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A photograph taken in a river with shallow water splashing around. A bare-chested man with long wet black hair, wrapped in a saffron-orange cloth, is bent forward laughing while stepping through the water. Behind him a man in a white kurta wears a rudraksha mala and laughs, and a man in a blue polo shirt and grey shorts with a rudraksha mala and a pendant raises his hand. Several women and men in the background, including one in a pink and green sari, smile and laugh. The scene shows a joyful bathing moment on a riverbank.

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May 22 20062006-05-22May 22 20062006-05-22A photograph of a river bathing scene in shallow, churning water. In the centre, a bare-chested man with long swept-back wet black hair and an orange-saffron cloth wrapped at the waist raises one hand and smiles; he has a rudraksha mala. To his right, a man in a blue polo shirt, dark trousers, rudraksha mala and glasses stands in the water with arms outstretched. Around them, a crowd in white and coloured clothing raises hands and bathes, with rudraksha malas visible on several people. a person is a candidate for the central figure given long hair, saffron cloth and rudraksha cues, but appearance is not fully certain.2006-05-22May 22 20062006-05-22May 22 20062006-05-22Outdoors by a river bank, a man in a wet orange saffron cloth wrings water from his long dark hair while standing waist-deep near the water. Beside him, a younger man in a white kurta wears a rudraksha mala and holds the hair. Behind them a woman in a green and pink sari with a rudraksha mala watches, and a smiling man in a blue polo shirt with rudraksha beads and a pendant stands at right.2006-05-22May 22 20062006-05-22May 22 20062006-05-22A photograph of a ritual bathing scene at night, with water splashing around the bodies of the participants. In the centre, a smiling man with long dark hair, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange garment and a long ceremonial gold necklace of bead-like pendants, stands waist-deep in water with both hands raised and palms open in a greeting gesture. Behind him, another man in a matching red-orange robe with a gold necklace and a dark sash smiles, and a third man in white wears a yellow shawl. A figure in white holds a long ornate golden staff with a finial at the top left. A red and white painted wall lies at the right edge, and the bottom foreground shows the dark hair of other participants.2010-02-12A photograph of a group of people standing waist-deep in dark water at dusk, many in white clothes with red and yellow sashes, rudraksha malas and yellow garlands. In the centre, a smiling man with long wet hair wears an orange-saffron robe, a heavy gold necklace and gold-coloured garlands, cupping water in his hands as if pouring it out. Beside him a man in a red-orange robe with yellow garlands also stands in the water, and a brass kalasha-like vessel is held nearby. Others in the background raise their arms and hands. The scene appears to be a ritual bathing or abhishekam-style water offering. a person: the central figure has long swept-back wet hair, saffron-orange robe, ornate gold necklace and rudraksha-style garlands, consistent with the page's reference to a person appearance.2010-02-12January 12 20092009-01-12A group of men stand waist-deep in a river or lake with sunlit water around them, performing a ritual bath. Several wear saffron-orange cloths: a man at left with long dark hair, a central man with a dark rudraksha mala draped over his orange wrap, and a bearded man at right. A man in a white shirt with a yellow shawl stands behind them, a shirtless man stands further back, and a man in a pink checked shirt raises a cloth overhead while wringing water. The central figure has his hands raised in a gesture while water splashes around them.2010-01-30