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A 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.

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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.2010-02-12A 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 night-time photograph of a crowd standing in dark water beside a black and red-and-white striped platform. In the foreground, a man with long dark hair wears a sleeveless saffron-orange garment and a gold necklace, his hands cupped over the water. Behind him, a man in a white robe with a yellow shawl stands among devotees, and a man in a red-orange robe with gold chains holds a small golden object. Behind them, many people in white and orange clothes, some with arms raised, face the scene. A metal rod stands upright at the platform edge. a person appearance is uncertain; the saffron-clad figure with long hair and gold necklaces may be a person, but the image is too small and partly obscured for confident identification.2010-02-12July 08 20092009-07-08January 02 20092009-01-02Night ritual bathing in a stone-lined tank with red and white painted borders. A figure with long, swept-back dark hair in an orange robe with a maroon sash stands waist-deep, facing a man with a shaved head in an orange robe and multiple garlands who holds his hands to his chest. Other people in orange and white clothing with yellow shawls stand in the water, one holding a silver tray of flower garlands. Petals float on the water and the scene shows a devotional water ceremony.2010-02-12July 08 20092009-07-08A 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.2010-02-12A photo of a river or temple tank ritual in which many devotees stand waist-deep in dark water. In the foreground a smiling young man in a sleeveless red garment sits in the water behind a garland of white flowers with red petals. Behind him a man in a red cloth holds a silver trident, and a man on the left wears a saffron robe, a gold necklace and a red tilak. Others wear white clothes with yellow shawls and rudraksha malas, and a woman in grey stands with hands pressed together in namaste. Water splashes around the group during the bathing ceremony.2009-07-08A smiling young man in a sleeveless saffron-orange wrap garment waves his right hand while walking in front of a golden ornate carved panel at the right edge. Behind him, a turbulent brown water surface has a smiling man partly submerged in white clothes, and marigold and white jasmine garlands lie on a striped blue cloth with scattered petals. A green and purple balloon appears at the left. He has short dark wavy hair and no visible crown, turban, mala or ceremonial gold necklace, so his identity cannot be confirmed from appearance.2009-01-02A man stands waist-deep in water wearing an orange sleeveless top, with a large garland of white flowers, red roses and yellow marigolds around his neck and a golden bell-and-bead necklace below it. He has a red tilak on his forehead and wet dark hair, and smiles toward the camera. Behind him, a smiling man in a maroon shirt holds a small copper-and-brass kalasha with an orange cloth. Another person in white and orange stands at the right edge holding a similar vessel. Floating flower petals dot the water.2010-01-02 +1 copies