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A 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.

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A 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.2007-02-14A 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.2007-02-14February 14 20072007-02-14February 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 fire-walking scene at an ashram-style site under palm trees, with a red-roofed building and a flag behind. A central man in white dhoti and shirt, with tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala around his neck, walks barefoot across a long trench of glowing embers while onlookers in white garments stand on both sides. Several men hold long wooden poles, and a woman in an orange sari stands at left. Some devotees hold their hands together in reverence. The central walker shows no visible cues of the page's a person claim beyond the mala and tilak, so identity is uncertain.2006-07-12February 14 20072007-02-14December 30 20062006-12-30Outdoor 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 20072007-02-14