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A photograph at a temple tank or well with stone steps. In the foreground, a bald man in orange saffron robes and a saffron head cloth leans forward, holding a large silver trident (trishul) that he rests against the steps. Beside him, a man with long swept-back black hair, a saffron robe and a rudraksha mala with a gold ornament pours or wipes water over his face. On the right, a man in a white shirt and brown dhoti holds a yellow rope and pulls it down toward the water steps. Behind them are a colonnaded stone pavilion with white pillars and a yellow metal railing. The swami candidate in the foreground is shown from behind with a saffron head cloth, appearance-based and unconfirmed. Overall the scene is a temple ritual at the water steps.

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Outdoor temple scene with weathered grey walls and a cracked white ledge. Five men in saffron and orange wet robes stand close together, apparently after a water ritual. A man at left with long wet dark hair, a grey beard, rudraksha mala and a pendant gestures with open hands. Beside him a younger man in orange holds a silver trident (trishul) upright; he wears a red head wrap with a tilak, glasses, and a garland and gold-coloured necklaces. A bare-shouldered man in red stands wet with a rudraksha mala, touching his face, and at right a man in orange with curly hair looks on. a person cues: the bearded man with long swept-back wet hair in saffron robes, rudraksha mala and pendant is a candidate, but appearance is uncertain.2009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13Outdoor temple courtyard scene at a stone well or tank. A man in an orange-red turban and orange sleeveless wrap stands at left, holding a silver trident-topped staff, and bends forward toward a devotee in orange-red robes with rudraksha beads and a gold necklace who kneels at the edge of the stone basin, water splashing. Behind them, saffron-robed followers stand near a yellow metal railing. At right a bare-chested man in a white shirt and brown lungi pulls a rope from the stone steps. Pillared colonnade and white-and-orange striped barrier in the background.2009-07-13A photograph inside a temple courtyard where a man in a striped orange-and-white shirt and white dhoti stands on a raised stone platform, holding a rope-pulled water pour over a silver trishul-topped fixture. Below it a bare-chested man with long wet dark hair and a rudraksha mala stands in a wet orange cloth, water running over him, as he bends forward with hands extended. Around him stand several men in orange robes and a young man in an orange shawl, along with other figures in the background near a doorway and iron grille, with dim stone architecture around them. A probable Swamiji figure is visible: the central bare-chested man has long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and ornate gold necklace while being bathed.2009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13A photograph of a ritual bathing scene at a stone well or tank. A man with long wet black hair and a rudraksha mala bows forward, wearing a sleeveless red garment that is soaked. A priest in white stands at left pouring water from a blue metal bucket over him. At right, a man in orange-saffron robes, a gold beaded necklace, a rudraksha mala and an orange head cloth holds a long silver staff. A cameraman in white films in the background, and the green-stained stone wall and tree are visible behind.2009-07-13A photograph taken inside a temple courtyard with weathered stone walls and an iron-grilled doorway. In the centre, a man with wet hair and a long gold necklace with rudraksha beads stands in a saffron-red cloth, leaning forward as water pours over his head from a bucket hung on a rope. Beside him a trident stands upright. A barefoot man in a striped orange-and-white shirt and white dhoti holds the rope and pours water. Several young people in orange-red robes and saffron shawls stand behind and to the right, and a priest in white with a yellow cloth is visible through the grille. The central figure's identity is uncertain from appearance alone; the page names a person, but the figure's cues are not distinctive enough to confirm it.2009-07-13A figure in a red-orange saffron wrap and a long flower and bead garland bows over a stone tank, cupping water in both hands as it splashes over the rim. A man in a white shirt and brown dhoti stands on steps at right, holding a metal bucket and a yellow hose that sprays water. Behind them a second man in orange sannyasi-style clothing and a red shoulder bag watches. A tall silver staff with an ornamental top stands at left. Beyond the yellow railing, a pillared temple colonnade with white and orange striped walls sits under a pale sky. Visible ritual bathing or abhishekam-style washing at a temple tank.2009-07-13A photograph inside a dim temple passage with yellow-washed walls, where a man in a white shirt and white dhoti pours water from a metal bucket over a long-haired devotee in red clothing who holds a golden vessel. Beside them, a man in an orange saffron robe with wet, swept-back long hair and rudraksha beads stands with a silver trident, while others in red and orange clothing crowd around. A photographer in the background raises a camera. The people are soaked.2009-07-13