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Outdoors in a garden courtyard beside yellow temple walls and palm fronds, a bare-chested man with long grey dreadlocks and dark brown rudraksha malas splashes water over his face with both hands, water spraying from his wrists. Around him stand devotees: several bare-chested men with dreadlocked topknots in orange and saffron dhotis or wraps, layered rudraksha necklaces and red armbands; women in red and orange saris with rudraksha malas; and a woman in a beige sari with red kumkum on her forehead. Some onlookers have palms joined in namaskar. The orange-tiled floor is wet, and a yellow cord lies at the lower edge.

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April 29 20182018-04-29 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual water pouring outdoors in a courtyard with green plants and a palm tree. A bare-chested man with wet dark hair bows forward with cupped hands at his face while water is poured over his head from a metal vessel held by a raised arm wrapped in yellow cord. Behind him, a bare-chested man in orange wrap with rudraksha malas and a tilak stands with hands joined. Around them, women in red and orange saris and devotees in white and orange stand watching, many with hands folded in prayer. A stone basin is visible at the lower edge. The scene appears to be a purification or abhishekam-style rite; no a person candidate is clearly identifiable by appearance.2018-04-29Outdoor scene on a red tiled floor beside green foliage and a stone wall. A man with long dreadlocks and a wet, dark maroon cloth wrapped on his body, heavy rudraksha malas around his neck and arms, stands with palms pressed together and head bowed while water drips from him. 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Behind and beside him, men and women in saffron, red and dark teal garments wear rudraksha malas; a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and a white tag stands at right, a woman in a dark green sari with folded hands stands at right, and a smiling bearded man in a white shirt sits at upper left. A man in a red-and-gold dhoti with a rudraksha mala stands at left with his hair knotted up. Many others press in from the back, some smiling and some with hands folded in prayer. Count: roughly 21-100 people visible.2018-04-29Photograph of a wet, crowded outdoor temple-courtyard scene with devotees. In the centre, a bearded man with long dark swept-back hair, a vermilion-marked forehead, and layered rudraksha malas over a dark brown cloth is pouring water from a metal vessel while people around him crowd close. Surrounding men wear orange and red cloths with rudraksha beads, some with dreadlocked hair and tilak marks, and women in red saris stand nearby, one with hands raised. A palm tree and green foliage frame a yellow building behind them. Several people hold yellow garland strings near the vessel.2018-04-29April 29 20182018-04-29Outdoor photograph of a group of devotees at a temple courtyard with green shrubs and a stone wall behind them. In the foreground, a man with long dark matted hair and layered rudraksha malas bends forward while water pours from his head and body, wearing a wet dark maroon cloth. Around him, men in saffron/orange dhotis and sashes with rudraksha malas stand watching, one with a white tilak on his forehead and long dreadlocked hair wrapped up. A shirtless man with a red bindi and rudraksha mala smiles in the background. On the right, a man in a cream dhoti with a gold border holds a steel vessel tied with yellow cord, and a man in white is on the left. A reddish tiled floor underfoot suggests an abhishekam with water poured over a devotee. 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