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A photograph of a courtyard in a stone temple complex with carved pillars and a palm tree at right. Several people in saffron and orange wet garments walk in a line on red tiled floor beside a rectangular stone tank. A man in red cloth with long dark hair and a large orange-and-gold garland stands center, with a young man in orange behind him. A woman in a red and orange printed salwar in the foreground faces the camera. At right a man in a checked shirt and white dhoti leans over the stone tank, pouring water. A white-clad man with a yellow scarf and rudraksha mala stands at left, and a trident is mounted on a wall in the background. Roughly a dozen people are visible.

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A 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 20092009-07-13Outdoors in a temple courtyard, a man in a yellow-and-brown striped polo and white dhoti stands on a stone slab, drawing up water from a well with a rope. Beside him, several men wear orange-red saffron robes with rudraksha malas. One man holding a silver trident-shaped staff and wearing an orange turban and a gold-beaded garland stands beside a long-haired man in red robes and gold necklace who is being showered with water from the well, with other robed devotees watching. A white stone temple gopuram and palm trees form the background.2009-07-13April 29 20182018-04-29 +1 copiesOutdoor 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.2009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13A photograph of a ritual bathing at a temple well with a stone parapet. A man in a plaid shirt and white dhoti stands on the parapet pouring water from a metal pot over a woman in a red sari, whose wet hair falls forward as water splashes around her. Around her, several people in orange-red robes and a man in white with a yellow shawl look on, while others in white saris and red shawls stand at the right. Stone pillars and an arcaded corridor frame the scene.2009-07-13A photograph of a temple courtyard with stone walls and carved pillars, palm trees behind. A group of devotees in wet orange and saffron cloth stands and sits close together, many with dripping wet hair. A central figure wears a long rudraksha mala, a heavy gold necklace and a red-orange robe, with his right hand raised to his head. Nearby, a man in white with a yellow scarf and a man in a red-orange turban stand among the crowd, and a man in a checked shirt and white dhoti holds a rope at the right edge. A silver ceremonial staff rises at the centre. a person stands among the group, identified by the rudraksha mala, gold necklace and orange robe.2009-07-13A photograph of a ritual bathing at a temple well or tank, with a priest in a white dhoti and red-orange striped shirt pouring water from a metal vessel over a devotee. In the centre, a person in wet red-orange garments with long dark hair and a rudraksha-style necklace holds a golden vessel. To the left, a figure in wet saffron-orange robes with a tall staff and orange shawl stands beside the well. Devotees in saffron and red garments and white clothes crowd the stone edge of the water tank, with palm trees and temple walls behind. a person is presumed present in the saffron-robed group, but the appearance is uncertain.2009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13A photograph of a group of devotees in a stone-walled temple courtyard, many dressed in wet saffron and orange robes that cling to their bodies after a ritual bath. A central figure in a red-orange robe wears a long gold necklace and several rudraksha malas, and is being guided along. Nearby, a man in a plaid shirt and white dhoti stands at a raised tiled platform holding a rope, while a woman in a white sari with a yellow-trimmed border stands at the left. Two women in red and orange saris and a woman in a patterned headscarf stand in the foreground. Palm trees and a wall with stone pillars frame the background. Sprinkled water and wet clothing suggest a ceremonial immersion or abhishekam.2009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13