A dark night photograph of a fire-walking ritual crowd. A bright light glows at the top of the frame above a pole or structure. A central figure in white clothing with an orange shawl sits or kneels on the path of a fire pit. Crowds of people in white clothes stand on both sides behind wooden stakes and a rope barrier, with a few in colourful saris and shirts. Dark sky with stars overhead. - Nithyanandapedia

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A dark night photograph of a fire-walking ritual crowd. A bright light glows at the top of the frame above a pole or structure. A central figure in white clothing with an orange shawl sits or kneels on the path of a fire pit. Crowds of people in white clothes stand on both sides behind wooden stakes and a rope barrier, with a few in colourful saris and shirts. Dark sky with stars overhead.

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