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January 02 2010

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A man stands waist-deep in water wearing an orange sleeveless top, with a large garland of white flowers, red roses and yellow marigolds around his neck and a golden bell-and-bead necklace below it. He has a red tilak on his forehead and wet dark hair, and smiles toward the camera. Behind him, a smiling man in a maroon shirt holds a small copper-and-brass kalasha with an orange cloth. Another person in white and orange stands at the right edge holding a similar vessel. Floating flower petals dot the water.2010-01-02He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange top and a red-and-white garland of flowers around his neck, with a gold ceremonial pendant visible at his chest. A red tilak mark sits on his forehead. Rippling water with reflections surrounds him. a person: the saffron clothing, long swept-back wet hair and ornate gold-and-flower garland match the a person cues, shown as a devotee bathing during a holy dip.2010-01-02 +1 copiesA smiling man with long wet dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead stands waist-deep in water, wearing an orange sleeveless garment and a thick garland of red, white and yellow flowers around his neck. Behind him the water surface reflects light and floats scattered yellow petals. Partially visible hands and the dark head of another person appear at the lower edge.2010-01-02 +1 copiesA man stands waist-deep in water at a holy dip, wearing an orange sleeveless top, layered garlands of red, white and yellow flowers, and a ceremonial gold necklace with bead ornaments. He has long, swept-back dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead, and he smiles slightly. Behind him, two men hold golden kalasha-style vessels draped with red cloth; one wears a dark shirt and the other white. Hands from the lower left reach toward him over the water. Presentation cues are consistent with the page's identification of a person, appearing in the water with garlands and ornaments, while the surrounding attendants are devotees. Four people are visible.2010-01-02 +1 copiesA smiling man with long, swept-back black hair wears an orange saffron shawl over his shoulders and a large red-and-white rose garland around his neck, with a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him stand a man in white holding a long wooden pole and a man in orange robes at the right edge, with blurred lamp lights in the dark background. Other attendants in orange and white clothing flank him.2008-08-01A smiling man with wet, swept-back dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead stands waist-deep in water, bare-shouldered, wearing an orange sleeveless garment and a garland of white flowers and red beads, with a gold ceremonial necklace. Rippling water with sunlight reflections fills the background. Appearance-based a person cues: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha-style red beads and ornate gold necklace, while standing in the sacred water during the holy dip.2010-01-02 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a man wading waist-deep in water, smiling with one arm raised high and the other hand lifted at shoulder level. He wears an orange sleeveless top, a multi-strand garland of red and white flowers with yellow blossoms, and a gold bell-and-bead ornament at his chest; a short red streak marks his forehead. Behind him, several other men in white and yellow shirts with red cloths over their shoulders are also in the water, splashing, some with eyes closed. Water sprays around them in a holy dip at Vaidya Sarovar.2010-01-02 +1 copiesA photograph of a procession on a raised platform at dusk, with a man seated centrally in a rust-red robe with a zipped collar and long brown rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. He has long dark hair, white vertical forehead markings and a red tilak, and wears a thick garland of red roses and white flowers. He is gesturing with one hand. To his left, a smiling man in a maroon robe with gold beaded necklaces holds his palms together and a large ornate golden fan or umbrella handle is visible at the edge. On the right, a bespectacled man in a dark robe smiles beside a silver trident and orange-and-marigold garlands hanging from a canopy with blue and red fringe. Pale sky and distant lights appear in the background.2013-02-10June 02 20162016-06-02A photograph of a ritual bathing scene at night, with water splashing around the bodies of the participants. In the centre, a smiling man with long dark hair, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange garment and a long ceremonial gold necklace of bead-like pendants, stands waist-deep in water with both hands raised and palms open in a greeting gesture. Behind him, another man in a matching red-orange robe with a gold necklace and a dark sash smiles, and a third man in white wears a yellow shawl. A figure in white holds a long ornate golden staff with a finial at the top left. A red and white painted wall lies at the right edge, and the bottom foreground shows the dark hair of other participants.2010-02-12A smiling man with long dreadlocked hair stands waist-deep in flowing river water, bare-shouldered and wearing a red-orange wrap draped around his upper body. His hands are pressed together under the surface. A second person's arm and wrist, wearing a thin bracelet, reaches in from the upper left edge. Ripples and splashes surround him in warm evening light.2016-06-02 +2 copiesJune 22 20082008-06-22