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A large crowd wades in water at the foot of red-brown stone steps, many people in white clothes. In the centre, a shaved-headed man in a dark maroon shirt raises a silver kalasha-shaped pot with a red cloth over his head. Other participants hold similar silver pots aloft, and a trident-topped staff with a red and white decoration stands at left. Many onlookers, including some Western-looking participants, are visible in the water.

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January 02 20102010-01-02Crowded outdoor photo of devotees bathing in a water tank with red-painted stone steps behind them. Many people wear white clothes and yellow shawls, and some wear rudraksha malas. Several raise small golden domed kalasha-style vessels with red cloths overhead above the water. A large golden trident stands in the foreground at left. A man in a dark maroon garment stands in the middle, holding a vessel aloft. Most faces are partly submerged or turned away, and the people visible number well over twenty.2010-01-02 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +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 bathes waist-deep in the red-stepped tank of Vaidya Sarovar, splashing water as they raise small golden kalasha pots and brass vessels overhead. Many wear white ritual clothing with yellow scarves, while several men in red and saffron garments hold golden pots and a golden trishula on the right. Red-stepped tank walls and a flower-decorated corner pillar frame the scene. Many people appear to be taking a holy dip together.2010-01-02A 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 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 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 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +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 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesDevotees wade chest-deep in the reddish-tinted waters of a large tank beside a dark stone structure with marigold garlands. Many people in white and orange-red clothing raise small golden kalasha pots and a silver tray above their heads. Several men in orange-red robes and rudraksha malas stand among them, one bald man wearing an orange-red shawl and garland holds a kalasha, and a woman in orange-red clothing holds a pot. Onlookers stand along the rim and steps, and a smiling man in a white shirt holds a chain in the foreground. The scene shows a holy dip ritual at Vaidya Sarovar.2010-01-02 +1 copies