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A photograph of a rubble-stone pond edge during a tharpanam offering, with a crowd of people dressed mostly in white lining the bank. Several figures in orange and saffron garments stand among them, one holding an orange umbrella. Some people kneel or crouch at the water's edge on a striped cloth mat, and petals float on the water. A stone platform sits in the pond, with green trees, a white van and a blue sign behind the bank.

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Outdoor scene at a stone-lined pond with a crowd of devotees, mostly dressed in white, gathered along the stone steps and banks for a ritual offering. Several people sit on mats and cloths at the water's edge, while a larger group stands behind them. A few figures in orange or saffron robes are scattered among the crowd, and one person in saffron holds an orange umbrella. Flower petals float on the water. Behind the pond are trees, a truck, a van, a blue signboard and low buildings under a cloudy sky.2009-07-01Outdoor photograph of a large crowd gathered along the stone-edged bank of a pond at an ashram-style campus, with trees, a parked van and a blue signboard behind. Many people in white clothing stand and kneel at the water's edge, some sitting on striped mats and offering items, while a few in orange or saffron robes stand on the upper terrace. A person holds an orange umbrella in the crowd. Petals float on the water, consistent with a tharpanam offering at the pond.2009-07-01A photograph of a lakeside ritual at a stone-edged water tank under a partly cloudy sky, with palm trees and a low stone wall behind. A long line of devotees in white and pastel clothes stands and sits along the stone embankment, some with hands folded, while flower petals in pink and red float on the water. In the right foreground a person in an orange garment and white clothing stands close to the camera. The scene suggests a tharpanam offering at water's edge.2009-07-01July 01 20092009-07-01July 01 20092009-07-01July 01 20092009-07-01July 01 20092009-07-01July 01 20092009-07-01July 01 20092009-07-01July 01 20092009-07-01July 01 20092009-07-01Outdoor photo of a large group of people seated in rows along the stone-faced edge of a pond, many dressed in white. Around a dozen figures in orange or saffron robes sit near the centre of the gathering, with a small figure in white standing on the upper bank. A circular stone platform sits in the water to the right. A stone retaining wall, dirt mounds, low trees and a blue signboard frame the scene under a cloudy sky, with colourful striped mats spread on the ground at the left.2009-07-01