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Devotees in white ritual clothes stand on red-stone steps beside a temple tank, with brass pots and kalasha vessels lined along the steps. A man at centre holds rudraksha beads in his hands in prayer, while others with folded palms stand at the water's edge, some wading down a metal ramp into the water. Women in white saris with yellow borders join the group, and a girl in green and red clothing with an orange shawl stands among them. Sacks sit on the steps and a metal railing runs along the ramp. The scene suggests a ritual bathing or abhishekam offering at the tank.

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