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Night photograph of a fire-walking ritual pit lined with glowing embers along the bottom edge. Bamboo poles and rails hold back a crowd of devotees standing along the trench. Men in white dhotis and shirts stand and kneel near the front, while women in saris in pink, orange and red line the right side. A partially lit temple structure with a lamp and a strip of festive bunting appears at the left. Several people appear to be waiting at the edge of the fire pit. The scene is dark with a lit lamp in the background. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible.

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