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Outdoor photo of a fire-walking ritual on a dirt ground. A long trench of glowing embers runs down the centre, and an older bald man in white ritual clothes with a rudraksha mala walks across it barefoot while a younger man in white guides him. Behind them a crowd of devotees dressed in white stands on both sides, with a woman in a pink-and-blue sari at left and a man in a bright green kurta among the onlookers. Two drummers at right beat large drums, and white tents and palm trees stand in the background.

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Outdoor photo of a fire-walking ritual on a dirt ground. A bare-footed man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala walks across a bed of glowing embers laid in a trench, while a man in white shirt and dhoti holds his hand to guide him. Around them a crowd of devotees in white garments and dhotis stands behind a rope barrier; women wear white saris with coloured borders, and one woman in a green blouse and white skirt stands to the right. A drummer in white holds a drum at the right edge, and a clay pot sits among the onlookers.2008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31A photograph of a fire-walking ceremony outdoors among coconut palms. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti walks barefoot across a long pit of glowing embers while onlookers watch from both sides. On the right, men in white kurtas and dhotis stand near a drummer in a light green shirt with a red shawl who plays a large drum. On the left, a line of women in white saris with gold borders and a man in a bright green kurta hold a long bamboo pole beside a metal railing. A red bucket sits in the foreground near the pit, and white tents and red bunting show a festival setting.2008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31A crowd of devotees gathers outdoors on dusty ground at a fire-walking ritual. In the centre, a bare-footed man in a white half-sleeved shirt and white dhoti walks across a trench filled with glowing embers and ash. Beside him, a man in white kurta and dhoti stands at the pit's edge, and a drummer in a blue shirt plays a large drum at right. Onlookers in white clothes, some in saffron, line the path behind a rope, several holding wooden staves. A woman in a white sari stands at left. Many participants wear white with lanyards.2008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31Outdoors under tall coconut palms, a woman in a cream sari with a green shawl walks barefoot across a long pit of glowing embers, a fire-walking rite. Devotees in white and cream clothes line both sides behind a rope barrier, several taking photographs. A man in a white dhoti and shirt on the right holds a long pole, and a drummer in a white shirt beats a drum at the far right. A small red bucket sits at the lower left and a shallow water-filled trench lies in front of the pit. Thatched and cloth shelters stand behind the crowd.2008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31Outdoors under coconut palms, a bald man in white clothes and a white shirt walks barefoot across a shallow pit of glowing embers, with a child in a blue outfit held near him. Devotees in white dhotis and saris line both sides of the pit; a man in a lime-green shirt stands near the path, and a drummer in white with a red-and-gold drum stands at right. Men with long wooden poles stand along the edges. White tents and a blue-and-white logo appear at upper left. This appears to be a fire-walking ritual, with the bald man's identity not established from appearance.2008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31