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A photograph of a devotional gathering in water, with a man at centre standing waist-deep in a pool. He has long dark hair swept back, a red garment, a white flower garland with red rose sections, and a dark rudraksha-style mala, and he is smiling. Around him, many people in white wet clothes stand in the water, including a young boy in a white shirt and a woman in a red bindi. Several devotees in the foreground watch from the edge. Red flower petals float on the water surface. The setting appears to be a ritual bathing or ceremonial immersion. The man matches the presentation cues for a person based on long hair, red robe, garland and mala, with a sannyasi role in the water ritual.

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A photograph of a man standing waist-deep in rippling water, smiling broadly with one arm raised, wearing a red garment with a white flower garland around his neck and a rudraksha-style bead necklace. He appears to be the central figure, with wet hair swept back. Around him, a crowd of people in wet white clothes and some in red stretch their hands upward toward him in the water, some laughing or smiling. Several onlookers wear white shirts, and one man on the right wears a red shawl. The scene appears to be a water immersion or sacred bathing moment.2009-06-09June 09 20092009-06-09A joyful group bathes in water, many smiling and some raising hands. At centre, a man with long wet hair wears a red sleeveless top and a white and red flower garland around his neck, smiling as others crowd around him. Beside him, a man in an orange-red shawl with a rudraksha mala smiles, and a golden trident is held at left by a person in white. Several people in white and pink clothing surround them, with flower petals floating on the water. Overlaid on the photo is the and2009-06-09June 09 20092009-06-09A crowded outdoor water scene with devotees standing waist-deep in a pool or river. At the centre a man with long wet dark hair, bare-chested and wearing a white flower garland with red and white flower garlands and a red shawl, stands in the water. A golden trident (trishul) rises on the left, held by a figure in orange. Many people in wet white clothes surround him, several smiling, some wearing rudraksha beads and red tilak marks.2009-06-09A crowd of devotees stands waist-deep in water, many in white ritual clothes and rudraksha malas, some in orange and red garments, arms raised and smiling. At the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears a white and red flower garland and a red top, standing among the devotees. A golden trident is held upright near the top of the frame. Several people behind him wear white and red clothing, and a woman in orange-red wears a red bindi. The water is dark and calm around the group.2009-06-09Outdoor photo of a crowd standing waist-deep in a river or pool of greenish water. In the centre, a man with wet dark hair wears a red sleeveless garment and a large white flower garland with red blossoms, holding a tall golden ceremonial staff with a decorative top upright in his right hand while speaking to people around him. Around him, many smiling men and women wear white and blue wet clothes, some with yellow shawls, and a woman in orange appears at upper right. A man in the foreground at left wears a red shirt with a white garment. Water splashes around the group under dusk-like light. Several dozen people are visible.2009-06-09June 09 20092009-06-09Photograph of a crowd standing waist-deep in water, many with arms raised and hands clapping in celebration. At the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears a red garland with white flower strands and a red cloth, smiling as devotees around him raise their palms. Many men and women wear white clothing and red shawls, some with rudraksha malas. Bright water splashes around the group.2009-06-09A crowd of devotees stands waist-deep in water at an outdoor ritual bathing setting. Many wear white or white-and-red clothing, and several have red shawls over their shoulders. A central man in a red garment and a white and red flower garland smiles broadly while cupping his hands to his face, with a neighbour beside him. A tall copper-coloured pole rises in the water at left, and a few hands and raised arms reach upward. Several people in the foreground are partly visible, and a bald older man with grey hair appears at lower centre. No identification is made from appearance; this is a person in a red garment with a flower garland.2009-06-09July 08 20092009-07-08A photograph of a crowd bathing in water, with a central figure in a red garland and red cloth holding a golden trident upright above the water. Around him, many men in white wet clothes and red or yellow shawls smile and gesture, some with rudraksha necklaces. The water is greenish and choppy in the foreground, with heads and hands of people in the lower edge. The scene appears to be a ritual immersion with a sacred trident.2009-06-09