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Outdoor photo of a ritual bathing scene at a shallow brown water tank during Dasara celebrations in Hyderabad. A standing man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange saffron-coloured dhoti and shawl and a long strand of gold beads around his neck; he appears to be a probable Swamiji with distinctive saffron clothing and long hair, standing in the water. In the foreground, a bald man in a white dhoti with maroon border bends forward at the water's edge, sprinkled with red and pink powder. A third man beside them has face and head smeared with teal and magenta colour. Red flower petals float on the water. Behind them, a crowd of seated spectators in saffron, white and pastel saris and white clothing watches from a red brick stepped embankment with palm trees beyond.

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