Night photo at the water's edge of a stone-paved bathing ghat. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis stand on the steps and the edge, some holding flower trays. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand at the waterline, one holding a brass plate heaped with pink flower petals. Pink petals float on the dark water in the foreground, and a damp stone wall lines the steps. - Nithyanandapedia

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Night photo at the water's edge of a stone-paved bathing ghat. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis stand on the steps and the edge, some holding flower trays. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand at the waterline, one holding a brass plate heaped with pink flower petals. Pink petals float on the dark water in the foreground, and a damp stone wall lines the steps.

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