Firewalking 1
Villagers clap, chant and pray as they look up into a tree where the town elder has climbed following his walk across hot coals at a small village in the Nilgiris region of Tamil Nadu, India. The firewalking festival, to make offerings for good crops and harvest in the coming season, was followed by a large meal for the village followed with music and dancing. (© 2003 Michael A. Mariant)

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