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Devotees bathe under a strong waterfall cascading over dark rock at Papanasam falls. In the centre, a shirtless man in red wet cloth stands in the water with his back turned, and nearby another man wears a red-orange wet dhoti and shirt. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts stand around the pool and at the rock edge, one smiling broadly in a white kurta with a red cloth draped over his shoulder. A man on the right wears a white vest and checked cloth. A yellow metal railing stands at left beside the falling water.

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Devotees bathe under a strong waterfall cascading over dark rock at Papanasam falls. In the centre, a man in a saffron-orange robe stands in the water, facing the falls, with a white-clad devotee beside him. Around them, men in white vests and dhotis, a shirtless man in a red cloth and another in blue-striped shorts stand in the pool. Green vegetation hangs on the rock at right, and a yellow metal railing sits at left.2009-01-30January 30 20092009-01-30Devotees bathe in the pouring stream of a waterfall at Papanasam falls, with rocky moss-covered cliffs behind them and a rusted metal railing on the left. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at the left edge reaching toward a bare-chested man wrapped in a red cloth who stands under the water. Other men in white and cream dhotis, a man in a white vest and yellow shorts, and a man in an orange cloth stand in the churning pool. The scene is a ritual bath beneath the falls.2009-01-30Several men stand under a cascading waterfall at a rock face with green moss, bathing in a shallow pool. Two figures in drenched red garments, one with long dark hair, stand closest to the falling water, one raising a hand. Others wear white dhotis and white shirts or vests, including a man in a white shirt on the left and a bare-chested man with a rudraksha-style necklace on the right. A yellow metal frame sits at the left edge. The scene is a river or falls bath during a pilgrimage visit.2009-01-30A group of devotees bathes under a cascading waterfall at a rocky forest falls, with a bamboo railing on the left and mossy rock walls. Two women in red saris stand near the falling water, one with her hair loose. A man in a white dhoti and shirt stands with his back to the camera, a man in a white vest and yellow-brown lungi stands centre, and a man in white dhoti bathes at right. Another bare-chested man in a white dhoti stands at far right beside the second waterfall. Plastic litter lies on the wet stone in the foreground.2009-01-30January 30 20092009-01-30January 30 20092009-01-30January 30 20092009-01-30A photograph of devotees bathing at a waterfall pool, with a cascade of water falling over dark rock covered in green moss. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands barefoot on the wet ground, looking toward the water. Several people wade in the pool: a man in a red robe, a person in an orange-red robe, a man in white with an orange-red cloth over his shoulder, a shirtless man in a blue lungi, and a man in a white vest and white dhoti. Plastic debris floats on the water and a rusty metal railing stands at the left edge.2009-01-30Devotees bathe under a strong waterfall cascading over dark rock, with green moss on the right edge. Several people stand in the rushing water: two in saffron-orange robes with wet cloth clinging to their bodies, one in a white dhoti and white shirt with a red sash at the waist, a shirtless man in a black dhoti, a man in a white vest and cream shorts, and others in white dhotis and vests. One person in orange has hands raised to the head of another, and a yellow metal railing stands on the left. The scene reads as a ritual ablution at a sacred falls.2009-01-30January 30 20092009-01-30Devotees stand in a waterfall pool at Papanasam falls, with water pouring over rock behind them. A bare-chested man in a red dhoti with long dark hair stands in front, with a woman in a red sari beside him and another man in a red robe. Around them, men in white dhotis and white or sleeveless undershirts, some with rudraksha-style necklaces, stand in the water, one holding a yellow metal railing at left. Darker vegetation grows on the rock at the right edge.2009-01-30