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A photograph of a firewalking or fire-pit ritual on bare earth at an outdoor ashram site. In the foreground a bearded man in an orange shawl over white clothes steps into a wet, ash-darkened pit, held up by two white-clad attendants and aluminium crutches. A third man in white dhoti and shirt, with a rudraksha-style mala, leans in to steady him. A man in white stands to the left. Behind them, several people in white garments and one woman in a red-and-orange sari stand with hands folded. A blue bucket and a brass vessel sit on the ground, and straw and charred wood lie nearby. Several people's heads are visible in the lower right corner.

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February 14 20072007-02-14A photograph of a firewalking ritual on bare dry ground. A bearded man with long dark hair, wearing an orange shawl over white robes, stands at the edge of a shallow trench of glowing embers and ash, leaning on two crutches. Nearby, men in white dhotis and kurtas stand barefoot, one holding a blue bucket. Onlookers in the foreground, including a child in red, watch closely. Dry straw lies on the ground and a pool of water sits at the trench's near end.2007-02-14February 14 20072007-02-14A photograph of an outdoor firewalk ritual on bare dirt ground. A bearded man in a white dhoti and an orange-saffron shawl walks on forearm crutches toward a long pit of glowing-black ash and embers. Behind him, other men in white dhotis and orange shawls stand near a pail. On the right, a crowd of women and children watches closely; one older woman wears a green sari and an orange flower in her hair. Crushed ash and a water-soaked patch lie near the pit edge, with a white hose coiled at left.2007-02-14February 14 20072007-02-14February 14 20072007-02-14Outdoor fire-walking scene on bare dirt. In the foreground a bearded man with long dark hair, wearing a white kurta and white loose pants, stands barefoot at the edge of a dark pit of burnt embers, his body turned as he steps forward. Behind him a man in white with a saffron-orange shawl draped over his shoulder stands near the pit. A large crowd of around forty devotees in white and cream clothes, many wearing rudraksha-style neck malas, stands along the edge and on a blue tarp on the right; some are women in white saris and children. A bare-armed attendant at left reaches toward the pit. Vehicles are visible in the background. a person's presence is not established by appearance, so the central firewalker is described only by role.2007-02-14Outdoor photograph of a firewalking ritual (thimithi) at a dirt ground. In the foreground a young man in a maroon-red robe with bare chest and shaved head is mid-stride, stepping across a shallow pit of glowing-black ash and embers. Beside the pit stand two men in white dhoti-style clothes with orange shawls, one watching the walker closely. Behind them a crowd of around twelve white-clad devotees, several with orange shawls, watches. Brass and steel pots sit on the left, and a white structure with a dark sculpted element stands in the background.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.2007-02-14February 14 20072007-02-14February 14 20072007-02-14Outdoor ritual procession on bare earth beside a white shrine and a brass kalasha-topped structure, with palm trees behind. In the foreground a long-haired man in saffron-orange cloth walks barefoot through a shallow puddle, followed by men in white dhotis, one holding a gilded staff. A brass pot is being held out by a figure at right. Behind them rows of people in white dhotis and white shawls stand on a blue tarp, some holding bundles of leaves. A charred fire pit lies to the left. The scene suggests a fire-walking ceremony.2007-02-14