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Close photo of water splashing vigorously as several people crowd together in a tank or pool. A central man with wet black hair and a white flower garland bows his head into the spray, wearing a red garment. Around him, devotees in red and white clothing press close, some with arms raised. On the right, a tall brass trident rises from the water beside a person in white with a rudraksha mala. Photo appears to show a ritual immersion or bathing moment during a festival procession.

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A crowd of devotees wades in water, many in white clothes, some with arms raised and smiling. At centre, a young man with long dark hair wears a red garment and a thick white and red flower garland, smiling as people reach toward him. Behind him a figure in a red-orange cloth stands in the water. A golden trident is held on the left edge, and a bare-armed woman in pink smiles nearby.2009-06-09A large group of devotees, mostly in white and red clothing, stands waist-deep in splashing water, many with hands raised toward a golden trident held aloft at center. Water sprays across the frame, and a concrete platform edge with red markings is visible at the top. The scene reads as a ritual bathing or immersion moment with trident worship.2009-06-09June 09 20092009-06-09A joyful group bathes in water, many smiling and some raising hands. At centre, a man with long wet hair wears a red sleeveless top and a white and red flower garland around his neck, smiling as others crowd around him. Beside him, a man in an orange-red shawl with a rudraksha mala smiles, and a golden trident is held at left by a person in white. Several people in white and pink clothing surround them, with flower petals floating on the water. Overlaid on the photo is the and2009-06-09A photograph of a devotional gathering in water, with a man at centre standing waist-deep in a pool. He has long dark hair swept back, a red garment, a white flower garland with red rose sections, and a dark rudraksha-style mala, and he is smiling. Around him, many people in white wet clothes stand in the water, including a young boy in a white shirt and a woman in a red bindi. Several devotees in the foreground watch from the edge. Red flower petals float on the water surface. The setting appears to be a ritual bathing or ceremonial immersion. The man matches the presentation cues for a person based on long hair, red robe, garland and mala, with a sannyasi role in the water ritual.2009-06-09A large crowd of devotees stands waist-deep in water, many in white ritual clothes and some in red garments. A central figure with long wet black hair, wearing a red garment and a white flower garland, is submerged in the water and turned toward a golden trident held upright by another devotee in white. Smiling men and a woman in red surround them, with a rudraksha-style mala visible on one man. The setting appears to be a river or sacred water body with a sense of ritual immersion.2009-06-09June 09 20092009-06-09Photograph of a crowd standing waist-deep in water at dusk. Many people wear white wet clothes, and one central figure in a red garment and white-and-red flower garland raises a tall golden-tipped trident overhead. Men with yellow shawls and rudraksha malas stand nearby, smiling; several women with wet hair are visible among the group. The water and close crowd fill the frame, with heads in the foreground.2009-06-09A photograph of a crowd bathing in water, with a central figure in a red garland and red cloth holding a golden trident upright above the water. Around him, many men in white wet clothes and red or yellow shawls smile and gesture, some with rudraksha necklaces. The water is greenish and choppy in the foreground, with heads and hands of people in the lower edge. The scene appears to be a ritual immersion with a sacred trident.2009-06-09A ritual bathing scene in a stone-walled tank of dark water. In the centre, a man with a white floral garland and a red-orange robe stands waist-deep holding a silver trident upright in front of him, with a second man in an orange-red cloth beside him. Around them, about a dozen people in white clothes and yellow scarves stand in the water, several with hands pressed in anjali. Others sit on the steps behind, including a woman in a blue top, a woman in a white and gold outfit with a red bindi, and a young man in grey. A rudraksha-style mala is visible on a standing man in the back. The setting suggests a sacred tank ceremony, possibly abhishekam or a holy-water rite.2009-07-08A large crowd stands waist-deep in water, many in white wet clothes with yellow or red shawls and flower garlands. In the centre, a man raises a tall golden trident overhead, wearing a red loincloth, white garland and a pendant necklace, while people around him smile and raise their hands. Water splashes around them in what appears to be a ritual bathing or sacred river gathering.2009-06-09Photo of a crowd standing waist-deep in rippling water, many people in white clothes with rudraksha malas. In the centre a man with long dark hair, wearing a white flower garland with red-and-white striped stripes and a red loincloth, holds a golden trident upright in his right hand. Behind him a man in a red shirt with curly hair and a man in a yellow cloth stand among devotees who smile, raise hands and splash water. Splashing water and bright sunlight suggest a riverside ritual dip.2009-06-09