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A photograph of several men bathing in a temple tank or sea water at a stone stepped ghat, waist-deep. Most wear bare upper bodies with orange or saffron cloths over their shoulders and rudraksha malas. The man in the centre has long matted hair and a gold chain, and holds a black bag. In the foreground a man with a cloth draped over his shoulder and beads holds his hands in anjali. A man at right has long locks, a rudraksha mala and a tilak on his forehead. Behind them a woman in an orange-brown sari stands in the water at left, and a pink wall and metal railing are visible at the top.

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