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A man stands waist-deep in dark water with palms pressed together above his head in a namaskar gesture, smiling. He wears a saffron-orange sleeveless garment and a large ceremonial gold necklace with beads. Behind him, another man in white clothing with a yellow shawl also stands in the water, smiling, and a partially visible person in white stands at the upper left beside a silver ritual staff. The pool wall behind is painted in red and white bands, and flower petals float on the water surface.

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A photograph of a man standing waist-deep in dark water at night, smiling and gesturing with his open hands. He has long, dark, swept-back hair and wears a flowing saffron-orange garment with a gold-bead necklace. Behind him, a man in a white shirt with a yellow shawl also stands in the water, smiling, and several people in white clothing stand near the edge. Petals and flowers float on the water. A white and red painted wall and a silver trident are visible at the pool's edge. Appearance-based candidate, a person, is bathing in the water with devotees.2010-02-12A photograph of a ritual bathing scene at night, with water splashing around the bodies of the participants. In the centre, a smiling man with long dark hair, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange garment and a long ceremonial gold necklace of bead-like pendants, stands waist-deep in water with both hands raised and palms open in a greeting gesture. Behind him, another man in a matching red-orange robe with a gold necklace and a dark sash smiles, and a third man in white wears a yellow shawl. A figure in white holds a long ornate golden staff with a finial at the top left. A red and white painted wall lies at the right edge, and the bottom foreground shows the dark hair of other participants.2010-02-12A man with long, swept-back dark hair stands waist-deep in dark water at night, palms pressed together in namaste and smiling with eyes closed. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange garment and a heavy gold necklace of large beads. Behind him, a man in a white dhoti with a yellow shawl stands in the water beside a silver trident (trishul) on a stand. A red and white painted wall and reflections of lamp lights sit along the tank edge, with flower petals floating on the surface.2010-02-12June 02 20162016-06-02July 08 20092009-07-08A photograph of a man standing waist-deep in dark water, smiling, with a white and multicoloured flower garland draped around his neck over a red sleeveless top and red shawl, with a red tilak on his forehead. Around him, several people in white clothes with yellow shawls and rudraksha malas stand or sit in the water, some smiling and one woman with her hand near her mouth. The scene suggests a ritual bath in a temple tank.2009-07-08A man in an orange garment stands waist-deep in rippling water, smiling with both arms outstretched, palms open. He wears a long garland of white flowers and red beads with a yellow ribbon, and a gold-bead necklace across his chest. Behind him to the right, another person in white clothing is partly visible in the water. In the lower right foreground is a small ornate metal kalasha-style vessel on the water's edge. Scattered flower petals float on the surface.2010-01-02 +1 copiesA photograph of a group of people standing waist-deep in dark water at dusk, many in white clothes with red and yellow sashes, rudraksha malas and yellow garlands. In the centre, a smiling man with long wet hair wears an orange-saffron robe, a heavy gold necklace and gold-coloured garlands, cupping water in his hands as if pouring it out. Beside him a man in a red-orange robe with yellow garlands also stands in the water, and a brass kalasha-like vessel is held nearby. Others in the background raise their arms and hands. The scene appears to be a ritual bathing or abhishekam-style water offering. a person: the central figure has long swept-back wet hair, saffron-orange robe, ornate gold necklace and rudraksha-style garlands, consistent with the page's reference to a person appearance.2010-02-12July 08 20092009-07-08July 08 20092009-07-08July 08 20092009-07-08A photograph of a group of men standing waist-deep in dark water at night. In the centre, a smiling man with wet, swept-back dark hair wears a sleeveless red top and a red cloth draped over his shoulders. Behind him, men in white kurta-style garments with yellow shawls stand in the water, and one man in a grey raglan shirt is partly visible at right, with a red thread bracelet on a wrist. Their clothes are soaked, and hands reach through the water at right. The scene suggests a ritual immersion, though no specific ceremony is legible in the image.2009-07-08