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A photograph of a ritual holy dip in the water of a stone-walled tank. A central man with long dark hair, wearing an orange garment, a red and white flower garland and a rudraksha-style necklace, stands waist-deep holding a small oil lamp and a bell, with an aarti-style vessel in the water before him. Around him, several men and women in white garments and red or yellow shawls stand in the water holding copper-coloured kalasha pots, while a man in a dark brown shirt stands behind. Devotees on the steps in the foreground face the water, holding more copper kalasha vessels and flower offerings, with a red-draped deity murti visible at the left edge. Steps and a dark granite wall form the background.

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