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A long-haired man in a loose orange-saffron robe stands at the edge of a shallow pit of glowing embers during a firewalk ritual, his back to the camera. Beside him a shaved-headed attendant in white dhoti and orange shawl holds a brass plate of yellow flowers and a tall gold-topped staff. Behind them a seated audience in white clothes sits on blue mats under a shelter, and a large portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban hangs on the white wall. A second attendant in white with an orange shawl stands at right near a small shrine.

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February 14 20072007-02-14Outdoor firewalk ceremony at an ashram courtyard. In the foreground, a person with long dark hair and wrapped in an orange saffron cloth walks barefoot across a shallow trench of glowing embers. Beside them, a man in white ritual clothes and an orange shawl holds a tall golden staff. Behind them, a row of seated devotees in white clothing sit on blue mats. On the white wall at left hangs a large banner printed with a portrait of a smiling person in an orange turban and orange robe with beaded necklace, labelled as a portrait. A second figure in white stands on a raised platform at the back beside a deity murti and a red kalasha.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 20072007-02-14Outdoor 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.2007-02-14A photograph of a firewalking ritual outdoors on bare earth. In the foreground a figure with long dark hair and bare chest wears an orange saffron cloth wrapped at the waist and draped over the shoulder, stepping beside a shallow fire pit where glowing embers and straw lie. A seated row of devotees in white clothing sits along the left, some with hands joined. Behind them a white-washed wall with red vertical stripes and an orange banner stands beside stone steps, a microphone stand and a white-draped seat with footwear in front. A brass pot sits on the steps and a mat lies on the ground.2007-02-14Outdoor firewalk ritual at an ashram on bare sandy ground beside a palm-lined grove and low red-roofed buildings. A central figure in long dark hair and a saffron-orange wrap walks barefoot past a pit of glowing embers, with a long bamboo pole held horizontally across his path. Men in white dhotis and orange shoulder cloths flank him; one carries a brass ceremonial vessel with a long handle and another holds a metal pot. A yellow-filled ritual pit sits in the foreground beside the dark ember pit. Seated devotees in white clothes with rudraksha malas sit on blue tarpaulin, several holding bundles of straw, and a large pile of stones lies behind them.2007-02-14February 14 20072007-02-14Outdoor ritual procession on bare earth beside a homa or puja area. In the centre, a man with long dark hair and a smile wears a saffron-orange robe and walks forward. Behind him, young men in white dhotis wear orange shawls. At left, a child in white stands near a low offering table with fruit and a brass lamp. Background shows a crowd of devotees in white and orange, red and green festoon decorations, and a long garland hanging at the upper right. A man in a black shirt with a small emblem walks at the right edge.2006-12-24