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A large group of devotees, mostly dressed in white with orange and saffron accents, kneels and sits in rows along a stone-edged bank beside a calm lake. Many hold small items or offering materials in their hands while performing a ritual offering, and some lean over the water's edge. Behind them a tall dry-stone wall rises, and a circular stone platform sits in the water to the right. Several people wear orange or saffron garments and white garlands, with a few women in pink and blue saris among the group.

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Outdoor photo at a stone-walled pond edge where a large group of devotees performs a water ritual. Many people in white clothes kneel or stand along a stone ledge, some with bowls or hands in the water, with flower petals floating on the surface. A man in an orange-saffron top and dark trousers kneels at the center, and a person in a cream robe with rudraksha-style beads sits nearby. Behind them stands a rough stone retaining wall and dirt bank. Roughly fifty people are visible.2009-07-01July 01 20092009-07-01July 01 20092009-07-01Outdoor photo of a large group of devotees seated and standing along a stone-lined water tank during a tharpanam offering. Many wear white ritual clothing; some men are bare-chested with rudraksha malas, and several women wear yellow, orange and green saris. Several participants bend forward and pour water or offer items into the pool, with pink flower petals floating on the surface. A rocky retaining wall and green shrubs form the backdrop. Heads and hair of people in the foreground are visible at the bottom edge of the frame. A man seated mid-frame wears a white garment and a rudraksha mala, and a bald man in saffron-toned clothing sits near the center. Several people here appear to be in a ritual water offering.2009-07-01July 01 20092009-07-01Outdoor photo at a stone-edged water tank with a dry-stone wall behind. A large orange umbrella shades a seated figure in orange and saffron robes near the water's edge, with saffron-clad attendants nearby. Many people in white clothing sit along the stone steps and bank, several with hands in the water and others holding small objects or papers. A few women wear pink and orange saris, and a number of onlookers in casual clothes stand along the wall. Calm water reflects the orange of the umbrella and robes.2009-07-01July 01 20092009-07-01A photograph of an outdoor water-side ritual at a stone-walled pond or tank, with lotus-like flower petals scattered on the stone edge. Two figures in saffron and orange robes sit on a raised orange mat under a large orange umbrella, with brass vessels in front of them. Around them, many people in white clothes and white garments with beaded necklaces crouch and kneel along the edge, some pouring or offering items into the water. Behind them, a crowd of onlookers stands against the stone wall, including a man in a grey shirt and dark trousers and a child in a dark shirt crouching at the front. The setting appears to be a tarpanam offering at the water's edge.2009-07-01Outdoor photo at a stone-lined water edge where a large crowd gathers for a tharpanam-style offering. Many people in white and light clothing kneel and stand along the shore, some dipping hands into the water and placing items on the stone steps scattered with pink flower petals. Near the centre, a figure in white with a beaded necklace kneels closest to the water. To the right, two seated figures in orange robes sit under a bright orange umbrella, one holding a small brass vessel, with a child in front of them. Behind, a stone wall rises and more devotees in orange, pink and white stand watching.2009-07-01July 01 20092009-07-01Outdoor photo of a crowd gathered along the stone-lined edge of a rectangular water tank for a tharpanam offering. Many devotees stand and sit on mats along the bank, mostly dressed in white, with some in orange, saffron and yellow garments. A woman in a white top and white cloth sits at the edge near the water, with bare feet in the shallows. Rose petals float on the still water, and reflections of orange and white clothing shimmer on its surface. An orange umbrella shades a group of seated people in orange robes on the right, and a stone wall rises behind the crowd. Roughly forty people are visible.2009-07-01July 01 20092009-07-01