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A photograph of a group of devotees in a stone-walled temple courtyard, many dressed in wet saffron and orange robes that cling to their bodies after a ritual bath. A central figure in a red-orange robe wears a long gold necklace and several rudraksha malas, and is being guided along. Nearby, a man in a plaid shirt and white dhoti stands at a raised tiled platform holding a rope, while a woman in a white sari with a yellow-trimmed border stands at the left. Two women in red and orange saris and a woman in a patterned headscarf stand in the foreground. Palm trees and a wall with stone pillars frame the background. Sprinkled water and wet clothing suggest a ceremonial immersion or abhishekam.

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A photograph of a temple courtyard with stone walls and carved pillars, palm trees behind. A group of devotees in wet orange and saffron cloth stands and sits close together, many with dripping wet hair. A central figure wears a long rudraksha mala, a heavy gold necklace and a red-orange robe, with his right hand raised to his head. Nearby, a man in white with a yellow scarf and a man in a red-orange turban stand among the crowd, and a man in a checked shirt and white dhoti holds a rope at the right edge. A silver ceremonial staff rises at the centre. a person stands among the group, identified by the rudraksha mala, gold necklace and orange robe.2009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13A photograph of a temple well ritual at a stone-pillared colonnade. In the centre, a bare-chested man with long wet dark hair and a red cloth stands at the rim while a group pours water over him from brass vessels; he wears a gold necklace. Beside him a man in saffron-orange robes and a saffron head cloth holds a ceremonial vessel, and another man in orange robes stands with a rudraksha-style bead necklace. Several young men and women in white and red-orange garments with yellow sashes stand around, some holding brass bowls, and a cameraman in a checked shirt and white dhoti films with a camera on a pole. Crowd members line the background, and the setting is a stone well enclosure with worn pillars.2009-07-13Outdoor temple courtyard scene beside a long colonnaded stone wall, with palm trees and a gopuram tower behind. A man in a white shirt and dhoti on the right pours water from a metal pot on a rope into a stone well or tank. In the centre, a young man in a red-orange dhoti and shawl, with a long gold-and-white garland and a rudraksha mala, stands with head lowered as water is poured over him. Around him are devotees in saffron-orange robes, several with malas and a shawl, and women in white saris with gold borders. A trident (trishul) stands at the left. Red brick paving runs through the scene.2009-07-13A photograph of a ritual bathing scene in an outdoor courtyard beside a temple. A man in a white dhoti and white shirt stands on a stone ledge at right, pouring water from a metal pot over the head of a person in a red garment and a marigold garland with rudraksha beads. Around them are several people in saffron and orange robes holding a tall trident, and others in white clothing. A stone well or tank with a wooden cover lies in the foreground, and palm trees and a temple gopuram tower stand in the background.2009-07-13A procession of saffron-robed sadhus and devotees walks along a red-tiled path beside a grey stone temple wall and a tall yellow iron railing with spiked finials. A man in the centre wears a red-orange dhoti and shawl with a large gold necklace and rudraksha mala, and his long dark hair is swept back, with a tall red-orange headwrap nearby. Several others wear saffron and orange robes, while women in white saris and white-robed attendants follow behind. A cameraman with a video camera films from the left, a man in white stands at the edge, and a long wooden staff leans against the wall. Blue sky and a tree show above the temple structure.2009-07-13A photograph of a courtyard in a stone temple complex with carved pillars and a palm tree at right. Several people in saffron and orange wet garments walk in a line on red tiled floor beside a rectangular stone tank. A man in red cloth with long dark hair and a large orange-and-gold garland stands center, with a young man in orange behind him. A woman in a red and orange printed salwar in the foreground faces the camera. At right a man in a checked shirt and white dhoti leans over the stone tank, pouring water. A white-clad man with a yellow scarf and rudraksha mala stands at left, and a trident is mounted on a wall in the background. Roughly a dozen people are visible.2009-07-13A photograph of a ritual bathing at a temple well with a stone parapet. A man in a plaid shirt and white dhoti stands on the parapet pouring water from a metal pot over a woman in a red sari, whose wet hair falls forward as water splashes around her. Around her, several people in orange-red robes and a man in white with a yellow shawl look on, while others in white saris and red shawls stand at the right. Stone pillars and an arcaded corridor frame the scene.2009-07-13A photograph inside a temple courtyard where a man in a striped orange-and-white shirt and white dhoti stands on a raised stone platform, holding a rope-pulled water pour over a silver trishul-topped fixture. Below it a bare-chested man with long wet dark hair and a rudraksha mala stands in a wet orange cloth, water running over him, as he bends forward with hands extended. Around him stand several men in orange robes and a young man in an orange shawl, along with other figures in the background near a doorway and iron grille, with dim stone architecture around them. A probable Swamiji figure is visible: the central bare-chested man has long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and ornate gold necklace while being bathed.2009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13A photograph taken inside a temple courtyard with weathered stone walls and an iron-grilled doorway. In the centre, a man with wet hair and a long gold necklace with rudraksha beads stands in a saffron-red cloth, leaning forward as water pours over his head from a bucket hung on a rope. Beside him a trident stands upright. A barefoot man in a striped orange-and-white shirt and white dhoti holds the rope and pours water. Several young people in orange-red robes and saffron shawls stand behind and to the right, and a priest in white with a yellow cloth is visible through the grille. The central figure's identity is uncertain from appearance alone; the page names a person, but the figure's cues are not distinctive enough to confirm it.2009-07-13