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A large crowd stands waist-deep in water at a sacred tank, many people raising small golden shrine-shaped vessels with red cloth draped over them. In the centre a fair-haired man in white clothes and a beaded rudraksha-style necklace holds a gold kalasha-like vessel overhead. In the foreground a shaven-headed man in saffron-orange robes wears heavy gold ceremonial necklaces and smiles, and a woman in white with a grey braid holds a small gold vessel. Devotees in white and yellow-shawled men surround them, many holding up raised arms and vessels, while others are partly submerged in the water.

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January 02 20102010-01-02A crowd of devotees stands waist-deep in water at a holy dip. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti at centre lifts a brass-coloured tiered kalasha-style vessel above his head. Many people wear white clothes; several men wear yellow shawls and orange garlands, and a bearded older man in white and yellow stands at left. A decorated boat or float with orange cloth and flower garlands is visible at the top. The water is shallow and churned by bathers pressing together.2010-01-02 +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 large crowd of devotees stands waist-deep in water at a stone-edged tank, with a fountain spraying at the upper right and a trident-topped staff at the right edge. Many men wear white kurtas or shirts with yellow or red sashes, and several hold up golden-coloured kalasha pots with red cloth. At centre, a figure in orange-red robes with long dark hair holds a silver plate with a lit lamp, surrounded by others in white and red. Bald and grey-haired men and a few women in pale clothes are visible among the bathers, all immersed in the holy water.2010-01-02 +1 copiesA dense crowd of devotees stands waist-deep in water at the Vaidya Sarovar, many dressed in white shirts and white dhotis with some in orange or red. Several hold up small golden or copper kalasha-style vessels with pyramidal lids, and a silver trident is raised at the upper right. Faces are visible throughout, with some smiling and others with hands raised or pressed together in prayer. The scene conveys a sacred holy dip with participants packed closely together in the water.2010-01-02 +1 copiesLarge crowd of devotees wading in the red-tiled sacred waters of Vaidya Sarovar, holding golden kalasha pots topped with pinnacle finials. Many men wear white shirts and white dhotis with red shawls, and several hold brass lamps and kalashas aloft. A few figures in saffron and orange garments stand in the water, one wearing a red shawl and a flower garland. Onlookers line the stone steps and the water's edge in white and coloured clothing, and a water spout arcs from the left. Scene reads as a holy dip ritual with kalasha offerings.2010-01-02 +1 copiesA large crowd of devotees stands waist-deep in water, many in white clothes, some holding up small brass and silver temple vessels and figures. In the centre, a smiling man in a white kurta with a dark rudraksha-style mala raises a silver kalasha-shaped vessel overhead. Beside him, a bald man in an orange-saffron robe wears layered gold necklaces and holds a small brass deity murti close to his chest. Women in white saris and men in white dhotis fill the frame, with brick steps and a red wall visible at the top. The scene reads as a sacred water immersion ceremony.2010-01-02 +1 copiesA large crowd of devotees bathes waist-deep in the orange-edged waters of a sacred tank. Many wear white dhotis and shirts, while several women wear red and saffron saris. A central figure in an orange-saffron garment wears a long red-and-white flower garland with gold accents and smiles broadly, held by two people in white. Several devotees hold ornate brass and silver kalasha vessels aloft, and water sprays up as hands are raised in greeting and folded in namaste. Some people are visible in the foreground, and a watermarked copyright overlay appears at the lower right.2010-01-02 +1 copiesA crowd wades in water at a stone-edged tank, many people raising gold-coloured kalasha pots with red cloths above their heads. A man in the centre holds a silver tray with a small lamp and offerings. Several men wear white kurta-style shirts with red or yellow shawls, a few wear red garments, and garlands of pink and orange flowers float in the water. Water sprays from a fountain at the top left. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance cues, and the scene shows a holy dip ritual with kalasha pots.2010-01-02A dense crowd of devotees stands waist-deep in water, many dressed in white with red and orange cloths over their shoulders. Several men in the foreground hold up small copper pyramid-shaped vessels with red cloth. Smiling people with hands folded or raised in greeting fill the frame, including a woman with light hair and a white top on the left and a bespectacled man in white in the centre. The water surface is churned and splashing around them.2010-01-02 +1 copiesA large crowd stands waist-deep in the reddish water of a temple tank, the stone steps and walls behind them glowing orange. Many men wear white shirts and white dhotis with red or orange cloth draped over their shoulders, and some have marigold or red-and-white flower garlands. Several people hold small gold-coloured kalasha pots with conical lids aloft, and a few carry brass vessels; a woman in a red sari wearing a flower garland stands at the center. Others with folded hands or raised palms face the water and steps, forming a dense, joyful congregation during a holy dip ritual.2010-01-02 +1 copiesA crowd of devotees stands waist-deep in a red-steps tank, the sacred waters of Vaidya Sarovar, splashing and raising silver vessels and trays. Two men at centre wear red-orange clothing; the man in the middle wears a white and red flower garland and holds a silver tray, while the figure to his left has long dark hair and a red-orange garment with a gold necklace. Many men wear white shirts and some hold small silver kalasha-shaped pots aloft. A woman in pink stands in the foreground and an older woman in white is near the top. Many people are visible in the water.2010-01-02 +1 copies