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Photograph outdoors beside a whitewashed temple wall with carved pilasters and a palm tree behind. A man in a yellow-and-brown striped polo and white dhoti pours water from a metal vessel held by a rope at the temple base. Three figures in saffron-orange robes walk along a red-tiled path: a young man with a red headband, glasses and gold-beaded necklace carrying a long metal staff; a young man in orange with a rudraksha mala; and a young man on the right with long hair, a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, with another person in white partly visible behind. Sunlit scene.

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Outdoors in a temple courtyard, a man in a yellow-and-brown striped polo and white dhoti stands on a stone slab, drawing up water from a well with a rope. Beside him, several men wear orange-red saffron robes with rudraksha malas. One man holding a silver trident-shaped staff and wearing an orange turban and a gold-beaded garland stands beside a long-haired man in red robes and gold necklace who is being showered with water from the well, with other robed devotees watching. A white stone temple gopuram and palm trees form the background.2009-07-13A photograph of a temple courtyard with palm trees and golden-domed shrine structures behind a crowd. A man with glasses and a red head wrap, wearing orange-saffron robes, a long gold-bead necklace and a rudraksha-style gold pendant, holds a silver trident staff. Beside him, a younger man in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala pours water from a golden kalasha, with a wet-haired attendant in orange clothes also in the group. Onlookers in white garments stand behind them. Several people are visible in the scene, and the saffron-clad group performs a temple ritual of water offering.2009-07-13A photograph of a ritual bathing scene in an outdoor courtyard beside a temple. A man in a white dhoti and white shirt stands on a stone ledge at right, pouring water from a metal pot over the head of a person in a red garment and a marigold garland with rudraksha beads. Around them are several people in saffron and orange robes holding a tall trident, and others in white clothing. A stone well or tank with a wooden cover lies in the foreground, and palm trees and a temple gopuram tower stand in the background.2009-07-13A group of saffron-robed sannyasis walks barefoot along a paved path beside a stone wall, with a white gopuram temple tower rising behind them under green trees. The central figure wears an orange-red dhoti and shawl, a long gold-bead necklace with a large pendant, a gold waist belt, and a vertical tilak on his forehead; he is smiling and walking forward. Beside him, a shaved-headed man in orange robes and a gold necklace raises one arm holding an orange-handled object. Other devotees include a man in a saffron wrap with a dark rudraksha mala, a young man in white with an orange shawl, a woman in a green sari with an orange wrap, and a man in white shirt and dark trousers on the right. The scene reads as a temple procession or walk.2012-09-12A photograph of a ritual bathing at a temple well or tank, with a priest in a white dhoti and red-orange striped shirt pouring water from a metal vessel over a devotee. In the centre, a person in wet red-orange garments with long dark hair and a rudraksha-style necklace holds a golden vessel. To the left, a figure in wet saffron-orange robes with a tall staff and orange shawl stands beside the well. Devotees in saffron and red garments and white clothes crowd the stone edge of the water tank, with palm trees and temple walls behind. a person is presumed present in the saffron-robed group, but the appearance is uncertain.2009-07-13Outdoor temple courtyard scene beside a long colonnaded stone wall, with palm trees and a gopuram tower behind. A man in a white shirt and dhoti on the right pours water from a metal pot on a rope into a stone well or tank. In the centre, a young man in a red-orange dhoti and shawl, with a long gold-and-white garland and a rudraksha mala, stands with head lowered as water is poured over him. Around him are devotees in saffron-orange robes, several with malas and a shawl, and women in white saris with gold borders. A trident (trishul) stands at the left. Red brick paving runs through the scene.2009-07-13August 07 20132013-08-07Outdoor photograph of a group walking barefoot across a red tiled walkway beside an old cream-washed temple wall with stone pillars and a palm tree. In the centre, a man with long swept-back hair wears a dripping red wrap, a red garland of beads and flowers, and a rudraksha mala; he walks with a smile. Around him are devotees in wet white and yellow garments, a woman in an orange-red sari, a girl in white with a gold border and red shawl, and a man in white carrying a black bag. Several others stand in the background.2009-07-13March 10 20132013-03-10September 26 20112011-09-26Outdoor temple scene with palm trees and a golden-domed shrine behind. A man in a white shirt and blue lungi holds a metal pot high and pours water over a golden kalasha-like vessel held by a sannyasi in orange-red robes and a saffron head wrap. Beside him, a long-haired man in orange robes and a rudraksha-style mala holds the vessel, while a man in an orange-red robe and garland stands near. A man in white dhoti stands at left and a woman in a white sari with red border stands at right, watching. The action appears to be a ritual water offering at a temple.2009-07-13June 10 20132013-06-10