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Outdoor temple procession at a fire-walking site. A young man in saffron-orange robes and a red turban stands barefoot at the front, wearing a long white flower garland with red and pink blossoms, a rudraksha-style bead mala and a gold pendant, holding a wooden staff. Beside him, a man in white dhoti and orange shawl carries a brass tray and sprinkles liquid, while others in white clothing with folded hands line a wooden barrier. Smoldering ash and scattered flower petals lie on the ground in the foreground. Orange flags, a striped umbrella, banana plants and a decorated shrine entrance with drummers appear in the background. a person is the saffron-robed figure in the red turban, wearing a garland and rudraksha-style mala, in a procession setting.

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Outdoor temple procession in daylight with a crowd lining a path of bamboo barriers. In the foreground, a barefoot man in a saffron-orange robe, a red turban and a long white garland with pink flowers stands beside the path, holding a long wooden staff. Next to him, a man in white dhoti and shirt holds a tray with flowers while a second man in white stands nearby. Ahead, devotees in white clothes stand on steps, a drummer in orange and yellow sits by the entrance, and two multicoloured umbrellas and orange flags decorate the scene, with banana leaves and bunches of bananas around the doorway. On the ground, a dark fire pit or ash bed is scattered with white and pink flower petals. Several devotees on the left have their palms pressed together in greeting.2007-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30A procession at a temple entrance with devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls. In the centre, a young man in an orange robe and orange turban, wearing a white flower garland with red blossoms, holds a brass plate of flowers and petals over a path of ash or soil scattered with petals. Behind him, drummers and a woman in a yellow sari carry a ceremonial procession with orange and white canopied umbrellas, banana bunches and orange triangular flags hang at the gate. Onlookers press against a wooden fence on the right, many with hands folded in greeting. The scene is an outdoor ritual procession.2007-12-30A photograph of an outdoor temple procession with a fire-walking area in the foreground, where ash, embers and scattered flower petals lie on the ground. A central figure in a saffron-orange robe and matching orange turban, with long dark hair and a white-and-pink flower garland, holds a brass tray of flowers and gestures over the fire path. Around him, men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with orange shawls, stand and watch; a few people on the right have their palms pressed together in namaskar behind a wooden railing, and a young boy in a blue jacket leans on the rail. Behind them a painted deity banner, orange flags and striped ceremonial umbrellas are visible, and a drummer in yellow stands at left. Appearance is consistent with the page's claim of a person, but the face and identity cannot be confirmed from appearance alone.2007-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30A procession and ritual scene outdoors near a temple entrance. In the centre, a man in an orange saffron robe with a tall orange turban and long hair, wearing a white and pink flower garland, stands at a fire pit holding a brass plate of flowers and offerings. Beside him, a man in white ritual dhoti and an orange shawl holds a plate of offerings. Devotees in white and orange clothing stand behind wooden railings with hands folded in prayer. Ornate umbrellas with colourful fringes and orange flags are visible behind, and a painted banner of a deity hangs on the temple wall. Flower petals and ash lie on the ground by the fire pit. A priest on the left in white holds a long wooden staff.2007-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30Outdoor photograph of a fire walking ritual at a village setting with palm trees and a green-roofed shrine behind. A figure with long dark hair in a saffron-orange robe, wearing a gold necklace, walks barefoot across a shallow pit of grey ash and embers, which is bordered by white floral kolam designs and has a yellow liquid pool at its end. Around the pit, devotees in white dhotis and kurtas stand with raised hands and folded palms, some holding a pale-blue bucket and a metal pot nearby. Drummers in the background hold drums, and decorated ratha-style structures with coloured cloth and garlands are visible at right. The crowd of around twenty to thirty people watches closely.2005-12-31Outdoor photo of a fire-walking preparation at an ashram. In the foreground a bed of ash and coals is strewn with flower petals. To the right, a man in orange robes with a red turban and a long garland of white flowers and pink blossoms stands facing the fire and gestures toward it. Behind him, several men in white dhotis with orange shawls hold brass plates of flowers and a metal vessel, and a crowd of onlookers in white and orange stands along a bamboo railing. A white temple wall with a painted deity image, banana leaves and orange flags forms the background.2007-12-30A procession outdoors near a temple entrance with a whitewashed wall and palm trees behind. A man with long dark hair, a red tilak and a bare upper body wears an orange saffron cloth and a thick red and white flower garland, walking between two wooden poles carried by men in white dhotis and yellow shawls. Behind him a man in orange robes and a man in white clothes follow. A decorated ceremonial canopy hangs from the pole. Behind the wall a banner and a large framed portrait show a woman with dark hair, and a signboard reads the temple name. Matching shirts and crowd members fill the background.2009-12-24A devotee in white dhoti and shirt with a red-and-white rudraksha mala walks barefoot over a fire-walking pit of glowing embers, palms pressed together in prayer. Behind him a crowd of men and women in white clothes presses along the path, some holding long bamboo poles, and an ornate chariot decorated with yellow and white flower garlands and a canopy stands at the right. A drummer in an orange shawl plays a drum at the lower right. Palm trees rise overhead.2007-12-30