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Outdoors in a temple courtyard, a man in a yellow-and-brown striped polo and white dhoti stands on a stone slab, drawing up water from a well with a rope. Beside him, several men wear orange-red saffron robes with rudraksha malas. One man holding a silver trident-shaped staff and wearing an orange turban and a gold-beaded garland stands beside a long-haired man in red robes and gold necklace who is being showered with water from the well, with other robed devotees watching. A white stone temple gopuram and palm trees form the background.

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Photograph outdoors beside a whitewashed temple wall with carved pilasters and a palm tree behind. A man in a yellow-and-brown striped polo and white dhoti pours water from a metal vessel held by a rope at the temple base. Three figures in saffron-orange robes walk along a red-tiled path: a young man with a red headband, glasses and gold-beaded necklace carrying a long metal staff; a young man in orange with a rudraksha mala; and a young man on the right with long hair, a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, with another person in white partly visible behind. Sunlit scene.2009-07-13A photograph of a ritual bathing at a temple well or tank, with a priest in a white dhoti and red-orange striped shirt pouring water from a metal vessel over a devotee. In the centre, a person in wet red-orange garments with long dark hair and a rudraksha-style necklace holds a golden vessel. To the left, a figure in wet saffron-orange robes with a tall staff and orange shawl stands beside the well. Devotees in saffron and red garments and white clothes crowd the stone edge of the water tank, with palm trees and temple walls behind. a person is presumed present in the saffron-robed group, but the appearance is uncertain.2009-07-13A photograph of a courtyard in a stone temple complex with carved pillars and a palm tree at right. Several people in saffron and orange wet garments walk in a line on red tiled floor beside a rectangular stone tank. A man in red cloth with long dark hair and a large orange-and-gold garland stands center, with a young man in orange behind him. A woman in a red and orange printed salwar in the foreground faces the camera. At right a man in a checked shirt and white dhoti leans over the stone tank, pouring water. A white-clad man with a yellow scarf and rudraksha mala stands at left, and a trident is mounted on a wall in the background. Roughly a dozen people are visible.2009-07-13A group of saffron-robed sannyasis walks barefoot along a paved path beside a stone wall, with a white gopuram temple tower rising behind them under green trees. The central figure wears an orange-red dhoti and shawl, a long gold-bead necklace with a large pendant, a gold waist belt, and a vertical tilak on his forehead; he is smiling and walking forward. Beside him, a shaved-headed man in orange robes and a gold necklace raises one arm holding an orange-handled object. Other devotees include a man in a saffron wrap with a dark rudraksha mala, a young man in white with an orange shawl, a woman in a green sari with an orange wrap, and a man in white shirt and dark trousers on the right. The scene reads as a temple procession or walk.2012-09-12April 29 20182018-04-29 +1 copiesOutdoor bhumi puja ceremony. A man with long dark hair, a full beard and a long multicoloured flower garland, wearing a rust-brown robe, pours water from a large brass kalasha into a dug earth pit. Around him stand bare-chested young men with rudraksha malas, some in orange and teal dhotis, and a man in a white dhoti with gold border and a bag. A drummer in orange dhoti plays a white drum at right. Red and green rangoli-style powder decorates the ground beside the pit, with scattered flower petals. Plants and a red brick wall form the background.2016-11-23Outdoors on open grassland with scrub trees behind, a man with long dark hair in an orange robe kneels and places an incense stick into the ground beside a silver puja tray holding a small bowl, a bell and a lit wick. A shaven-headed man in an orange shawl and white dhoti stands at left watching, holding a plate of flowers. Behind them several women in white saris with orange or yellow shawls stand with hands folded in namaste, performing a bhoomi puja ceremony at the land site. The page excerpt connects this to a bhoomi puja, but the figure's appearance is not clearly established from the image, so the role is described as priest and the identity is left unsure.2008-04-01A photograph of a ritual bathing scene in an outdoor courtyard beside a temple. A man in a white dhoti and white shirt stands on a stone ledge at right, pouring water from a metal pot over the head of a person in a red garment and a marigold garland with rudraksha beads. Around them are several people in saffron and orange robes holding a tall trident, and others in white clothing. A stone well or tank with a wooden cover lies in the foreground, and palm trees and a temple gopuram tower stand in the background.2009-07-13Outdoor temple courtyard with palm trees and grey stone deity murtis behind a tall copper lamp post. In the centre, a person with long dark swept-back hair wears saffron-orange robes, a rudraksha mala and a red forehead mark, walking barefoot on a mat with hands pressed to the abdomen. Beside them, a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with a red border holds a walking stick. A raised platform draped in orange and purple cloth sits to the left, with a small brass vessel and a shallow fire pit with ash, a kalasha-like ritual setup beside a leafy garland overhead. Two people are visible.2010-10-17Outdoor photo beneath a corrugated roof, with a flower garland hung on a pillar at right. A man with long swept-back dark hair and a rudraksha mala stands at centre in saffron-orange robes with broad gold borders, bare-chested and wearing a shawl-style wrap, and orange sandals. Beside him, a second man in similar orange robes with a rudraksha mala holds a green tray of red and yellow flowers. A woman in orange draping stands behind them, and a man in white kneels at right with hands pressed together.2013-07-14 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple courtyard with palm trees and golden-domed shrine structures behind a crowd. A man with glasses and a red head wrap, wearing orange-saffron robes, a long gold-bead necklace and a rudraksha-style gold pendant, holds a silver trident staff. Beside him, a younger man in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala pours water from a golden kalasha, with a wet-haired attendant in orange clothes also in the group. Onlookers in white garments stand behind them. Several people are visible in the scene, and the saffron-clad group performs a temple ritual of water offering.2009-07-13A photograph of a crowd gathered outdoors around a ritual bathing scene. A bare-chested man with grey hair bends forward while a sannyasi in red-orange cloth pours water from a metal bucket over his head, the water spraying in droplets. Another man in an orange-red dhoti pours from a second bucket tied with yellow cord. Behind them, devotees in red and orange garments, bare-chested men with rudraksha malas, and women with red bindis stand watching, some with hands folded in prayer. Green palm foliage and a yellow building are in the background, and a flat stone slab lies in the foreground.2018-04-29