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Outdoor festival procession on a path lined with palm trees and a large crowd of men and women, many in white dhotis and saris with orange or saffron shawls. In the foreground a man in white with an orange shawl and a rudraksha-style bead necklace stands smiling near a drum player holding a drum. Behind him a barefoot man in white and orange walks through wet ground beside a decorated ratha or palanquin with a kalasha-topped canopy, red and gold fabric and flower garlands. Orange flags and sticks are held by bystanders at the left edge.

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Outdoor procession on a wet path lined with palm trees under bright sunlight, with a decorated chariot or palanquin with red and gold canopy in the background. A central older man with white hair and glasses, wearing a white dhoti and white shirt with a light shawl, walks barefoot through the water-soaked path, flanked by a crowd of devotees in white clothes and saffron/orange shawls. Drummers in the lower right play drums, and tall orange flags and white flags with a blue emblem line the sides. Many people are visible, numbering over fifty.2007-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30 +1 copiesDecember 30 20072007-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30Outdoor festival procession on a dirt road lined with palm trees. In the center, a barefoot man in saffron-orange robes with a tilak on his forehead walks over a bed of glowing embers or ash, with smoke rising behind him. Drummers in orange clothes beat large drums on both sides, and orange flags on poles stand at the left. Behind the crowd, a decorated ratha chariot with a red and gold canopy and garlands is visible. Many devotees in white dhotis and white shirts line the route, some with hands folded, and the crowd presses on both sides of the path.2007-12-30Outdoor photo of a fire-walking ritual during a festival procession. A barefoot man in orange saffron robes with a sandalwood forehead mark steps across a bed of glowing embers on a dirt path. Drummers in orange and white beat dhol drums on both sides, including a man in a dark checked shirt and an orange-clad drummer with a red wristband. Behind them, a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and kurtas, some in orange shawls, stands along bamboo barricades. Orange flags rise on the left, and palm trees and a decorated chariot with flower garlands appear at the top.2007-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30Outdoor photo of a fire-walking ritual during a festival procession. In the foreground a young man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl walks barefoot across a shallow trench of glowing embers and ash, with a white headband. Behind him stand a crowd of devotees, mostly in white, with some in orange shawls and lanyards. On the right a woman in a white sari with orange shawl plays a large drum. Behind them a decorated palanquin or ratha covered in marigold and yellow garlands and colourful painted panels rises above the crowd, with a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure on top. Palm trees frame the background.2007-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30Outdoor fire-walking scene during a procession. A central figure with long swept-back hair, wearing orange robes with a red border and a small pendant on a cord, walks barefoot across a shallow pit of glowing-grey embers and ash. A woman in white with an orange shawl stands at the right beside a drum with red and blue panels. Behind them a dense crowd of devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls presses along a path, with a decorated palanquin or ratha draped in yellow and white flower garlands and a canopy in the background. Palm trees frame the top of the frame.2007-12-30Outdoor photo of a crowd at a fire-walking ritual on a path lined with bamboo barricades and banana palms. In the foreground a young boy in a white dhoti and white kurta with a rudraksha mala walks along a narrow pit of glowing embers. Beside him a woman in an orange sari plays a drum, and drummers in yellow and orange garments play on the right. Behind the barricade men and women in white clothes and orange shawls watch, and a figure with long dark hair in white kurta stands near the centre. A decorated chariot with flower garlands and colourful banners appears in the background.2007-12-30