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Three men stand waist-deep in water at the edge of a temple tank, wearing unstitched white dhotis with gold borders and bare upper bodies. The man on the left, with his head shaved except for a small tuft, bends forward while water is poured over his head from above. The man in the centre, bald, holds his hands out in front of him, and the man on the right, bald and wearing blue-tinted glasses, holds his hands together near his chest. Behind them a dark stone structure, red-painted stone walls and a metal railing frame the tank. The scene appears to be a ritual bath or abhishekam-style purification.

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November 16 20152015-11-16A man with a shaved head and teal-framed glasses stands in shallow water at the base of a dark stone structure, with water pouring down over him from above. He wears a white dhoti-style garment with gold-coloured borders across the shoulder and waist. Behind him are red and white painted walls and a red-edged ledge. The setting appears to be an outdoor temple-style pool or abhishekam area. The man is a single physical person and the page does not confirm a person's presence, so no appearance-based candidate is claimed.2015-11-16December 23 20162016-12-23November 16 20152015-11-16November 16 20152015-11-16October 11 20162016-10-11November 16 20152015-11-16Three shaved-headed men in white dhoti and white upper cloths edged with gold border stand in shallow water beside a red-and-cream stone bathing platform with metal railings. The man on the left, with a red neck cord, cups water in his hands; the two beside him stand close, one wearing blue-framed glasses. Water runs down the stone wall behind them, and a fourth person in red is faintly visible on the steps at right.2015-11-16December 23 20162016-12-23Three shaved-headed male devotees stand in water with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, facing forward. They are bare-chested, wearing white dhotis with yellow borders and rudraksha malas around their necks, with sandalwood or vibhuti markings on their foreheads and yellow-and-orange threads on their arms. Behind them hangs a red cloth canopy over a river or pool. The scene appears to be a ritual bathing or water ceremony. None of the visible men is identified as a person; they are shown as devotees in ritual attire.2016-12-23A photograph of an abhishekam being performed at a stone shrine. A shaved-headed man in a white dhoti and white shirt, with a long tuft of hair at the back, pours water from a brass vessel over a dark stone lingam set on a stone yoni-pitha. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand nearby: one on the left with a red-bordered orange cloth, one on the right holding a brass pot. A third orange-robed figure stands at the back. A green and gold draped deity murti with a gold crown and hand raised is on the right, and a blue water tank is visible behind the wall.2007-02-23A row of seven men and boys sits on stone steps at the water's edge of a pond, dipping their feet into the water. Most wear white dhotis and shawls with gold borders, and several have shaved heads. Pink flower petals float on the water. Behind them, a brick staircase holds rows of potted green plants. On the right, a standing man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl wears a rudraksha mala and holds an open book and a small tray. The scene looks like a ritual foot-washing or temple water ceremony.2015-11-16