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Outdoor photograph of a riverside or tank ghat with worn stone steps. A bare-chested man with shaved head and white tilak on his forehead, wearing an orange dhoti and a rudraksha mala, stands on the steps holding a yellow object and a wooden stick. Beside him a woman in an orange saree and a beaded mala stands watching, while another woman in a red and gold saree bends over the steps, washing or cleaning them. Red flags on poles and a chain-link railing are behind them, and a blue bucket sits on a higher step. Several more people in orange clothing are partly visible at the top and bottom edges. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable from appearance.

A photograph of an outdoor temple tank with stepped stone ghats. A man in a long rust-orange robe bends forward, one hand touching the wet stone step at the water's edge, as if washing or blessing the steps. Beside him a woman in a blue and white patterned kurta and white leggings stands on the wet steps near the water. Red and white flags line a tiered stone seating area behind, with rows of small stone figures on the upper terrace and a red-trimmed temple structure beyond. Other people in white clothing and an orange-robed figure stand further back on the steps. A brass bowl sits on the steps at right. The man's orange robe is a sannyasi garment; no visible identifying cues beyond robe and posture establish his identity.

Close-up photograph of a pair of bare feet resting on a rough grey stone ledge. The feet show red kumkum marks on the toes and soles, and the person wears a rust-orange garment with a golden woven border at the hem. No face is visible. The feet appear to be those of a seated person in ritual attire.

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Two devotees in saffron-orange robes pour water from a brass pot over a dark stone Shiva lingam set on a tiered stone peetha during abhishekam. A third robed figure kneels at left beside brass vessels, a bowl, a small bell and a pestle-like puja implement. Behind them a green-and-gold sari-draped deity murti with ornaments stands at right, and a white water tank and grey block wall rise in the background.

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Outdoor photo at a stepped water edge beside a red-and-white painted wall. A standing figure in a long red robe with bare feet stands on a dark stone ledge scattered with rose petals and small flowers. To the left, a man in a red robe and a white-shirted attendant with a red sash kneel at the edge, one with hands pressed together. Behind them, seated devotees in white and a shrouded person sit near offerings and a wooden bench. On the right, two people in white dhotis stand with bare feet at the water's edge.

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A woman in an orange sari and matching orange blouse bends forward at a stone platform under a large banyan tree, placing an object on a white concrete slab. Scattered pink flower petals lie on the stone and dark tiles. Garlands of yellow marigolds, pink and white flowers hang from the banyan trunk, and a dark rudraksha mala hangs from her neck. The setting is an open outdoor ashram courtyard with sandy ground and concrete ledges.

A close-up photo of bare feet of a person in saffron-orange dhoti and clothing with red borders stepping onto the base of a carved reddish-brown stone pillar or kalasha-topped structure. Scattered white and pink flower petals lie on the orange stone platform. Partially visible saffron-clad figure at the left edge, with a dark stone deity murti and green foliage in the background, a palm tree and a metal framework above. Bright sunlight and a tented roof with hanging strings.

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