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Outdoor photograph of a riverbank ritual of tharpanam offerings at the water's edge, with many people in white clothes seated on a stone-lined embankment. Participants sit or kneel on the steps, dipping small metal vessels and plates into the water and offering flower petals; pink petals float on the surface. A green hose runs down the bank beside them. Overhead, a tree with leafy branches shades the crowd, and a few people wear coloured saris and salwar in orange, yellow and pink. Several devotees appear to be barefoot.

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July 01 20092009-07-01Outdoor photo of a large crowd gathered along a stone-walled water edge performing tharpanam offerings. Many people wear white clothing, and some wear saffron, red and blue garments. Several seated devotees bend forward with hands in the water, while others stand or crouch along the stone ledge. Pink flower petals float on the water surface, and green shrubs and a stone retaining wall fill the background.2009-07-01July 01 20092009-07-01Outdoor photo of a large group of devotees in white clothes kneeling and crouching along a stone-edged water bank, dipping small white bowls and cups into a pond and scattering pink flower petals on the water as tharpanam offerings. Some wear orange or saffron cloths, a few wear blue shirts and dark tops, and one man in a blue shirt sits at the left edge. Tree branches overhang the upper left and more people stand behind on the path.2009-07-01Outdoor photo at a stone-edged water tank where many devotees dressed mostly in white stand and crouch along the rocky bank. Several hold white cups or bowls and dip them into the water, pouring water while pink flower petals float across the surface. A few people in coloured clothes, including a maroon shirt and a blue top, are among the crowd. A green hose runs along the rocks and tree branches overhang the scene. This appears to be a tharpanam offering at a water tank, with devotees pouring water and petals as an offering.2009-07-01July 01 20092009-07-01Outdoor photograph of a large crowd gathered along the stone-edged bank of a pond, many people dressed in white ritual clothing, bending or kneeling to pour water and scatter pink flower petals onto the water. A man in the left foreground wears white and holds a white cloth over his shoulder, while others in white, pink, blue and red garments crouch along the steps near a green hose. A tree with dense leaves frames the left side, and a stone wall rises behind the crowd. The scene appears to be a tharpanam water offering at a pond. No individual is clearly identified as a person.2009-07-01A photograph of a crowd gathered along a rocky stone edge of a pond or tank, many people in white clothes offering flower petals into the water. In the foreground a man in white with a red-beaded mala necklace stands on the rocks holding a small plate, while a man beside him in white kneels and pours water. Several people in white and a few in green, blue and orange clothing lean over the water, scattering pink and white petals. A green hose runs down the rocks and tree branches overhang the scene.2009-07-01A photograph of devotees gathered along a stone-edged water tank, many in white ritual clothing, bending down to release small white offerings and scatter pink and white flower petals onto the water. Some seated figures on the steps wear white, and a few in yellow, red, and blue clothes stand or sit nearby. A tree branch hangs over the left side. The scene appears to be a tharpanam water offering ritual performed at a homa-related gathering.2009-07-01July 01 20092009-07-01A large crowd of devotees sits in rows along a stone-edged pond, reaching down toward the water as they perform tharpanam offerings. Most wear white clothing, with some in red, blue, maroon and yellow garments. A tree with thin branches shades the left side, and a stone retaining wall rises behind the crowd. A green hose runs along the bank beside the water.2009-07-01July 01 20092009-07-01