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Photograph of a fire-walking ceremony at an outdoor site with bare earth. A long pit filled with dark glowing embers and burnt straw runs across the centre. Around the pit, devotees in white dhotis and white saris stand with palms pressed together or hands folded, some holding wooden sticks. A saffron-clad sannyasi walks beside the central figure. Above them a colourful ceremonial canopy with fringed panels and decorative umbrellas is held aloft, and a red and yellow banner flies on a pole. A small red-roofed building and palm trees are behind.

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July 12 20062006-07-12 +1 copiesOutdoor fire-walking scene at a dirt-floored compound with palm trees. A long-haired man in an orange saffron robe walks barefoot across a shallow pit of glowing embers and ash, with a bald, orange-robed companion just behind him. Lining both sides of the pit, devotees in white dhotis, white shirts and white saris stand with palms pressed together, and some hold long poles that support ornate red, gold and multicoloured canopies overhead. Shorter orange-robed figures stand in the background among the crowd. A yellow-edged rectangular tank sits in the foreground.2006-07-12July 12 20062006-07-12July 12 20062006-07-12Outdoor fire-walking ceremony at a dirt-floored ground. A long-haired man in an orange-saffron robe with rudraksha beads walks barefoot across a shallow pit of dark embers, holding a small ritual item, with a second orange-robed figure behind him. Dozens of devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas, and women in white and cream saris, stand along both sides with palms joined. Two white-clad men hold long poles supporting a wide red-and-white umbrella canopy, and a banner with decorative triangular flags is strung above. A drummer in yellow cloth plays a drum at the left edge. The fire pit is lined with yellow turmeric powder at its near edge. Swamiji (probable): the long-haired figure in saffron robe with rudraksha beads is walking across the embers.2006-07-12July 12 20062006-07-12A man in white dhoti and white kurta walks barefoot across a long pit of glowing grey embers during a fire-walking ritual at an outdoor ashram site. Around the pit, a crowd of devotees in white clothes stands closely watching; a woman in an orange-and-grey sari with a braid is at left, and a woman in a light blue patterned shawl is at right. Several participants wear white lanyard ID badges. A red-roofed building and tall palms appear in the background, with a wooden pole standing at the pit's edge.2006-07-12July 12 20062006-07-12July 12 20062006-07-12July 12 20062006-07-12July 12 20062006-07-12Outdoor photograph of a fire-walking ritual at a village ashram. A figure with long dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange robe and a beaded gold-toned necklace, walks barefoot across a shallow pit of grey-white ash, holding a thin rod. Around the pit, a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas stand with hands folded in namaskar or raised in celebration, some holding wooden poles. The pit edges are lined with white powder kolam designs of flowers and a small yellow-filled basin sits at the lower corner. Behind them, a tiled-roof building, palm trees, a red-and-yellow flag, and a decorated ratha or palanquin with garlands are visible. A bare-armed man in white holds a metal vessel in the foreground corner.2005-12-31