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A large crowd stands and sits waist-deep in a tiled pool filled with water, with rose petals and white flower garlands floating on the surface. In the centre, a smiling man in a sleeveless red-orange robe kneels in the water beside a flower garland, with hands resting at his chest. Around him, men in white clothes with yellow shawls and women in white, salwar and colourful saris stand close, many smiling or pressing palms together. Behind them, more devotees line the pool edge. Some clothes are pink, blue and orange, and a bald man wears a red-orange garment at left. The scene suggests a ritual bath or abhishekam-style water ceremony in a temple pool, with about 40 people visible.

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July 08 20092009-07-08July 08 20092009-07-08July 08 20092009-07-08July 08 20092009-07-08July 08 20092009-07-08Photograph of a ritual bathing in water at night. A man in a red sleeveless garment with a red tilak on his forehead stands waist-deep in dark water, eyes lowered, with a white and red flower garland floating around him. Behind him, a crowd of devotees wearing white shirts and yellow shawls stands in the water with palms pressed together in namaskar. Several women in yellow shawls and saris, some in red, join in, and a bald man is visible at the bottom edge. The scene suggests a temple tank ceremony with garlands and devotional gestures, consistent with the Bidadi temple event.2009-07-08A night photograph of a crowd wading in dark water during a riverside or tank ceremony. In the centre, a man in a sleeveless red garment holds a small object above a floral garland floating on the water. Around him, men in white shirts with yellow shawls smile and reach forward, and women behind them laugh and clap. A bald man in an orange-red garment sits in the foreground. The water appears to be part of a ritual immersion, with marigold-like flowers forming a garland.2009-07-08A photograph of a crowd standing waist-deep in water inside a tiled pool at night. Many participants wear white clothes with yellow shawls or yellow sashes. A bald man in orange saffron robes stands at the lower centre, next to a smiling man in red robes and a garland of white and pink flowers. A standing woman with long grey hair in a light top wears a beaded necklace near the top. A silver trident-like object stands in the water at left. Many spectators line the far edge in front of empty blue seats.2009-07-08July 08 20092009-07-08A photograph of a man standing waist-deep in dark water, smiling, with a white and multicoloured flower garland draped around his neck over a red sleeveless top and red shawl, with a red tilak on his forehead. Around him, several people in white clothes with yellow shawls and rudraksha malas stand or sit in the water, some smiling and one woman with her hand near her mouth. The scene suggests a ritual bath in a temple tank.2009-07-08July 08 20092009-07-08June 09 20092009-06-09