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Fire ritual at chiwang monastery during the mani rimdu festival. these monks circumambulate the pyre after its ignition. one holds a long book wrapped in a felicitous scarf. the purifying fire takes the offering and raises them towards the sky in smoke. the circumambulatory ritual also recalls the way disciples showed respect for the buddhas body. solu khumbu, nepal

A young sadhu reads holy scripture near fire. Worship is part of daily life. Some sadhus chant mantras. gayatri mantra is of several mantras that sacred incantations or mystical formulas of ancient literature. gayatri mantra given by brahma mentioned in rigveda is named after consort of brahma: o that glory- of savitri most high. Oh divine us mediate upon. it inspire understanding. goal of recitation is to attain realization. Practice lead mind into a transcendental union with deity.Pashupatinath, kathmandu, nepa

1940s National Fire Service man, Pickering, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A cremation at the Pashupatinath Temple, a Hindu temple of Lord Shiva on the banks of the Bagmati River, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Dani tribesmen heat stones in fire for earth oven, Baliem Valley, West Papua, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Dani tribesmen heat stones in fire for earth oven, Baliem Valley, West Papua, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Kenya. Masai men starting a fire the traditional way by rubbing two sticks together and igniting dry elephant dung. Masai village within the amboseli national park

Birqash, Cairo, Egypt. February 18, 2022. Garbage burning outside a shop at the Birqash Camel Market outside Cairo.

Istaravshan, Sughd Province, Tajikistan. August 19, 2021. Blacksmiths hand forging iron tools. Editorial Use Only

Myanmar catholic seminarians studying by candlelight (in a place with frequent power outs) myitkyina, a largely kachin community in north burma near chinese border

An Aboriginal musician with his digeridoo in a music festival in Cairns, Queensland, Australia, Pacific

Cattle infected with foot and mouth disease culled and burning on a funeral pyre in Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

CFA fire fighters tackle a roadside fire probably started by a motorist throwing a cigarette out of the window, near Shepperton, Victoria, Australia, Pacific

Grazi Lisciotto who was horribly burned in a house fire and who now work for the Peter Hughes Burn Foundation providing counselling and support for the victims of bush fires, Australia, Pacific

CFA fire fighters tackle a roadside fire probably started by a motorist throwing a cigarette out of the window, near Shepperton, Victoria, Australia, Pacific

A fire fighting exercise as part of a BOSIET course for offshore workers, Billingham, Teesside, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Workers in the offshore industry practise fire fighting with a C02 extinguisher as part of an industry training course, Billingham, Teesside, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Tractors connected to hose pipes spraying the moorland to damp down the fire on Ogden Moor, near Wainstalls, above Halifax, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Workers in the offshore industry practise escaping from a smoke chamber as part of an industry training course, Billingham, Teesside, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Workers in the offshore industry practise fire fighting with a powder extinguisher as part of an industry training course, Billingham, Teesside, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A traditional aboriginal display of fire making at the Tjapukai Aboriginal Park near Cairns, Queensland, Australia, Pacific

A fire being tackled by firemen in Ambleside, Lake Distruct, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A fire fighting exercise as part of a BOSIET course for offshore workers, Billingham, Teesside, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A fire being tackled by firemen in Ambleside, Lake Distruct, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A fire being tackled by firemen in Ambleside, Lake Distruct, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A fire being tackled by firemen in Ambleside, Lake Distruct, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Takahiro Koizumi carries molten iron with spoon to pour it into the mold, to make a iron teapot or tetsubin, nanbu tekki, Workshop of Koizumi family,craftsmen since 1659, Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

Kohei ishimori is preparing the fire with coal, for baking the molds, to resist the molten iron and make a iron teapot or tetsubin, nanbu tekki,Workshop of Koizumi family,craftsmen since 1659, Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

baking the outer mold, to resist the molten iron and make a iron teapot or tetsubin, nanbu tekki,Workshop of Koizumi family,craftsmen since 1659, Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

Likuliku Lagoon Resort, Five Star Resort, Malolo Island, Mamanucas, Fiji. Lighting fire late in the afternoon.

Person who recovers wood used in cremation, which has not burned completely, in Manikarnika Ghat, the burning ghat, on the banks of Ganges river, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Cremation of bodies, in Manikarnika Ghat, the burning ghat, on the banks of Ganges river, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Tradtional Fijian Warrior portrait in Malolo Island Resort and Likuliku Resort, Mamanucas island group Fiji

Cremation of a body, in Manikarnika Ghat, the burning ghat, on the banks of Ganges river, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.

baking the outer mold, to resist the molten iron and make a iron teapot or tetsubin, nanbu tekki,Workshop of Koizumi family,craftsmen since 1659, Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

Takahiro Koizumi and his assistant Kohei ishimori are waiting that solidify the molten iron inside the molds, to make a iron teapot or tetsubin, nanbu tekki,Workshop of Koizumi family,craftsmen since 1659, Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

Takahiro Koizumi is putting the finishing touches at iron teapots or tetsubin, nanbu tekki,Workshop of Koizumi family,craftsmen since 1659, Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

Takahiro Koizumi is putting the finishing touches at iron teapot or tetsubin, nanbu tekki, Workshop of Koizumi family,craftsmen since 1659, Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

Tradtional Fijian Warriors portrait in Malolo Island Resort and Likuliku Resort, Mamanucas island group Fiji

Takahiro Koizumi carries molten iron with spoon to pour it into the mold, to make a iron teapot or tetsubin, nanbu tekki, Workshop of Koizumi family,craftsmen since 1659, Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

Cremation of bodies, in Manikarnika Ghat, the burning ghat, on the banks of Ganges river, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Likuliku Lagoon Resort, Five Star Resort, Malolo Island, Mamanucas, Fiji. Lighting fire late in the afternoon.

Takahiro Koizumi and his assistant Kohei ishimori are pouring molten iron into the mold, to make a iron teapot or tetsubin, nanbu tekki,Workshop of Koizumi family,craftsmen since 1659, Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

Waiting for the right temperature. Takahiro Koizumi carries molten iron with spoon to pour it into the mold, to make a iron teapot or tetsubin, nanbu tekki,Workshop of Koizumi family,craftsmen since 1659, Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

People carry a body, to burn, going to Manikarnika Ghat, the burning ghat, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Waiting for the right temperature. Takahiro Koizumi carries molten iron with spoon to pour it into the mold, to make a iron teapot or tetsubin, nanbu tekki, Workshop of Koizumi family,craftsmen since 1659, Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

Takahiro Koizumi is putting the finishing touches at iron teapot or tetsubin, nanbu tekki,Workshop of Koizumi family,craftsmen since 1659, Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan