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Night photograph of devotees bathing in a dark, shallow water tank at a temple ghat under bright floodlights. A woman in a red sari stands waist-deep at left, and several bathers wade near a yellow rope line. At right, a close-up shows a man in orange-red dhoti with a gold border and a red-brown shawl, wearing a beaded rudraksha-style necklace and gold armband, leaning down toward the water. Metal railings and a black signboard with white Tamil-script lettering stand at left. Other people watch from the stone steps above.

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September 16 20152015-09-16September 16 20152015-09-16 +1 copiesNight photograph at a stone-stepped riverside ghat, with water surging across the lower steps and crowds lining the banks under bright floodlights. In the centre, a group of sadhus in orange and saffron-red dhotis and shawls walk down toward the water, many wearing rudraksha malas and gold-toned necklaces. One man at the front wears a red-and-orange turban and a long bead garland; a second robed figure in white dhoti with gold borders walks ahead on the left. Devotees in colourful saris and white clothes stand along the banks, and signboards and banners line the far wall.2015-09-16 +1 copiesSeptember 16 20152015-09-16Night photograph of a group of saffron-robed sadhus and devotees bathing in a dark, shallow river or temple tank beside a metal railing. A man in the centre-left wears an orange-and-maroon garment with a rudraksha mala and white tripundra on his forehead, and his arm is raised as he wades forward. Beside him, an older bald man with white forehead markings is wrapped in orange cloth and wears a beaded necklace, held up by others. Further right, several men in orange and maroon robes with beaded necklaces and shaved heads stand waist-deep in the water. Bright lights and a signboard are visible above a railing, and a crowd watches from the upper steps.2015-09-16September 16 20152015-09-16Night photograph of a ghat-side bathing scene with water in the foreground. A bald man with a white forehead marking and a long gold-bead necklace stands at the steps, leaning forward in dark red clothing. Another person in orange and gold dhoti-style cloth stands at the right edge in the foreground. In the water, a woman in a red sari bathes, and other bathers stand nearby. A metal railing and bright floodlights light the scene. Yellow Hindi signage is visible on the banner above.2015-09-16September 16 20152015-09-16Night photo at a riverside ghat with stone steps and bright floodlights; people bathe in the water beside a metal railing and a Hindi-language sign. In the foreground, an older man with white sacred ash lines on his forehead and grey hair wears an orange robe and rudraksha mala. Beside him, a man with a red-brown robe, orange sash, rudraksha beads and a tilak stands near a bald man in an orange shawl. At right, several people in orange and saffron garments and beaded necklaces crowd forward. Many others watch from the steps behind, and a man bathes in the water at left. a person appears as the tilak-marked man in the red-brown robe with rudraksha beads and orange sash, standing among the group.2015-09-16 +1 copiesSeptember 16 20152015-09-16September 16 20152015-09-16Night scene at a riverside ghat with shallow dark water. In the foreground a man with shaved head and sandalwood tilak on his forehead, wearing a maroon and gold-bordered dhoti and a heavy gold necklace, bends low to touch the water with his hand. Beside him stands a bald priest in a saffron-yellow garment with a gold chain and tilak, and a man in a yellow dhoti and bare chest. Behind them, a robed sadhu in orange saffron drapes, a woman in a white blouse and red shawl, and devotees wade in the water under string lights and shop signage.2015-09-16