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July 22 20132013-07-22A photograph of a large outdoor water tank with a stepped red-tiered seating area behind it and a metal staircase rising into the water. Several people in saffron-orange robes stand at the edge and in the water. A woman on the left and a bald man in front hold orange umbrellas, and a woman in a light garment and others in orange and gold-bordered saffron sarees stand on the steps. Three men in orange robes are chest-deep in the water on the right, one holding a red cloth. A tall black stone structure stands at the upper right corner of the tank.2013-04-25July 22 20132013-07-22September 16 20152015-09-16A photograph of a holy dip at a stepped pool edge. In the foreground, a man in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair and a white flower garland leans forward, reaching his hand into the rippling water. Beside him, a second person in orange and a third in orange with a red-and-gold shawl and a gold chain stand at the steps. On the left, figures in white dhotis stand near the edge, one holding a wooden pole. Behind the pool, red tiered stands with rows of empty red seats rise, and a few people in white stand on the steps. The water reflects the red stands and scattered petals float on the surface.2010-01-02 +1 copiesOctober 22 20142014-10-22 +1 copiesOctober 03 20152015-10-03January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesOutdoor temple-tank ceremony at a stone-stepped pool with clear water. Several saffron-robed monastics walk down the steps toward the water. The central figure has long dark hair, a white and orange flower garland, and an orange robe; a shaven-headed monastic in orange beside him carries a small wooden tray with flower offerings. Behind them, a row of ornate orange-and-multicolour parasols is held by attendants in white and yellow shawls. A large crowd of devotees in white garments fills the terraced steps along the far bank, many with hands folded in namaskar. a person is the flower-garlanded saffron-robed figure with long hair in the centre, shown walking down the steps toward the tank. Brahmotsavam ritual procession at a temple tank.2009-01-02January 30 20102010-01-30January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph of a ritual at a stepped red-brick tank or pond. On the left, several bare-chested men in white dhotis with yellow borders and rudraksha malas stand at the water's edge. In the centre, a bare-chested priest with a shaved head, rudraksha mala and tied yellow-bordered white cloth holds papers and a small object, while a woman in a blue-green sari stands beside him. Behind them, many saffron-robed sannyasis, mostly shaved-headed and some with rudraksha malas, sit on the red steps. Red and orange flags line the upper area, and a white-clad cameraman stands at right. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance.2016-10-11