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A photograph of a fire-walking event outdoors. A young girl in a white t-shirt and white trousers walks barefoot across a long bed of glowing-grey embers and ash lying between two raised earthen edges. Around her, a line of devotees in white kurtas, dhotis and white shirts stand barefoot on the sand, some with palms pressed together in anjali, others watching with hands clasped. Several men wear rudraksha malas. A red-roofed building and more onlookers are visible in the background. No one is identified as a person in the scene.

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A woman in a plain white sari and shawl walks barefoot across a long trench of glowing dark embers during a fire-walking event at an outdoor site. Around the pit, a crowd of devotees dressed in white kurtas and white dhotis, several wearing rudraksha malas, stands watching, some with hands folded. Behind them are palm trees and a red-roofed building. Photo of the fire-walking segment of a Guru Bhakti programme.2006-07-12July 12 20062006-07-12Outdoor photo of a fire-walking ritual at an ashram. A long trench of glowing grey-black embers runs down the centre of a dirt yard. A single person in a long white garment walks barefoot across the embers, hands pressed together at the chest. Lined on both sides, a crowd of about two dozen men in plain white dhotis and kurtas stands barefoot, several with hands folded or raised in namaste, some wearing rudraksha malas and white shirts. A red-roofed building and palm trees stand in the background. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable by appearance, so the walker and onlookers are described by role only.2006-07-12July 12 20062006-07-12A photograph of a fire-walking event outdoors beside a red-roofed building with a green metal roof, palm trees and a saffron flag on a pole. A long pit of glowing grey embers runs across the centre. A young woman in white walks barefoot through it, a dark bead mala around her neck and a white scarf over one shoulder. Around her, a crowd of devotees stands on both sides, mostly men in white dhotis and shirts with lanyards and rudraksha malas, along with women in white saris and one woman in an orange sari at left. Some onlookers hold long bamboo poles. Crowd is large but only partly visible.2006-07-12July 12 20062006-07-12Outdoor fire-walking scene at a dirt-floored compound with a red-roofed building and palm trees behind. A young girl in a pink dress and beaded necklace walks barefoot along a long trench of glowing grey embers while two men in white dhotis and shirts hold her hands. A crowd of devotees in white dhotis, shirts and rudraksha malas stands along both sides, with a woman in a white sari and orange blouse among them. Some onlookers watch with arms extended toward the girl.2006-07-12July 12 20062006-07-12A woman in a white sari with a red-bordered pallu walks barefoot across a long trench of glowing embers, with her hands pressed together at her chest, during a fire-walking event. Around the pit, a large crowd of men and women in plain white dhotis, kurtas and shirts stands in lines, many with palms joined in prayer or hands folded. Some men wear rudraksha or small lanyards. Behind them are palm trees, a low red-roofed building and a red and white flag on a pole.2006-07-12July 12 20062006-07-12A photograph of a fire-walking ritual at an outdoor site. A devotee in white clothes walks barefoot with palms pressed together along a shallow trench of glowing dark embers, bordered by a raised earthen edge. Surrounding them, a crowd of devotees dressed mostly in white dhotis, kurtas and saris stand with folded hands, some with rudraksha malas, a woman in an orange sari among them. Bamboo poles are held at the trench edge, and a red-roofed building and palm trees stand in the background. Many people are gathered in the scene, with a girl in a lavender dress at the right front watching with hands joined.2006-07-12Outdoor fire-walking ritual at an ashram. A woman in a white kurta and trousers walks barefoot across a long trench of glowing embers and ash, her arms slightly spread. Around the pit, devotees in white clothes and rudraksha malas stand watching, some holding long bamboo poles. A woman in an orange-and-white sari stands at left, and a girl in a lavender dress stands at right. Behind them stand a red-roofed building and palm trees under a sky with a red flag.2006-07-12