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Outdoor fire-walking event at a rural site with a red-roofed building and palm trees behind. A woman in a white sari with a rudraksha mala walks barefoot along a shallow trench of glowing-grey embers. Around the pit, men and women in white dhotis, kurtas and shawls stand watching, several with hands raised or folded in prayer, some wearing identity badges and rudraksha malas. A woman in an orange top stands at the left edge. No visible candidate for a person is present in the frame.

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Outdoor fire-walking event on a dirt path lined with glowing-grey embers. A woman in a white sari with a rudraksha mala walks barefoot across the coals while people in white dhotis and kurtas stand on both sides with hands folded in prayer. A man in the foreground holds a long wooden staff. A woman in a green-bordered sari and a person in orange stand at the edge, and a red-roofed building and palm trees appear behind the crowd. No a person candidate is visibly present.2006-07-12Outdoor photo of a fire-walking event at an ashram. A woman in a white sari with a gold border walks barefoot across a long pit of glowing-grey embers and ash lined with bare earth. Around the pit, a crowd of men and women in white clothing, some with identity lanyards, stand with hands folded or palms together watching her. A man in white dhoti and shirt stands at the right edge, and a figure in an orange garment with a red thread on the wrist stands at the left. A tin-roofed red building and palm trees appear in the background. No one is clearly identifiable as a person in this frame.2006-07-12July 12 20062006-07-12July 12 20062006-07-12July 12 20062006-07-12A woman in a plain white sari and blouse walks barefoot across a shallow pit of glowing grey embers during a fire-walking event. Around the pit, a crowd of devotees in white garments stands watching; many men wear white kurtas and dhotis, and several women wear white saris or orange and yellow saris. A woman at left wears an orange sari and a man at right wears a white shirt and dhoti. Some onlookers have their hands folded, and a tall wooden pole stands at the pit's edge. A red-roofed building and palm trees appear behind the crowd. No one is identified as a person in this image.2006-07-12Outdoor photograph of a fire-walking event at an ashram: a long rectangular pit of glowing-grey embers and ash runs down the centre of a dirt yard. A woman in a cream and gold-bordered sari with a red-orange beaded garland walks barefoot across it while a ring of men and women in white kurtas and dhotis, several wearing rudraksha malas and ID lanyards, stand on both sides with hands folded in prayer. A red-roofed building and palm trees sit behind them. No visible candidate for a person appears in the frame.2006-07-12July 12 20062006-07-12A photograph of a fire-walking ritual at an outdoor ground. A woman in a white sari with a yellow border walks barefoot across a shallow trench filled with glowing-grey embers and ash. Around the pit, a crowd of mostly men in white dhotis and white shirts, plus women in white saris and orange-and-red saris, stand at the edges, some with hands raised or pressed together in prayer. A man in white on the right holds a long wooden pole. Low red-roofed buildings and palm trees are visible in the background.2006-07-12July 12 20062006-07-12July 12 20062006-07-12July 12 20062006-07-12