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A large outdoor ritual at a red-stepped sunken tank, where many devotees stand waist-deep in water. At centre, a seated figure in saffron and orange robes with long hair sits on a gold-and-red throne under an ornate arched canopy decorated with marigold garlands and a yellow top cloth. Men in white dhotis and women in saffron and dark saris surround the throne, and water sprays from a spout at left onto a garlanded dais. Empty tiered stone seating rises behind. Several saffron-clad sannyasis stand in the water near the throne, and white-clad attendants stand on the steps at right. The figure is a probable Swamiji by his long hair, saffron robe and throne, presented as a ceremonial bathing or abhishekam event; visible people number roughly 40.

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