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Outdoor photo at a temple tank or well-side stone platform. A long-haired figure in orange-red robes, wearing a rudraksha mala, kneels at the edge and cups a hand to the ear, while a companion in orange with a gold necklace and folded hands kneels beside a metal shower-like pipe. Several people in white dhotis stand on the raised stone wall, and a man in a striped shirt with a camera is in the background among palm trees. a person may be the long-haired figure in orange robes with rudraksha mala, though this is uncertain from appearance alone.

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A 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.2009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13April 29 20182018-04-29A photograph of a ceremonial bathing rite in shallow water. In the centre, a long-haired man in a maroon-red garment and a heavy gold necklace stands waist-deep with both hands pressed to his face, bowing forward as if immersing his head. Around him, men in white dhotis with gold borders and red shawls, and others in saffron-orange robes with gold chains, crowd close and hold his arms and shoulders. Two men in the foreground, one with white vibhuti on the forehead and rudraksha malas, look on. On the right, a sadhu holds a trident and a large crowd of devotees, many in white, stands on the roadside under a saffron umbrella. A cameraman is visible among them.2016-05-09Outdoor 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 20092009-07-13May 09th 20162016-05-09A photograph of a ritual bathing scene in shallow river water. A central figure with long dark hair, bent forward with face lowered, is held and supported by two men kneeling in the water on either side, one with a white dhoti and gold-coloured belt and a rudraksha mala, the other in a white dhoti with gold ornaments. Around them, several men in white dhotis with gold and red borders and red sashes stand in the water, and a man in an orange saffron garment with gold chains and beaded malas stands at right. A cameraman with a video camera is visible at upper right. Strings of beads and bangles are worn by several participants, and the water is dark and rippling.2016-05-09May 09th 20162016-05-09