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A photograph at a temple tank or well-side in a courtyard with pale orange and yellow walls under a blue sky. In the foreground a bare-chested man with long dreadlocked black hair, wet and glistening, wears a rudraksha mala and kneels with palms pressed together in prayer, his head bowed toward a stone basin. Behind him a crowd of devotees presses forward; a man in a white dhoti and shirt stands on the stone edge pouring or handling water, a woman in a green and yellow sari stands at left, and a boy in a peach-coloured shirt leans in holding a white plastic container. Some people hold mobile phones. The bare-chested man has distinctive long dreadlocks, rudraksha beads and a swept-back wet head of hair, consistent with the page's a person reference, so he is a probable candidate; he is present in person.

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April 29 20182018-04-29Outdoor photo of a bare-shouldered man with long dreadlocked black hair being doused with water poured from a metal vessel held above him by a person whose arm wears red-brown beaded bracelets and a yellow cord. Water splashes over his face and shoulders; he wears a dense red-brown rudraksha mala around his neck and a white cloth wrapped at his waist. Behind him stand a youth in a peach shirt holding a white plastic jug and other devotees with raised arms against a stone temple wall and pale yellow building. a person is shown with long swept-back dreadlocks, rudraksha mala and bare chest; he is receiving ritual water abhishekam in the open air.2018-04-29A bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair and a dense rudraksha mala around his neck stands outdoors in bright sunlight with palms pressed together in prayer, head bowed toward a dark stone wall. Water is poured over him from a metal vessel held above by a hand on the left, and water droplets cover his skin and hair. Behind him, devotees with rudraksha bracelets crowd close, including a man in a salmon shirt and a woman in a yellow garment, one holding a white plastic jug. Weathered pink and yellow temple walls rise in the background. The scene suggests an abhishekam-style water offering at a temple wall, with several people visible.2018-04-29April 29 20182018-04-29April 29 20182018-04-29April 29 20182018-04-29April 29 20182018-04-29 +1 copiesApril 29 20182018-04-29A photograph of an outdoor ritual bathing scene. In the centre, a man with long dreadlocks and a dark wet shawl kneels with palms pressed together while water is poured over him from a metal vessel held by a man in orange-red cloth wearing a yellow-thread sacred cord. Around him a crowd of devotees stands on a red-tiled floor: a bare-chested man with rudraksha beads and a gold pendant, a woman in dark teal sari with rudraksha mala, a woman in maroon top with rudraksha, a man in white with a blue-and-gold shawl, and others with hands folded in prayer. A man in white cloth stands at the left edge. Concrete walls and a blue tarp are behind the crowd. The scene suggests a sacred water abhishekam at a temple tank or bathing area.2018-04-29April 29 20182018-04-29April 29 20182018-04-29A photograph of a ritual bathing at an outdoor tirtha or well beside a grey temple-style structure with pillars and a carved deity panel, with green trees behind. A bare-chested man with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala kneels with hands joined as a stream of water pours over his head from a bucket held by a man in a white shirt and white dhoti on the right, who uses a yellow rope. Around them, devotees stand watching: men in orange or red dhotis with rudraksha malas, women in red and dark green saris, and Western-looking participants in white. One man in orange robe stands at the back. A figure in white dhoti leans over the stone edge at lower left. No figure among them is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance.2018-04-29