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Photograph of a crowd of men and women bathing and standing in a stone-walled water tank with green water, metal railings on the left. In the foreground, a man in an orange saffron dhoti-style cloth wears a rudraksha mala and has white tilak marks on his forehead and a lighter-coloured shaved head, walking forward; beside him a man in orange and maroon robes with a gold chain and a bare-chested man in orange cloth with white horizontal tilak lines on his forehead and chest. Behind them, women in saffron and red garments wear gold necklaces and bangles while some bathers stand waist-deep, one raising a hand.

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Outdoor photo of a group of men walking down into a river or temple tank with murky green water, with a metal railing on the left and many other bathers in the background. In the foreground, a man with grey hair and a bare forehead marked with white tilak wears an orange-saffron cloth and a dark bead mala, and another man in front of him wears an orange wrap with a beaded necklace. Behind them, men with shaved heads, white forehead markings and orange garments with gold trim stand waist-deep in the water. A sign with Devanagari lettering is visible at the left edge.2015-09-16September 16 20152015-09-16 +1 copiesSeptember 16 20152015-09-16 +1 copiesSeptember 16 20152015-09-16Night scene at a temple water tank where devotees stand waist-deep in water, some with hands folded in prayer. In the foreground, an older woman with grey hair wears an orange saffron garment and rudraksha beads. Beside her, a man in an orange-and-saffron garment with a ceremonial gold necklace smiles, and a shaved-headed man in orange robes with tripundra markings stands at right, hands folded. Bright floodlights illuminate the scene, and a black-and-yellow Marathi sign on a metal railing stands at left. Several people in the background stand on steps near deity statues. A small purple logo appears at top left.2015-09-16Night photo at a riverside ghat with stone steps and bright floodlights; people bathe in the water beside a metal railing and a Hindi-language sign. In the foreground, an older man with white sacred ash lines on his forehead and grey hair wears an orange robe and rudraksha mala. Beside him, a man with a red-brown robe, orange sash, rudraksha beads and a tilak stands near a bald man in an orange shawl. At right, several people in orange and saffron garments and beaded necklaces crowd forward. Many others watch from the steps behind, and a man bathes in the water at left. a person appears as the tilak-marked man in the red-brown robe with rudraksha beads and orange sash, standing among the group.2015-09-16 +1 copiesSeptember 16 20152015-09-16September 16 20152015-09-16Night photograph of a group of saffron-robed sadhus and devotees bathing in a dark, shallow river or temple tank beside a metal railing. A man in the centre-left wears an orange-and-maroon garment with a rudraksha mala and white tripundra on his forehead, and his arm is raised as he wades forward. Beside him, an older bald man with white forehead markings is wrapped in orange cloth and wears a beaded necklace, held up by others. Further right, several men in orange and maroon robes with beaded necklaces and shaved heads stand waist-deep in the water. Bright lights and a signboard are visible above a railing, and a crowd watches from the upper steps.2015-09-16Night photograph at a temple tank or bathing ghat where devotees stand and wade in dark water, with bright floodlights and a row of people on the far steps. In the foreground an older man with grey hair wears an orange-saffron shawl over his shoulders and a beaded necklace, his palms pressed together at his chest. Beside him a younger man in an orange shawl, bare-chested, with a white horizontal tilak on his forehead, holds his hands folded in prayer. Behind them stand several men in saffron and maroon robes with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and white forehead markings. A devotee in a red garment stands waist-deep in the water at left. A partial banner with Hindi-style script hangs at the top left.2015-09-16Photograph inside a stone temple with pillars and oil lamps, a man in a red turban, red-and-gold dhoti and a large gold pendant necklace is walking forward at the centre, flanked by saffron-robed attendants wearing rudraksha malas and gold garlands. Beside him an older woman in an orange shawl and dark bead mala touches his arm, and a crowd of devotees stands near water in the background. Swamiji (probable): the central man in the red turban and gold pendant necklace, a ceremonial presentation consistent with the page's account of rituals; appearance-based only.2015-09-16Night photograph at a stone-stepped riverside ghat, with water surging across the lower steps and crowds lining the banks under bright floodlights. In the centre, a group of sadhus in orange and saffron-red dhotis and shawls walk down toward the water, many wearing rudraksha malas and gold-toned necklaces. One man at the front wears a red-and-orange turban and a long bead garland; a second robed figure in white dhoti with gold borders walks ahead on the left. Devotees in colourful saris and white clothes stand along the banks, and signboards and banners line the far wall.2015-09-16 +1 copies