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Outdoor photo of a firewalking or fire ritual on bare dirt ground. A central fire burns in a shallow pit with flames rising from it. A woman in an orange saffron robe stands beside the fire holding a golden trident-like staff, her hair loose on her shoulders. Behind her is a white stepped shrine or altar structure with a dark stone object on top. A man in white kurta and dhoti with a rudraksha-style necklace stands at left. Two women in white sit on a blue cloth at right. A metal bucket and a pink container sit near the fire, with dry straw and bushes in the background.

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A photograph of an outdoor fire pit where a flame burns in a dug trench in sandy ground. A long-haired man stands behind the fire wearing an orange saffron wrap and holding a long staff with a trident-like top. Behind him a white stepped plinth topped with a copper kalasha stands among palm and tree foliage. Two seated people in white clothing sit at the right edge. a person (long swept-back hair, saffron wrap, trident staff) stands at the fire, which suggests a firewalk or tapas ritual pit.2007-02-14A photograph of a firewalk pit in an outdoor dirt yard. A person in an orange-saffron robe with long dark hair stands beside a fire pit with bright flames rising from it, holding a tall trident-like staff with the other hand extended toward the fire. Behind them stands a white tiered stone structure topped by a copper kalasha finial, with palm trees and scattered wood in the background. At the far right, a seated figure in white cloth sits on a blue mat. The scene suggests a fire ritual preparation before a firewalk, with the pit holding burning embers and a tub of water nearby.2007-02-14February 14 20072007-02-14February 14 20072007-02-14A man in an orange-saffron robe stands barefoot on sandy ground beside a fire pit, holding a tall trident-like staff topped with a trishul in his right hand while his left hand is extended over the flames. Long dark hair falls past his shoulders. Behind him stands a white stepped plinth topped with a copper kalasha-like dome, with palm trees and green foliage around it. A round basin of yellow liquid sits at the edge of the pit, where a bright orange fire burns in dark ash. Dry sticks and a metal bucket lie nearby. The scene appears to show a firewalk preparation ritual.2007-02-14February 14 20072007-02-14February 14 20072007-02-14Outdoor firewalk ceremony at an ashram courtyard. A long-haired, bare-chested man in an orange cloth wrap stands at the edge of a trench of glowing embers and marigold petals, facing it before the walk. A man in white clothes with an orange shawl and a trident-topped staff stands behind him, and several people in white sit on mats at left. A concrete stage with a microphone and a white-draped seat sits at right, with a painted portrait on the wall above. Swamiji (probable): the long-haired figure in orange wrap with distinctive long swept hair and bare-chested presentation is the apparent firewalk leader.2007-02-14February 14 20072007-02-14February 14 20072007-02-14A person in orange saffron robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a raised mound of earth inside a circular fire pit, with small flames and smouldering wood around the edge and a brass kalasha-like vessel placed before him. Smoke rises from the ground. In the background, several men in white dhotis and white kurtas, some with orange and yellow cloths over their shoulders, stand and tend the fire, one holding a long stick. A seated man in white with a yellow sash sits to the left beside small plates, and a white stepped structure stands at the upper left. Several people are visible, roughly six to twenty.2010-06-13February 14 20072007-02-14