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A photograph of a group of people bathing in a waist-deep temple tank at the Rameshwaram sacred waters, with pink-painted stone pillars and metal railings around the pool. Several men stand in the water, including a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and a man in orange and ochre cloth, with a second bearded man in saffron wrap and beads beside him, hands pressed in namaskar. A white-haired older woman in a dark blouse and an older man stand nearby, and an older woman in a wet cloth faces the group. Onlookers in shirts stand along the tiled edge above. Water ripples in the foreground, indicating a ritual dip.

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April 29 20182018-04-29A photograph of devotees bathing in a tank at a temple, standing waist-deep in dark rippling water beside a pink-painted pillar and white-tiled wall with metal railings. A bearded man in the centre presses his palms together in prayer, wearing an orange-brown cloth and rudraksha-style beads, while a shaved-head man in plain white cloth faces him from the right with hands raised. Several other men stand nearby in orange wraps, bare-chested with beaded malas, one with long hair holding a phone. A woman in a dark garment stands among them. A mirrored metal rod stands at the edge of the water.2018-04-29 +1 copiesApril 29 20182018-04-29 +1 copiesApril 29 20182018-04-29 +1 copiesApril 29 20182018-04-29 +1 copiesDevotees bathe in a temple tank of greenish water at a stepped ghat with metal railings. In the foreground a man with bare chest and folded hands, wearing a red-orange cloth, stands waist-deep in the water. Behind him, men in saffron-orange cloths and white dhotis stand on the steps, and a crowd of onlookers lines the white wall above. Concrete pillars and pink temple stonework frame the scene under daylight.2018-04-29April 29 20182018-04-29April 29 20182018-04-29 +1 copiesApril 29 20182018-04-29 +2 copiesApril 29 20182018-04-29 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual bathing scene in a shallow tank or sea-water pool at a temple, with a pink-and-white tiled enclosure and metal railings. Several shaved- or tied-hair men wearing orange and saffron cloths and beaded necklaces stand waist-deep in the water. One man in the centre holds a long metal rod upright while a bare-chested man with rudraksha beads and a dark cloth in his hands stands beside him. A man in front, seen from behind with a white cloth over his shoulders, performs an anjali gesture facing a large rough stone in the water, which has a flower garland on it. Other stones, one wrapped in black cloth with flowers, sit nearby. Devotees, some in saffron and green saris, watch from the railing above. The setting is a temple water ritual.2018-04-29 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple bathing ghat at the sea, with a pink and white railed walkway. Several men wade in the water, some bare-chested in white or saffron dhotis, one in an orange shawl and another in a red-brown cloth, holding onto the steel railings. Onlookers stand on the tiled wall and steps above, including a man in a white shirt and dhoti. A pink shrine-like structure rises behind the railings. The water is grey-blue with reflections of the pink posts.2018-04-29