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A photograph of a night water ritual in a pool. In the centre, a man with long dark hair and a red vertical tilak on his forehead stands waist-deep in dark water, wearing a sleeveless red garment and a white flower garland at his waist. He holds a polished silver trident upright in his right hand and smiles. Behind him, devotees wearing white clothes and bright yellow shawls stand in the water with their hands raised in prayer. Several women in red and white saris and a man in an orange cloth also stand among them, some clapping. A bright orange-red wall with a small purple logo is visible at the top edge.

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July 08 20092009-07-08A photograph of a water ritual at dusk. In the centre, a man in a sleeveless red garment stands waist-deep in dark water, smiling and holding a silver trident upright, with a garland of red and white flowers floating near him. Behind him, many people stand in the water wearing white, red and yellow garments; some wear yellow shawls and rudraksha malas, and several have their hands raised in anjali. Onlookers stand on the tiled steps in the background. Two people in the foreground are seen from behind. The scene suggests a sacred bath or abhishekam-style ritual at a temple tank.2009-07-08July 08 20092009-07-08July 08 20092009-07-08July 08 20092009-07-08July 08 20092009-07-08A photo of a ceremonial water ritual in a stone tank. A man in a red robe with a white and purple flower garland stands waist-deep in water, holding a tall silver trident upright with both hands and smiling. Around him, a group of devotees in white and yellow shawls, and some in red and blue clothing, stand in the water with palms pressed together in anjali, some holding hands in a chain. A young boy in a white shirt with a mala kneels on the wall above, and women in saffron and white watch from the edge. The water and wall are dark and wet.2009-07-08July 08 20092009-07-08A central figure stands waist-deep in dark water wearing a red sleeveless garment and a thick white flower garland with red and purple accents, smiling, with red flower petals floating near him. A silver trident is held upright by a man at right in a red-orange robe. Around him, devotees in white clothes and yellow scarves stand in the water with hands raised, some clapping, while others in white and light tops watch from the steps behind. The setting appears to be a temple tank with stone steps, consistent with a sacred bathing ceremony. a person cue is the central figure's long swept-back dark hair and garland, though the scene is partially obscured and identity is uncertain.2009-07-08A photo of a river or temple tank ritual in which many devotees stand waist-deep in dark water. In the foreground a smiling young man in a sleeveless red garment sits in the water behind a garland of white flowers with red petals. Behind him a man in a red cloth holds a silver trident, and a man on the left wears a saffron robe, a gold necklace and a red tilak. Others wear white clothes with yellow shawls and rudraksha malas, and a woman in grey stands with hands pressed together in namaste. Water splashes around the group during the bathing ceremony.2009-07-08July 08 20092009-07-08July 08 20092009-07-08