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A photograph of a bare-chested man with long dreadlocked black hair and rudraksha malas on his neck and wrist, his palms pressed together in prayer as water pours over his head from a metal vessel suspended above him by a yellow rope. Another person in white stands close beside him, and a second figure with a red rudraksha mala is visible at right. Bright sunlight and a stone structure with orange cloth form the background.

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A man with long wet dark hair and a beard stands bare-chested with his palms pressed together in prayer while water pours over his head from a yellow-rope-tied vessel above. He wears dense layers of rudraksha mala beads across his chest and upper arm. Behind him a man in a white shirt with a gold chain watches, and a bare-armed attendant holds a small orange cup at right, wearing red garments and rudraksha beads. The setting appears to be a temple abhishekam-style water ritual.2018-04-29A bare-chested man with long matted dreadlocks stands with hands joined in namaste while water is poured over his head from a metal vessel held by an assistant in the upper right. He wears multiple rows of rudraksha mala beads across his chest and shoulder, and a rudraksha bracelet on his wrist. A yellow cord is visible near the pouring vessel. Behind him, other people in white garments are present. The man has distinctive long dreadlocks, rudraksha malas and bare-chested presentation, consistent with the probable identity given on the page, so this is a person in person being bathed in water.2018-04-29A bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair and a dense rudraksha mala around his neck stands outdoors in bright sunlight with palms pressed together in prayer, head bowed toward a dark stone wall. Water is poured over him from a metal vessel held above by a hand on the left, and water droplets cover his skin and hair. Behind him, devotees with rudraksha bracelets crowd close, including a man in a salmon shirt and a woman in a yellow garment, one holding a white plastic jug. Weathered pink and yellow temple walls rise in the background. The scene suggests an abhishekam-style water offering at a temple wall, with several people visible.2018-04-29A bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair, wet and glistening, stands with palms pressed together in namaskar beside a weathered stone wall of a temple precinct. He wears multiple strands of large rudraksha malas around his neck and wrist. Behind him, several people press close, one holding a phone aloft and another pouring water from a white plastic container. The man's shoulders and hair are wet. Some people wear rust-coloured shirts and white dhotis. Yellow and pink painted walls and a blue sky appear in the background.2018-04-29April 29 20182018-04-29April 29 20182018-04-29A photograph of a wet, bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair and a beard, his palms pressed together in namaste and eyes closed. He wears layered rudraksha malas and a rudraksha bracelet. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti pours water from an orange plastic vessel over his head. Beside them stands a younger man with dreadlocked hair, a tilak on his forehead, a pendant, layered rudraksha malas and an orange-red cloth around his waist, looking toward the camera. An orange-red cloth canopy hangs overhead and white carved temple stonework is behind them.2018-04-29 +1 copiesApril 29 20182018-04-29A photo at a temple courtyard with stone steps and a red-and-white striped barrier. A long-haired man with dreadlocks, bare-shouldered and wearing a wet maroon cloth and rudraksha malas on his neck and arm, stands with palms pressed together while a person in the foreground pours water from a metal pot on a yellow rope over his head. Onlookers stand behind an orange railing, including a woman in a green sari and others in white dhotis. A gold temple tower rises in the background. a person cues are the long dreadlocks, rudraksha malas and wet maroon wrap, but the appearance is not conclusive enough to confirm identity.2018-04-29Outdoor photo of a bare-shouldered man with long dreadlocked black hair being doused with water poured from a metal vessel held above him by a person whose arm wears red-brown beaded bracelets and a yellow cord. Water splashes over his face and shoulders; he wears a dense red-brown rudraksha mala around his neck and a white cloth wrapped at his waist. Behind him stand a youth in a peach shirt holding a white plastic jug and other devotees with raised arms against a stone temple wall and pale yellow building. a person is shown with long swept-back dreadlocks, rudraksha mala and bare chest; he is receiving ritual water abhishekam in the open air.2018-04-29April 29 20182018-04-29A photograph of an outdoor ritual bathing scene. In the centre, a man with long dreadlocks and a dark wet shawl kneels with palms pressed together while water is poured over him from a metal vessel held by a man in orange-red cloth wearing a yellow-thread sacred cord. Around him a crowd of devotees stands on a red-tiled floor: a bare-chested man with rudraksha beads and a gold pendant, a woman in dark teal sari with rudraksha mala, a woman in maroon top with rudraksha, a man in white with a blue-and-gold shawl, and others with hands folded in prayer. A man in white cloth stands at the left edge. Concrete walls and a blue tarp are behind the crowd. The scene suggests a sacred water abhishekam at a temple tank or bathing area.2018-04-29