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A photograph of a waterfall at Papanasam falls. Water pours down a rock face draped with green ferns, and a group of men stand in the pool at its base under the falling spray. In the centre, a bare-chested man wears a long red-orange cloth and a red shawl over his shoulder. To the left, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti holds a red cloth and stands beside a yellow metal railing. Nearby, men in white vests and dhotis, one with an orange-toned wrap, stand in the water. Other figures stand behind the spray. Plastic litter floats in the pool at the bottom left.

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January 30 20092009-01-30January 30 20092009-01-30A group of devotees stands in shallow water at the base of a rocky waterfall, the water cascading down a dark stone face framed by green foliage. A figure in a long red robe, possibly a sannyasi, stands among the men on the left, with a white-clad man beside him. The men wear white shirts or sleeveless vests, white dhotis and light yellow and white lungis, some with rudraksha malas around their necks. A metal railing stands at the left edge, and plastic litter floats in the pool.2009-01-30A photograph of devotees bathing at a waterfall pool, with a cascade of water falling over dark rock covered in green moss. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands barefoot on the wet ground, looking toward the water. Several people wade in the pool: a man in a red robe, a person in an orange-red robe, a man in white with an orange-red cloth over his shoulder, a shirtless man in a blue lungi, and a man in a white vest and white dhoti. Plastic debris floats on the water and a rusty metal railing stands at the left edge.2009-01-30Several men stand under a cascading waterfall at a rock face with green moss, bathing in a shallow pool. Two figures in drenched red garments, one with long dark hair, stand closest to the falling water, one raising a hand. Others wear white dhotis and white shirts or vests, including a man in a white shirt on the left and a bare-chested man with a rudraksha-style necklace on the right. A yellow metal frame sits at the left edge. The scene is a river or falls bath during a pilgrimage visit.2009-01-30Devotees bathe in a waterfall cascading over dark rock draped with green moss. Eight to ten men stand waist-deep in the pool beneath the falling water. Two figures in saffron-red cloth stand at the centre, one with long wet hair and rudraksha-style beads, while others wear white dhotis and sleeveless white vests. A man in white shirt and trousers stands at left beside a yellow metal railing. A small boy at right stands in the water with hands raised. Water splashes and wet clothing clings to bodies.2009-01-30A group of devotees stands in shallow water at the base of a tall waterfall cascading over dark rock, with green ferns on the right. A woman in a red sleeveless robe stands near the center, another in orange-red clothing beside her, and men in white dhotis, white shirts and orange shawls stand around them. A shirtless man in a blue lungi wades forward on the right, and a man in a white vest stands at the far right. A metal railing and scattered offerings or litter lie on the wet stone in the foreground. No one is clearly identified as a person; the central figures appear to be devotees in ritual clothing.2009-01-30January 30 20092009-01-30Devotees bathe in the pouring stream of a waterfall at Papanasam falls, with rocky moss-covered cliffs behind them and a rusted metal railing on the left. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at the left edge reaching toward a bare-chested man wrapped in a red cloth who stands under the water. Other men in white and cream dhotis, a man in a white vest and yellow shorts, and a man in an orange cloth stand in the churning pool. The scene is a ritual bath beneath the falls.2009-01-30A photograph of devotees bathing under a waterfall at a rocky, moss-covered cliff. Two men in saffron-orange wet clothing stand at the center with long dark hair, one with hands folded. Beside them, a man in white kurta and white dhoti stands with hands clasped, and a man in a white sleeveless vest and white dhoti stands to the right. Other men in white and dhoti stand in the spray, and a shirtless boy stands at the far right edge. Water cascades behind them and a metal railing is visible at left.2009-01-30January 30 20092009-01-30A group of devotees bathes under a cascading waterfall at a rocky forest falls, with a bamboo railing on the left and mossy rock walls. Two women in red saris stand near the falling water, one with her hair loose. A man in a white dhoti and shirt stands with his back to the camera, a man in a white vest and yellow-brown lungi stands centre, and a man in white dhoti bathes at right. Another bare-chested man in a white dhoti stands at far right beside the second waterfall. Plastic litter lies on the wet stone in the foreground.2009-01-30