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A photograph of a ritual bathing scene at a stone well or tank. A man with long wet black hair and a rudraksha mala bows forward, wearing a sleeveless red garment that is soaked. A priest in white stands at left pouring water from a blue metal bucket over him. At right, a man in orange-saffron robes, a gold beaded necklace, a rudraksha mala and an orange head cloth holds a long silver staff. A cameraman in white films in the background, and the green-stained stone wall and tree are visible behind.

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July 13 20092009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13A photograph of an outdoor ritual bathing at a stone-walled temple area. A man with long wet dark hair, bare-shouldered in a red garment, bends forward while water is poured over his head from a large steel vessel held by a person at the top left, with a yellow rope hanging nearby. Beside him stands a man in an orange garment with a dark wrap and a rudraksha mala, and at right a bespectacled man wearing an orange turban, orange robe and a garland, holding a small brass cup. Behind them another person in white raises a ceremonial item. Water streams down in droplets. Three to four people are visible.2009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13Outdoor photo at a temple tank or well-side stone platform. A long-haired figure in orange-red robes, wearing a rudraksha mala, kneels at the edge and cups a hand to the ear, while a companion in orange with a gold necklace and folded hands kneels beside a metal shower-like pipe. Several people in white dhotis stand on the raised stone wall, and a man in a striped shirt with a camera is in the background among palm trees. a person may be the long-haired figure in orange robes with rudraksha mala, though this is uncertain from appearance alone.2009-07-13A photograph inside a dim temple passage with yellow-washed walls, where a man in a white shirt and white dhoti pours water from a metal bucket over a long-haired devotee in red clothing who holds a golden vessel. Beside them, a man in an orange saffron robe with wet, swept-back long hair and rudraksha beads stands with a silver trident, while others in red and orange clothing crowd around. A photographer in the background raises a camera. The people are soaked.2009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13