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Devotees bathe under a rushing waterfall at a rocky forest pool. Several men in white dhotis and white vests stand in knee-deep water, one in a white shirt with a saffron-orange cloth draped over the shoulder, and a bare-chested man with a shawl-like red cloth. A man in a white vest on the right wears a rudraksha mala and has his palms together. Moss-covered dark rock and a rusted yellow metal frame stand at left. The water crashes down behind them in a white spray.

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Devotees 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.2009-01-30Devotees bathe under a strong waterfall cascading over dark rock at Papanasam falls. In the centre, a man in a saffron-orange robe stands in the water, facing the falls, with a white-clad devotee beside him. Around them, men in white vests and dhotis, a shirtless man in a red cloth and another in blue-striped shorts stand in the pool. Green vegetation hangs on the rock at right, and a yellow metal railing sits at left.2009-01-30Devotees bathe under a strong waterfall cascading over dark rock at Papanasam falls. In the centre, a shirtless man in red wet cloth stands in the water with his back turned, and nearby another man wears a red-orange wet dhoti and shirt. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts stand around the pool and at the rock edge, one smiling broadly in a white kurta with a red cloth draped over his shoulder. A man on the right wears a white vest and checked cloth. A yellow metal railing stands at left beside the falling water.2009-01-30Devotees bathe under a strong waterfall cascading over dark rock, with green moss on the right edge. Several people stand in the rushing water: two in saffron-orange robes with wet cloth clinging to their bodies, one in a white dhoti and white shirt with a red sash at the waist, a shirtless man in a black dhoti, a man in a white vest and cream shorts, and others in white dhotis and vests. One person in orange has hands raised to the head of another, and a yellow metal railing stands on the left. The scene reads as a ritual ablution at a sacred falls.2009-01-30January 30 20092009-01-30A 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.2009-01-30Devotees bathe in a strong waterfall cascading over dark rock at a forest falls, with green foliage above and to the right. Several men stand in the splashing water: a young man in a red dhoti with bare upper body, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti at left, a man in red clothing and a man in a white sleeveless vest. A woman in a green sari stands behind a yellow metal railing at left. Others stand near the spray at right, some wearing light checked or plain lungis. The scene reads as a holy bathing place with pilgrims washing under the falls.2009-01-30January 30 20092009-01-30January 30 20092009-01-30Devotees bathe beneath a heavy waterfall at a rocky falls setting. In the centre a bare-chested man with long wet black hair wears a red cloth wrap and stands in the stream, head bowed. Beside him a second person in a red wrap stands in the spray. A man in a white dhoti and orange shawl stands at left, one arm extended toward the bather. Two men in white sleeveless vests and white dhotis stand at right, one with a black cord necklace, while a figure at far right raises an arm. A yellow metal rack stands at left edge. Water spray and dark wet rock fill the frame.2009-01-30Devotees 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.2009-01-30January 30 20092009-01-30