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Outdoor photo of a large group of devotees seated and standing along a stone-lined water tank during a tharpanam offering. Many wear white ritual clothing; some men are bare-chested with rudraksha malas, and several women wear yellow, orange and green saris. Several participants bend forward and pour water or offer items into the pool, with pink flower petals floating on the surface. A rocky retaining wall and green shrubs form the backdrop. Heads and hair of people in the foreground are visible at the bottom edge of the frame. A man seated mid-frame wears a white garment and a rudraksha mala, and a bald man in saffron-toned clothing sits near the center. Several people here appear to be in a ritual water offering.

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A large group of devotees, mostly dressed in white with orange and saffron accents, kneels and sits in rows along a stone-edged bank beside a calm lake. Many hold small items or offering materials in their hands while performing a ritual offering, and some lean over the water's edge. Behind them a tall dry-stone wall rises, and a circular stone platform sits in the water to the right. Several people wear orange or saffron garments and white garlands, with a few women in pink and blue saris among the group.2009-07-01Outdoor photo of a large group of devotees seated along a stone-lined pool, reaching down to the water to make offerings. Many wear white and cream clothing; a few wear orange or saffron shawls and grey hoodies. Some hold small cups or plates and pour water into the pool, and floating red petals are visible on the surface. Dry stone walls and a leafy tree form the background, with more people in the foreground looking on from the bank.2009-07-01Outdoor photograph of a crowd of devotees lining a stone-edged water tank during a tharpanam offering. Many people in white clothes, some in white kurtas and dhotis, stand and kneel along the rocky embankment, several bending to pour water or scatter pink and white flower petals into the water. A man in an orange shirt kneels at the front right, a woman in an orange sari and a man in a maroon shirt bend over the edge, and a woman in white sits with prayer beads. Dry-stone walls and green shrubs form the background. Some people hold small items and garlands.2009-07-01July 01 20092009-07-01Outdoor photo at a stone-walled pond edge where a large group of devotees performs a water ritual. Many people in white clothes kneel or stand along a stone ledge, some with bowls or hands in the water, with flower petals floating on the surface. A man in an orange-saffron top and dark trousers kneels at the center, and a person in a cream robe with rudraksha-style beads sits nearby. Behind them stands a rough stone retaining wall and dirt bank. Roughly fifty people are visible.2009-07-01July 01 20092009-07-01July 01 20092009-07-01July 01 20092009-07-01A photograph of devotees gathered along a stone-edged water tank, many in white ritual clothing, bending down to release small white offerings and scatter pink and white flower petals onto the water. Some seated figures on the steps wear white, and a few in yellow, red, and blue clothes stand or sit nearby. A tree branch hangs over the left side. The scene appears to be a tharpanam water offering ritual performed at a homa-related gathering.2009-07-01Outdoor photo of a large crowd gathered along a stone-walled water edge performing tharpanam offerings. Many people wear white clothing, and some wear saffron, red and blue garments. Several seated devotees bend forward with hands in the water, while others stand or crouch along the stone ledge. Pink flower petals float on the water surface, and green shrubs and a stone retaining wall fill the background.2009-07-01July 01 20092009-07-01Outdoor photo of a large group of devotees in white clothes kneeling and crouching along a stone-edged water bank, dipping small white bowls and cups into a pond and scattering pink flower petals on the water as tharpanam offerings. Some wear orange or saffron cloths, a few wear blue shirts and dark tops, and one man in a blue shirt sits at the left edge. Tree branches overhang the upper left and more people stand behind on the path.2009-07-01