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Five men stand waist-deep in reddish water at the foot of red sandstone steps, apparently bathing or performing a ritual immersion. Four wear white dhoti-style cloths with a sacred thread or shawl, and the man second from the right in orange-saffron robes wears a gold-coloured ceremonial necklace and a rudraksha-style bead mala, with a shaved head. The man at far left has his back partly turned and is bending slightly. The image is a photograph of a water ritual at a temple tank or pond, with an archive copyright line in the lower right.

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Five shaved-headed men in white dhotis with gold borders sit on stone steps beside water, their feet in the pool. Several wear vibhuti or tilak marks on forehead and white/gold-bordered upper cloths draped over bare shoulders, with red and orange beaded necklaces; one wears glasses. The man on the far left holds a thread or cord over the water. Faded red-painted steps and a chain-link fence sit behind them, with scattered flower petals on the steps.2015-11-16Annadhan in 20142014-01-01 +1 copiesOctober 11 20162016-10-11A group of shaved-headed men in white dhotis and shawls sit cross-legged on orange mats during a ritual, with brass plates, small oil lamps and a clear plastic container in front of them. Several wear rudraksha malas. The man in the centre foreground wears white clothes with a red-and-gold border, a tilak on his forehead, and round glasses, and holds his hands together. On the right, a man in saffron-orange robes with a bare shoulder sits with eyes closed and a rudraksha mala around his neck. Other men sit behind them, some reciting or looking down. The page describes a Karthikai Deepam lamp-lighting, but the visible scene shows only the ritual seating and objects, with no identifiable a person depicted with confidence.2010-11-21Outdoors at a stone-edged water tank, a man in saffron-orange robe and a shawl with a long rudraksha-style bead necklace stands on the steps, holding a metal dish with burning flame and offering. He is performing a ritual aarti toward the water. Beside him, a man in white clothing with folded hands stands in the water, and another in white with hands joined stands on the steps at left. A brass pot and a decorated brass vessel with red cloth sit on the ground at lower right. People visible: four, the robed figure and three in white.2010-11-21Outdoor riverside ritual on a stone ghat beside a wide river with green trees on the far bank. A man in white clothes holds a long pole topped with a canopy of colourful tassels and a trident-like finial. A bare-chested man with white hair and a rudraksha mala stands in red-orange cloth, while a man in orange robes sits in the foreground with his back to the camera, facing the water. Another man in orange cloth stands behind them. A metal trident stands upright near the seated figure. The scene suggests a river puja or ceremonial offering, but no clear a person cues are visible in the figures.2005-05-25July 16 20112011-07-16 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20142014-01-01 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20142014-01-01 +1 copiesFebruary 21 20112011-02-21 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20142014-01-01 +1 copiesPhoto 11725287