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Outdoor photograph of a fire-walking event at an ashram: a long trench of glowing embers and ash runs through the centre. A woman in a white sari with a yellow-gold border walks barefoot across the coals with her palms pressed together in prayer. Around her, a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and kurtas stands at the edges; several hold tall bamboo poles. A woman in an orange-red sari stands at left and a girl in a lavender dress with a long braid stands at right. Behind them a small red-roofed building, palm trees and an orange flag on a pole complete the setting. Watermarked archive photograph.

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July 12 20062006-07-12July 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.2006-07-12Outdoor fire-walking at an ashram. A woman in a white sari with a gold border walks barefoot across a long pit of glowing embers, hands pressed together in prayer. A large crowd of devotees in white garments stands along both sides of the pit, some holding wooden poles, others with rudraksha malas and folded hands. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at right with a mala around his neck. Behind them stand a red-roofed building, palm trees and a red-and-saffron flag on a pole. A woman in orange and red saree stands at left. No prominent a person candidate is clearly visible.2006-07-12A 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.2006-07-12A photograph of a fire-walking event outdoors beside a red-roofed building with a flagpole and palm trees. A long bed of glowing-grey ash runs diagonally through the centre. A woman in a cream sari with a lavender blouse, hands pressed together in prayer, walks along it barefoot, while a girl in white walks behind her. Around them stand devotees in white dhotis and white shirts or white saris, many wearing rudraksha malas. A woman in an orange patterned sari stands at left with palms joined, and a woman at lower right, wearing a rudraksha mala, also has her hands folded. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person candidate from the visible cues.2006-07-12July 12 20062006-07-12July 12 20062006-07-12A photograph of a fire-walking event outdoors with a long, shallow trench of dark glowing embers running across the centre. A young woman in a white kurta with a grey shawl walks barefoot along the trench with her palms pressed together in namaste. Around the trench stand many devotees in white clothing and white dhotis, some with rudraksha malas, and one woman in an orange-and-white print sari at left. Several men at right hold long bamboo poles. Behind them is a red-roofed building with palm trees. No a person candidate is clearly visible.2006-07-12Outdoors at a rural compound, a woman in a white sari with a rudraksha mala walks barefoot across a long trench of glowing grey embers during a fire walk. Around the pit stand a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and shirts, many with rudraksha malas, some with bare feet. A man in a white shirt with a mala, near the centre, gestures toward her, and a woman in orange and a woman in a light blue sari watch at the left and right. Behind them is a red-roofed building with a green roof and a saffron flag on a pole.2006-07-12July 12 20062006-07-12Outdoor fire-walking event at an ashram. A young woman in a white sari with a coloured border walks barefoot along a long trench of glowing grey embers, palms pressed together in prayer. Around the trench stand devotees in white kurtas and dhotis and white saris, with a woman in an orange sari at left and a man in white with a long bamboo pole at right. A red-roofed building and palm trees appear behind the crowd. No readable signage is visible. a person's presence is not identifiable by appearance in this frame.2006-07-12