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Outdoor photo of a firewalking ritual at a dusty ground. In the centre, a smiling woman in a gold-bordered pink and gold silk saree and gold bangles walks past a charred fire pit, flanked by men in white dhotis with orange shoulder cloths and rudraksha malas, one with a shaved head. A tall gold ceremonial staff with ornate finials stands at right. Behind them, a crowd of women in green, yellow, and pink sarees and children watches closely.

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February 14 20072007-02-14Outdoor photo of a firewalking ritual on bare earth. In the foreground a young woman in plain white clothes and a beaded necklace stands with palms pressed together in namaste beside a long trench of glowing embers and ash. A golden ornamental post with a twisted shaft stands at the left edge near the pit. Around her, men in white dhotis and orange shawls, a man with a rudraksha mala, and women in saris including pink, green and yellow stand watching. A man in white bends over the pit at left.2007-02-14February 14 20072007-02-14A photograph of an outdoor firewalk site on bare reddish-brown earth with charred ash and blackened ground at left. A man in a short-sleeved white shirt and grey trousers walks in the foreground, wearing a red wrist thread. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and white kurtas stand, some with orange shawls over their shoulders. A row of women in saris of pink, green, teal and yellow watch from the right, with girls in light clothing nearby. At the bottom right, a figure in an orange shawl holds a tall gold staff topped with a carved lion-like finial.2007-02-14A firewalk ceremony at an outdoor ashram setting with a dirt path and a smouldering trench of dark ash. A young girl in a pale yellow-green dress and white top with embroidered flowers runs across the fire path, holding the hand of a man in white dhoti and shirt who guides her. Beside them a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and white shirt wears a photo identity badge on a red cord. Behind them, several men in white dhotis with orange shawls and an orange-robed figure stand among onlookers, including a woman in a red sari and men in white and striped shirts. A white ornamental pillar with golden top stands at left, with palm trees and a parked silver car beyond. A blue tarp lies on the ground at right.2007-02-14December 31 20082008-12-31Outdoor scene at a firewalking site: a shallow trench of dark ash and glowing embers runs across dry earth. A woman in a white and orange sari kneels at the trench edge, hands folded, with a tall golden ceremonial staff with a carved finial standing beside her. Men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with orange shawls, stand near the trench, and a bald man in an orange garment is in the foreground. Women in colourful saris and salwar kameez, including gold-bordered yellow and pink, line the right side, and a white shrine structure is visible at the upper left. This is a firewalk ceremony, where a woman kneels as devotees look on.2007-02-14February 14 20072007-02-14December 31 20092009-12-31December 25 20082008-12-25An outdoor ritual at a dirt-floored ground with a fire-walk path of hot embers. A barefoot man in saffron-orange robes and a long orange-beaded mala walks across the glowing ash-covered pit while a man in white dhoti and shirt with a long pole rakes the path beside him. Behind them, a crowd of devotees watches, many in white kurtas and dhotis, a woman in a pink sari, and a woman in a cream sari with gold border. A brass pot sits near a tree, and a drummer in a blue shirt plays a large drum at the lower right. A second saffron-clad man stands nearby in the background, and a man in white stretches an arm toward the walker.2008-12-31February 14 20072007-02-14