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Night-time photograph of a fire-walking ritual in an outdoor temple setting. A long rectangular pit of glowing grey embers runs down the centre, and a barefoot man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulders walks across it. Around the pit, rows of devotees dressed in white stand behind long bamboo poles held horizontally to form lanes. Women in saris and salwar, including one in pink and one in green, stand among the crowd with hands joined in prayer. A man in a white shirt and dhoti stands in the foreground watching, and a blue bucket sits at the lower left edge.

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December 30 20062006-12-30Night photograph of a fire-walking ritual in a dirt trench filled with glowing embers and ash. Two women in white saris with coloured borders walk barefoot across the coals. Beside the trench, a man in white dhoti and shirt holds the arm of one walker, with another white-clad man nearby. Dense crowds of devotees in white clothes, some with bamboo poles, line both sides of the pit, and a few people hold bags or a bucket at the lower left. Tent fabric is visible above the crowd.2006-12-30December 30 20062006-12-30December 30 20062006-12-30December 30 20062006-12-30Night-time photograph of a fire-walking ritual. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti walks barefoot across a long pit of glowing embers, hands pressed together in prayer. Devotees in white clothes line both sides of the pit, many holding up cameras or phones. Bamboo poles act as barriers, and a lit kalasha or ritual structure appears in the background, with a white canopy above the crowd.2006-12-30Night photograph of a fire-walking ritual in an open tented area crowded with devotees. A long bed of glowing embers runs down the centre, with a woman in white walking across it barefoot. Lines of people in white clothes and some in bright shirts line both sides behind bamboo barriers. Men in white shirts stand in the foreground, one wearing a lanyard, and a cameraman in white is filming. Strings of small pennants hang overhead and a decorated palanquin or ratha with a golden canopy is visible in the background among the crowd.2006-12-30July 12 20062006-07-12Night-time photograph of a fire-walking ritual lane at a temple gathering. A dark bed of glowing embers or coals runs down the centre, bordered by upright bamboo poles and rope barriers. Many people in white ritual clothes walk and stand along the path; a man in front wears a white shirt and dhoti-style white garments with a red-orange cord and folds his hands. Behind him a figure in white with an orange shawl walks near the lane. Women in red, pink and purple saris line the edges, and a teal bucket sits at the lower left. The scene reads as a fire-walking ritual with devotees in attendance.2006-12-30December 30 20062006-12-30December 30 20062006-12-30December 30 20062006-12-30