands at the right with hands pressed together in front of the fire, holding a trident-like staff. Beside them, a figure in white robes and an orange shawl holds a ceremonial staff. A crowd of about thirty devotees in white and pastel clothes, including many children, stands behind the trench. A large banner on a white wall shows a portrait of a figure in an orange turban and saffron garment. A blue tarpaulin lies at left.2007-02-14Outdoor photograph at dusk of a firewalking ceremony at an ashram ground. A long, smouldering fire trench of ash and embers runs across packed earth in the foreground. A figure in full orange robes with long dark hair stands at the trench edge holding a metal vessel toward the fire. Beside them, a man in white dhoti and shawl with an orange wrap holds a golden trident staff. Many people in white robes and orange shawls, plus children in white and light clothing, stand and watch behind. A large banner on the wall shows a smiling figure in an orange turban and orange robes. A blue tarpaulin lies on the ground at left. a person cues: long swept-back hair and orange robes, but the figure's identity remains uncertain from appearance alone.2007-02-14Outdoor photograph of a firewalking ritual at dusk on bare earth beside a whitewashed wall. A long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes, with a shawl over the shoulder, stands at the front holding a small silver vessel and cupped hands, facing a dark fire pit. Beside them, a man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl holds a tall golden trident. Behind, a crowd of about two dozen people in white clothes and orange shawls, boys and girls among them, stands watching. A large painted portrait of a smiling figure in an orange turban and orange robes with a rudraksha mala hangs on the wall above a red-and-white striped drape.2007-02-14February 14 20072007-02-14February 14 20072007-02-14February 14 20072007-02-14Outdoor firewalk ceremony at an open-air ashram ground with dirt and gravel. In the centre, a person with long dark hair in an orange saffron wrap walks barefoot across a bed of glowing embers. To the left, a man in white clothes and an orange shawl tends the fire pit with a small flame. To the right, a man in white with an orange shawl stands beside a staff, and a white-draped low seat sits nearby. Behind them, a large printed portrait on a white wall shows a person in an orange turban and saffron garment with a raised expression. Seated devotees in white clothes watch from the left, and a deity murti stands in the upper right corner beside a sound system.2007-02-14February 14 20072007-02-14February 14 20072007-02-14Outdoor fire-walking ritual at an ashram courtyard of packed dirt. A shirtless figure in orange cloth stands barefoot at the centre, facing a shallow trench of glowing embers and flame, with a pool of water-like liquid to the left. Behind and beside the fire pit, a row of seated devotees in white ritual clothes sit on blue mats, along with several men in white dhotis and orange shawls standing at the left edge. A large framed portrait on the white building wall shows a figure in an orange turban and orange robes, labelled with no readable name. Stone piles, a red post and a small shrine structure appear in the background.2007-02-14Outdoor photo of a firewalking ceremony at an open dirt ground beside a corrugated-roof shed with a whitewashed block wall. In the foreground a fire pit holds dark ash and charred embers. Standing centre-right, a man with long dark hair wears a flowing saffron-orange robe, holds a gold trident and speaks into a microphone; his appearance is consistent with the page's identification but uncertain from the image. Seated on blue mats to the left, several rows of devotees in white clothes sit facing him, some holding small items. Standing behind them are men and women in white and orange, including a woman in white with an orange stole holding a brass pot. A large banner on the right shows a smiling person in an orange turban and orange garments with a rudraksha-style necklace. About 35 physical people are visible.2007-02-14