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Outdoor temple scene with palm trees and a golden-domed shrine behind. A man in a white shirt and blue lungi holds a metal pot high and pours water over a golden kalasha-like vessel held by a sannyasi in orange-red robes and a saffron head wrap. Beside him, a long-haired man in orange robes and a rudraksha-style mala holds the vessel, while a man in an orange-red robe and garland stands near. A man in white dhoti stands at left and a woman in a white sari with red border stands at right, watching. The action appears to be a ritual water offering at a temple.

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July 13 20092009-07-13Outdoor temple courtyard scene with palm trees and ornate temple towers behind. A man in a white embroidered shirt and blue dhoti on the left pulls a rope. Three people in saffron-orange robes stand together: a bespectacled man in the centre holds a silver trident staff and wears a gold-coloured necklace and an orange head cloth; a young man beside him wears an orange shawl; a figure on the right with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala holds a golden kalasha vessel. Several onlookers in white dhotis and white garments with yellow and red shawls stand nearby, one woman in a red shawl and white sari on the right.2009-07-13Outdoor temple courtyard scene beside a long colonnaded stone wall, with palm trees and a gopuram tower behind. A man in a white shirt and dhoti on the right pours water from a metal pot on a rope into a stone well or tank. In the centre, a young man in a red-orange dhoti and shawl, with a long gold-and-white garland and a rudraksha mala, stands with head lowered as water is poured over him. Around him are devotees in saffron-orange robes, several with malas and a shawl, and women in white saris with gold borders. A trident (trishul) stands at the left. Red brick paving runs through the scene.2009-07-13A photograph of a temple courtyard with palm trees and golden-domed shrine structures behind a crowd. A man with glasses and a red head wrap, wearing orange-saffron robes, a long gold-bead necklace and a rudraksha-style gold pendant, holds a silver trident staff. Beside him, a younger man in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala pours water from a golden kalasha, with a wet-haired attendant in orange clothes also in the group. Onlookers in white garments stand behind them. Several people are visible in the scene, and the saffron-clad group performs a temple ritual of water offering.2009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13A photograph of a ritual bathing scene in an outdoor courtyard beside a temple. A man in a white dhoti and white shirt stands on a stone ledge at right, pouring water from a metal pot over the head of a person in a red garment and a marigold garland with rudraksha beads. Around them are several people in saffron and orange robes holding a tall trident, and others in white clothing. A stone well or tank with a wooden cover lies in the foreground, and palm trees and a temple gopuram tower stand in the background.2009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13Outdoor photograph at a temple courtyard with a stone well or tank in the foreground. A man in white dhoti and shirt stands on the stone edge pouring water from a metal bucket over the head of a bare-backed devotee in a red cloth. Behind them, a crowd of people in white, yellow and blue clothing watches, and several bystanders hold yellow cords. On the right, a man in orange-saffron robes holds a brass vessel near a trident-like ritual staff, with a red-turbaned figure beside him. Stone pillared temple structures and palm trees form the background. The scene shows a ritual water bathing.2009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13A photograph of an outdoor temple-courtyard ritual beside a stone tank. On the left, a man in saffron-orange robes and orange head wrap holds a silver trident staff and speaks into a microphone; he wears glasses and gold bangles. In the centre, a woman in a red sari with a gold-beaded garland is bent over the tank while an attendant pours water from a brass kalasha over her head. Behind them, several onlookers stand, including a woman in a yellow-green sari, a girl in orange, and bare-chested men with towels. A man in white dhoti and shirt stands at the right edge beside the tank. A corrugated blue roof and weathered stone walls frame the scene. The orange-robed man's appearance is not sufficient to establish identity, so he is described only by role.2009-07-13Photograph of a temple well-side ritual. A young man in long dark hair and red-orange robes with a gold necklace pours water from a golden kalasha-like vessel into a stone well, while a man in a white shirt and blue lungi stands at the well's edge holding a rope. Behind them, two more people in saffron-red robes stand; one holds a trident-tipped staff and wears a gold chain and a red head cloth. Other devotees in white and orange stand nearby, and a temple gopuram appears in the background.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.2009-07-13