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Outdoor photograph of a water-side ritual at a riverbank or tank, with green water and a metal railing behind the crowd. Several men stand waist-deep or near the water's edge. In the foreground, a bare-chested man in white dhoti with red-and-orange cloth at his shoulder bends forward over a brass kalasha-style vessel, pouring water. Beside him, a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and red sandalwood marks on his chest assists. Behind them, an older bald man with a white beard wears a saffron-orange shawl and a rudraksha mala, and a man in a blue shirt stands nearby. Other devotees in white and bare-chested men crowd the scene, with a brass pot and offerings on the lower right.

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June 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesApril 29 20182018-04-29June 05 20122012-06-05Outdoors at a stone-edged water tank, a man in saffron-orange robe and a shawl with a long rudraksha-style bead necklace stands on the steps, holding a metal dish with burning flame and offering. He is performing a ritual aarti toward the water. Beside him, a man in white clothing with folded hands stands in the water, and another in white with hands joined stands on the steps at left. A brass pot and a decorated brass vessel with red cloth sit on the ground at lower right. People visible: four, the robed figure and three in white.2010-11-21A temple tank with green water and tiered red-brick steps lined with small shrines. Several saffron-robed monks wade waist-deep in the water, holding red poles that support a decorated palanquin or utsava murti vehicle draped with red and white flower garlands and a golden canopy at its top. A deity murti is seated within the flower-covered palanquin. Other monks in orange robes stand on the steps and at the water's edge, and one person in white stands on the upper steps. The scene appears to be a temple tank ritual where the deity is carried through the water.2013-04-25Five men stand waist-deep in reddish water at the foot of red sandstone steps, apparently bathing or performing a ritual immersion. Four wear white dhoti-style cloths with a sacred thread or shawl, and the man second from the right in orange-saffron robes wears a gold-coloured ceremonial necklace and a rudraksha-style bead mala, with a shaved head. The man at far left has his back partly turned and is bending slightly. The image is a photograph of a water ritual at a temple tank or pond, with an archive copyright line in the lower right.2010-11-21Outdoors under a tree and a corrugated shelter, three shirtless men in white and orange dhotis perform a ritual at a golden shrine. One man in a white dhoti and a man in an orange cloth with vibhuti on his forehead bend over and pour liquid from a vessel. A third man, bare-chested with a sacred thread and vibhuti marks, stands behind them. The golden shrine is draped with a gold cloth and wrapped in white jasmine and red rose garlands, with a clear glass cylinder holding red liquid inside. Another man in orange stands in the background. This appears to be abhishekam at a shrine.2017-05-10Annadhan in 20142014-01-01 +1 copiesA photograph of devotees bathing waist-deep in a temple tank of murky water at a stepped ghat. In the foreground a shirtless man in an orange cloth wrapped around his waist stands with hands folded at his chest, and beside him a bald man in a white dhoti stands in the water. Behind them a man with long hair and an orange-saffron cloth lifts his hands to his face, and a woman in a dark blouse holds a phone. A pink-painted stone pillar and metal railings line the steps, with a white-tiled building behind and a figure in white walking on the upper platform. Visible people number about six, all partially in view.2018-04-29April 25 20132013-04-25Annadhan in 20142014-01-01 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20142014-01-01 +1 copies