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Madrassi immigrants who came from South India to work as indentured laborers in Trinidad in the 19th century performed a firewalking ceremony known as a "firepass." This ritual was an important part of Madrassi cultural identity but was stigmatized by colonial authorities and plantation owners. Over time, elements of the traditional Madrassi firepass ceremony were incorporated into and transformed by contemporary forms of devotional worship focusing on the goddess Kali that are now practiced in temples in T
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