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Outdoor photo of a firewalking ritual on bare earth at an ashram. A barefoot elderly woman in a white sari steps across a blackened, ash-covered fire pit while a man in white kurta and dhoti stands beside her, guiding her with an outstretched hand. Behind them a line of devotees in white, some wearing orange shawls and rudraksha-style necklaces, watches quietly. A white shrine with a copper kalasha and a black stone linga stands in the background, with brass pots, a blue bucket and a pink bucket on the ground at left and a hose across the foreground. Several people, roughly 15, are visible.

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A photograph of a firewalk ceremony at an outdoor ashram site with dry ground. In the foreground a man in white dhoti and kurta stands at the edge of a dark, charred pit of embers, and a grey-haired woman in a white sari with a maroon blouse stands in the pit, hands in anjali mudra. Behind them a crowd of devotees in white clothing, some with orange shawls and rudraksha malas, stands with hands folded. A saffron-robed figure in maroon wraps and a brass kalasha or pot sit to the left. A blue tarp lies at the right edge.2007-02-14Outdoor scene at a firewalk site with bare earth and a dark pit of glowing embers and ash. A woman in white with a white headband and beads walks barefoot through the pit with palms pressed together in prayer. Nearby, a man in white dhoti and shirt stands beside a second man in white. Behind them a crowd of devotees in white robes and mala beads watches, including two men in saffron/orange shawls. A white stepped structure and a black stone sculpture stand in the background, with a blue bucket, a pink bucket, and a brass pot at left.2007-02-14Outdoor firewalk ceremony at an ashram site beside a white stepped shrine topped by a dark stone bull statue. A woman in a white dress with a white headband walks barefoot over glowing embers in a shallow pit, steadied by a man in white dhoti and shirt who reaches out to her. Around them, devotees in white clothes and rudraksha malas stand watching, including a bearded man with long hair and a woman in a white sari, while others in orange shawls and women in purple and maroon saris look on. A vehicle is parked at the upper right.2007-02-14Outdoor photo of a firewalking preparation at an open dirt ground. A pile of dark ash and charred embers lies in the foreground beside a metal shovel and scattered stones. Devotees in white ritual clothing stand around the pit. A man in white dhoti and shirt bends over the embers while a woman in a white sari with green-and-gold border and a rudraksha mala stands at right, bending toward the coals. Behind them, several people in white, some wearing orange shawls and beaded necklaces, stand and watch. A blue bucket, a pink basin and a brass pot sit at left, and a white pipe lies on the ground. A white stone structure is visible in the background.2007-02-14Outdoor photograph of a firewalk preparation at a dirt ground with a bed of dark ash and charred embers in the foreground. Around it a group of devotees in white clothes stands and kneels near a white stepped platform topped by a black stone Nandi bull with a striped cloth. A man in white at left holds his hands together in namaste near a brass kalasha-like pot and a pink bucket. A bearded man with long hair wears a white kurta with a rudraksha mala. Two younger men wear orange shawls over white. A woman in a white sari with a mala smiles at lower right. Dry straw and a parked silver vehicle appear in the background.2007-02-14February 14 20072007-02-14February 14 20072007-02-14February 14 20072007-02-14Outdoor photo of a firewalk ceremony on bare reddish earth at Adi Kailasa. A dark fire pit with ash and charred embers runs across the lower foreground. A man with a shaved head in plain white dhoti and shirt stands at the pit edge looking toward the trench. Behind him, a man in white with an orange shawl and rudraksha-style beads stands near a white stepped plinth topped by a dark stone figure. Several devotees in white and orange garments, and a woman in a blue sari, stand nearby. A gold-tipped ceremonial staff with a carved finial juts into the lower frame.2007-02-14February 14 20072007-02-14February 14 20072007-02-14February 14 20072007-02-14