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Outdoor ritual scene on a dirt ground where a woman in a white sari with a yellow-green shawl walks barefoot across a wet, dark-stone walkway strip, while a man in a light blue shirt and grey trousers stands with palms pressed together in front of her. A woman in a white sari and white blouse stands at the far lower edge with her back to the camera, and a crowd of devotees in white dhotis, white sarees and white shirts surround the path. A man at right in white holds a drum beside a large round drum, and a red bucket sits at left. A clay pot and tent canopies appear in the background. No identifiable a person is clearly visible in the frame.

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A crowd of devotees gathers outdoors on dusty ground at a fire-walking ritual. In the centre, a bare-footed man in a white half-sleeved shirt and white dhoti walks across a trench filled with glowing embers and ash. Beside him, a man in white kurta and dhoti stands at the pit's edge, and a drummer in a blue shirt plays a large drum at right. Onlookers in white clothes, some in saffron, line the path behind a rope, several holding wooden staves. A woman in a white sari stands at left. Many participants wear white with lanyards.2008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31Outdoor photo of a fire-walking ritual on a dirt ground. A bare-footed man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala walks across a bed of glowing embers laid in a trench, while a man in white shirt and dhoti holds his hand to guide him. Around them a crowd of devotees in white garments and dhotis stands behind a rope barrier; women wear white saris with coloured borders, and one woman in a green blouse and white skirt stands to the right. A drummer in white holds a drum at the right edge, and a clay pot sits among the onlookers.2008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31Outdoor fire-walking ritual on a reddish dirt path lined with palm trees and white tented structures. A young man in an orange shawl over white dhoti, with a rudraksha mala at his neck, steps across a trench of glowing coals and water. A woman in white with dark hair watches nearby, and a row of devotees in white clothes, some with red and yellow scarves, line both sides of the path. A man at right holds a drum. A red bucket sits at lower left.2008-12-31Outdoor festival procession with a devotee walking barefoot across a shallow pit of hot coals or ash, hands pressed together in prayer. He wears a plain white dhoti and white shirt. Around him, men in white dhotis and white shirts stand in lines, and drummers in yellow and dark clothing play drums on both sides. Tall orange and saffron flags with dark poles line the left edge, and a decorated ratha or altar with flower garlands and colourful festoons stands in the background among banana palms. The crowd is dense, mostly men in white, with some women at the edges.2007-12-30 +1 copiesOutdoors under tall coconut palms, a woman in a cream sari with a green shawl walks barefoot across a long pit of glowing embers, a fire-walking rite. Devotees in white and cream clothes line both sides behind a rope barrier, several taking photographs. A man in a white dhoti and shirt on the right holds a long pole, and a drummer in a white shirt beats a drum at the far right. A small red bucket sits at the lower left and a shallow water-filled trench lies in front of the pit. Thatched and cloth shelters stand behind the crowd.2008-12-31A woman in a white sari with a yellow-gold border walks barefoot across a shallow pit of glowing grey embers during a fire walking ritual. Around the pit stand a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and white shirts, several with red shawls, rudraksha-style beads and identity lanyards. A man at left in a white outfit and red shawl extends his hand toward her, and drummers with a large drum stand at right beside the wooden poles. White dotted markings line the edges of the pit.2005-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31A photograph of a fire-walking ritual at an outdoor site. A woman in white clothes with a rudraksha mala walks barefoot across a long trench of dark glowing embers and ash, her arms slightly open. Along both sides of the trench stand a crowd of devotees in white dhotis, kurtas and shirts, many wearing rudraksha malas and lanyard badges, some with hands folded in prayer. Two drummers in orange-saffron dhotis hold drums at the trench edge, and a woman in a yellow sari watches nearby. Behind the crowd are a red-roofed building with a green tin roof, a tall flagpole with an orange flag, palm trees and decorative festival bunting. Several men are in the scene with a wooden rail separating them from the trench.2005-12-31