Outdoor photograph of a man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a red border pouring water from a brass vessel over a large grey rock. Palm fronds lie against the rock, with small white flowers and green shrubs around it, and sandy ground behind. A person in white and yellow clothing stands at the right edge, partly cropped. The rock is wet from the pouring water. - Nithyanandapedia

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Outdoor photograph of a man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a red border pouring water from a brass vessel over a large grey rock. Palm fronds lie against the rock, with small white flowers and green shrubs around it, and sandy ground behind. A person in white and yellow clothing stands at the right edge, partly cropped. The rock is wet from the pouring water.

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