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Outdoor photo of a holy dip in water. A central man with shoulder-length dark hair, wearing a red garland of beads and a red garment, raises one index finger while holding a silver tray heaped with white flowers. Around him, men in white clothes with red sashes stand waist-deep in the water, and to the right a man in a maroon shirt holds a conch-shaped vessel with a red cloth. The water is bright and rippling.

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January 02 20102010-01-02Photograph of a holy dip in water at Vaidya Sarovar. In the centre, a man stands waist-deep wearing an orange top and a large garland of white and red flowers with gold-coloured beads, a red tilak on his forehead. Around him, devotees in white clothes with red or yellow shawls and rudraksha malas stand in the water, some holding brass kalasha pots. Pink flowers lie on a brass pot at the lower right, and a microphone is visible at the lower left. A watermarked copyright line appears in the image, but it is not reproduced here. a person appearance is not clearly established from the visible cues, so the in-person status is marked unsure.2010-01-02 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesA crowd wades through water during a holy dip at a sacred tank. At the centre, a smiling man with long wet hair wears an orange robe and a garland of red, white and orange flowers over gold necklaces, and is surrounded by devotees. Several men in white garments with red or yellow shawls hold up ornate copper or brass kalasha pots. A bald man in an orange robe and gold necklace stands to the right beside a man in white with a red shawl. Other people, including women, are visible in the background, and some hold up brass pots in the water.2010-01-02 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesCrowded holy dip in the sacred waters of a tank with a stone-edged ghat. Many people stand waist-deep in water wearing white ritual clothes, red sashes and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. Central figure has long dark hair, an orange garment, a flower garland and holds a silver spoon-like ladle over a small brass bowl. Nearby devotees hold ornate golden kalasha pots aloft, and others have hands folded in prayer. Water reflects orange evening light. The scene is a ritual bathing and offering at a water tank.2010-01-02 +1 copiesA man stands waist-deep in water at a holy dip, wearing an orange sleeveless top, layered garlands of red, white and yellow flowers, and a ceremonial gold necklace with bead ornaments. He has long, swept-back dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead, and he smiles slightly. Behind him, two men hold golden kalasha-style vessels draped with red cloth; one wears a dark shirt and the other white. Hands from the lower left reach toward him over the water. Presentation cues are consistent with the page's identification of a person, appearing in the water with garlands and ornaments, while the surrounding attendants are devotees. Four people are visible.2010-01-02 +1 copiesA crowded outdoor water scene with devotees standing waist-deep in a pool or river. At the centre a man with long wet dark hair, bare-chested and wearing a white flower garland with red and white flower garlands and a red shawl, stands in the water. A golden trident (trishul) rises on the left, held by a figure in orange. Many people in wet white clothes surround him, several smiling, some wearing rudraksha beads and red tilak marks.2009-06-09June 09 20092009-06-09A 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 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copies