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Outdoor firewalk ritual at an ashram in daylight with smoke rising. In the foreground a fire burns in a shallow dug pit of dark earth, with a puddle of water beside it. A woman in an orange sari stands at the edge of the fire. Two men in white dhotis and orange shawls hold bundles of straw near the pit. Behind them a row of seated devotees in white clothes sit on blue mats. A large painted portrait on a white wall shows a bearded figure in an orange turban and orange robes, and the wall has red-striped pillars and a structure with a roof at right. The portrait is a depiction, not a physical person in the scene.

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Outdoor firewalk preparation at Adi Kailasa. A large fire burns in a dug pit on bare earth, sending up smoke, with a shallow pool of water nearby. A standing figure in an orange-saffron robe tends the fire near the centre. Behind them, many people in white clothing sit on blue mats in rows against a white wall with a painted orange-robed figure and red stripes. Two men in the left foreground wear white dhotis and orange shawls, one holding a bell-like ritual object, a rudraksha mala visible on one. The scene suggests a fire-walking ritual preparation, with a white-clad gathering watching in a yard.2007-02-14February 14 20072007-02-14Outdoor fire-walking ritual at an ashram courtyard of packed dirt. A shirtless figure in orange cloth stands barefoot at the centre, facing a shallow trench of glowing embers and flame, with a pool of water-like liquid to the left. Behind and beside the fire pit, a row of seated devotees in white ritual clothes sit on blue mats, along with several men in white dhotis and orange shawls standing at the left edge. A large framed portrait on the white building wall shows a figure in an orange turban and orange robes, labelled with no readable name. Stone piles, a red post and a small shrine structure appear in the background.2007-02-14February 14 20072007-02-14Outdoor firewalk ritual at an open dirt ground. A standing man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, bare-chested and barefoot, and sweeps or spreads dry straw across a smouldering fire pit in front of him. Seated devotees in white clothes sit on blue mats and cloth around the pit, watching. Behind them a white wall with red and white vertical stripes carries a large orange-clad portrait banner, and steps lead up to a raised platform with a white-draped seat and a small microphone stand. Smoke rises from ashes in the pit.2007-02-14February 14 20072007-02-14February 14 20072007-02-14Outdoor firewalk ceremony at an ashram ground. In the foreground a figure with long dark hair and bare upper back, wearing an orange saffron wrap, reaches toward a smouldering pit of ash and embers with a handful of dry straw. Seated devotees in white clothes sit on blue mats and a red-and-white striped wall behind them. A large framed portrait of a figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala hangs on the wall, and a white-draped seat sits on a platform with a microphone stand and a brass kalasha-like vessel on the steps to the right.2007-02-14February 14 20072007-02-14February 14 20072007-02-14Outdoor firewalk ritual at an ashram. A barefoot figure in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back dark hair stands at the edge of a shallow fire pit, extending one arm and scattering dry straw onto glowing embers and ash. Behind them, seated devotees in white clothes sit on blue and green mats, some with hands joined. A large portrait in orange and red garments hangs on the whitewashed wall with red stripes, and a white-draped platform and steps are at right with a microphone stand. Brass vessels sit near the steps.2007-02-14June 13 20102010-06-13