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Several men stand in a waterfall pool at Papanasam falls, backs to the camera, water cascading behind them. The man on the left wears a white sleeveless top and white trousers and holds one hand near his waist. Two men in saturated orange-red garments raise their arms and stand in the spray; one has a wet red cloth wrapped at his waist and a bare upper body. Further right, a man in white shirt and pale yellow shorts and another in white stand at the edge of the water. Their hair is wet and they appear to be bathing in the falls during a pilgrimage.

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Devotees bathe under a heavy waterfall cascade at a rocky falls site. In the centre, a man in a wet red-orange cloth with bare upper body raises one arm toward the falling water. Beside him, a man in a wet orange-red robe with long wet hair stands with hands lowered. On the left, a man in white dhoti and shirt stands at a yellow-and-gold metal railing, reaching toward the group. Behind them, older men in white dhotis and white shirts stand in the spray, one with hands folded. Water sprays across the whole frame.2009-01-30A photograph of devotees bathing under a heavy waterfall at a rock face. In the foreground a man in white dhoti and shirt stands on a rusted metal railing with his hand extended toward the water. A central figure in a wet red cloth raises both arms overhead beneath the falling water. To the right, a man in a wet orange-red robe with a beaded rudraksha-style mala covers his head with one hand while his other arm is raised. Further right, another man in white holds up an arm. Several other wet figures in white and orange stand in the churning pool. The scene shows a ritual waterfall bath during a pilgrimage visit.2009-01-30Devotees stand under a heavy waterfall at Papanasam falls, arms raised and bodies drenched. In the centre, a person in a wet red garment lifts both arms overhead while facing the cascading water. To the left, another person in red bends forward under the spray. To the right, figures in white and saffron-toned wet clothing stand close to the falling water, one with hands raised, the mist and backlit water creating a soft, glowing colour wash. Water streams over rocks and bodies throughout the frame.2009-01-30January 30 20092009-01-30Devotees bathe under a powerful waterfall cascading over dark rock at Papanasam falls. In the centre, a man in a red wet cloth stands with both arms raised toward the falling water. To the left, a man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange-red shawl reaches toward a metal railing. Behind them, another person in a wet red cloth bows under the spray. To the right, a man in a white dhoti and shirt stands beside a bare-chested man in a white vest and yellow shorts with a rudraksha-style necklace, and another person in red cloth. Water splashes around their legs in the pool.2009-01-30January 30 20092009-01-30A photograph of a powerful waterfall cascading over dark rock at the Papanasam falls setting, with spray filling the frame. Several men stand in front of and beside the falling water, some bathing under it. A man in white dhoti and shirt stands at left with a white sash; another man in a red shirt stands at left-centre. A bare-backed man with long wet black hair wears a red cloth around his waist and stands facing the water at centre. A man in a red garment stands at right, and an older bare-chested man in a blue-checked lower cloth stands near the falls. A man in a white vest stands at far right, and a man in red is partly visible at lower right. Green foliage hangs at the top of the frame.2009-01-30January 30 20092009-01-30January 30 20092009-01-30Four men stand under a heavy waterfall at a rocky cliff face, bathing in the cascade. The central man, bare-chested with long wet dark hair, wears a red wet cloth wrapped around his waist and stands with head bowed. To his right, a man in a red wet cloth with long wet hair and a rudraksha-style mala stands with head lowered. On the left, two men in white dhotis and orange shawls, one with a white garment and a red sash and a beaded necklace, stand in the churning water. Foamy water splashes around their legs at the base of the falls.2009-01-30A group of devotees stands under a heavy cascade of water at a waterfall, possibly the Papanasam falls. In the centre, a young person in a wet red cloth bends forward with long dark hair plastered down, water pouring over the head and shoulders. To the left, a man in a red shirt and red dhoti also bows under the spray, and behind them others in white clothes raise hands to faces as the water splashes. On the far right, a man in an orange-red robe with a rudraksha-style necklace stands at the edge of the frame. The surrounding water is churned into white foam on dark rock.2009-01-30A photograph of devotees bathing beneath a cascading waterfall at a rocky, moss-covered cliff. In the centre, a bare-chested man in a wet red cloth stands in the water with his head bowed. Beside him, a young man in wet orange-red clothing stands in the foam, and to the left a man in white dhoti and shirt stands at a yellow metal railing, hand raised to his head. Another person in white with a red waist cloth stands behind them, and a few more people in white are partly visible at the right edge. The water rushes down behind them, forming a spray over the pool.2009-01-30