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A photograph of an outdoor ritual bathing scene under green trees. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at right, pouring water from a steel vessel with a yellow rope handle over the head of a bearded man with long, wet dark hair and dark brown robes, who presses his hands together in prayer. Around them, bare-chested men wear orange dhotis and rudraksha malas, a woman in white stands smiling, and a shirtless boy holds a plastic water bottle. Water splashes around the group.

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April 29 20182018-04-29April 29 20182018-04-29Photograph of a devotee being bathed with water poured from a metal bucket held by a man at right, outdoors on a red tiled floor beside green shrubs and a beige stone wall. The central figure has long wet dark hair and a heavy rudraksha mala, kneeling with hands pressed together as water runs over him. Around him stand people in orange and red robes, a man in white kurta with rudraksha beads, a smiling man with a red tilak and rudraksha mala, and a man in white dhoti with gold border. The water is poured with a yellow cord tied to the bucket.2018-04-29April 29 20182018-04-29 +1 copiesA photo of an outdoor ritual bathing scene beside a stone temple wall with green plants. A long-haired man with a beard, wearing a dark brown wrap and many rudraksha malas, stands with cupped hands while water is poured over his head from a metal vessel tied with yellow rope by a man in a white dhoti with gold border. Around him, devotees watch and smile: a woman in a red sari, a man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala, a shirtless man in orange cloth with rudraksha malas, a bare-chested man in cream dhoti with gold border, and a man with a light beard and a red tilak wearing rudraksha malas.2018-04-29April 29 20182018-04-29A photograph of an outdoor ritual bathing scene. In the centre, a man with long dreadlocks and a dark wet shawl kneels with palms pressed together while water is poured over him from a metal vessel held by a man in orange-red cloth wearing a yellow-thread sacred cord. Around him a crowd of devotees stands on a red-tiled floor: a bare-chested man with rudraksha beads and a gold pendant, a woman in dark teal sari with rudraksha mala, a woman in maroon top with rudraksha, a man in white with a blue-and-gold shawl, and others with hands folded in prayer. A man in white cloth stands at the left edge. Concrete walls and a blue tarp are behind the crowd. The scene suggests a sacred water abhishekam at a temple tank or bathing area.2018-04-29Outdoor photo of a bare-chested man with long dark hair and many rudraksha malas bathing his head under water poured from above, both hands gripping his hair. Water droplets spray around him. Behind him stand devotees in orange and white clothing, including a man in an orange dhoti with rudraksha beads and a woman in a white outfit holding a red cloth. A man in a long-haired style smiles in the background, and a man in white clothes stands at the right edge. Green trees and a stone wall form the backdrop.2018-04-29A photograph of a ritual water pouring outdoors in a courtyard with green plants and a palm tree. A bare-chested man with wet dark hair bows forward with cupped hands at his face while water is poured over his head from a metal vessel held by a raised arm wrapped in yellow cord. Behind him, a bare-chested man in orange wrap with rudraksha malas and a tilak stands with hands joined. Around them, women in red and orange saris and devotees in white and orange stand watching, many with hands folded in prayer. A stone basin is visible at the lower edge. The scene appears to be a purification or abhishekam-style rite; no a person candidate is clearly identifiable by appearance.2018-04-29Outdoor ritual bathing scene under green trees. A bearded man with long wet dark hair and layered rudraksha malas stands bare-chested, wearing a wet dark-maroon cloth, both hands on his head as water pours over him. Behind him, several men in orange-saffron dhotis and rudraksha malas stand close together, some with bare chests and a few with dreadlocked hair. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti at right pours water from a vessel with an outstretched hand. Another devotee in white holds a red cloth. The water spray is visible in the sunlight.2018-04-29A photograph of a ritual bathing at an outdoor tirtha or well beside a grey temple-style structure with pillars and a carved deity panel, with green trees behind. A bare-chested man with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala kneels with hands joined as a stream of water pours over his head from a bucket held by a man in a white shirt and white dhoti on the right, who uses a yellow rope. Around them, devotees stand watching: men in orange or red dhotis with rudraksha malas, women in red and dark green saris, and Western-looking participants in white. One man in orange robe stands at the back. A figure in white dhoti leans over the stone edge at lower left. No figure among them is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance.2018-04-29April 29 20182018-04-29