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A group of men and boys in white dhoti-style garments with gold borders sits in a row on the stone steps of a pool, feet in the water, holding flower petals in their hands. A woman in white with a plate of offerings stands on the steps at left, and a man in an orange garment with a rudraksha mala stands at the right edge bending toward the water. Terracotta pots of plants line the red brick wall behind them, and a chain-link fence is at the left.

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November 16 20152015-11-16Outdoor scene at a stone-stepped water tank with a reflective green-tinged pool. Seven shaved-headed young men in white dhotis with gold borders sit along the steps with their feet in the water, hands cupped in prayer or holding offerings, some with pink flower petals in their laps. At the far right, a man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala and orange shawl stands at the edge of the steps. Behind them a woman in white with gold trim holds a silver plate, and an older woman in a red sari sits on the steps. Terracotta pots of plants line the red brick tiers in the background, with a metal railing at left.2015-11-16November 16 20152015-11-16November 16 20152015-11-16Five 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.2015-11-16November 16 20152015-11-16November 16 20152015-11-16 +1 copiesNovember 16 20152015-11-16November 16 20152015-11-16November 16 20152015-11-16November 16 20152015-11-16Five young male priests in white dhotis with gold borders sit on stone steps at the edge of water, their feet in the shallow pool. Each wears a sacred thread across the chest and holds it or adjusts it with their hands, and pink flower petals float and lie on the steps around them. Some have white vertical tilaka marks on their foreheads, and one older man at the left wears glasses and a red thread at the neck. Red brick walls and a metal bowl sit behind them in a riverside ritual setting.2015-11-16