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Outdoor scene on a dirt ground at an ashram compound. Several people in white clothes and yellow waist cords are splashing water and coloured liquid, with a blue barrel of dark red liquid in the foreground. A man in a white shirt holds a red bucket, and a small child in a yellow top reaches toward a red bucket. A standing man on the right wears an orange robe and watches. Wooden poles, a ladder, red-roofed buildings and trees form the background.

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Outdoor photo of a water-pouring ritual at a pandal-style open-air site. In the foreground, a figure with long dark hair and an orange garment, wearing a white flower garland, grips a rope and holds a pot aloft to a crowd. Several large blue drums hold water, and men and women in white and yellow-trimmed clothing hold buckets and vessels, splashing water. A crowd watches behind a metal frame with bunting overhead. Wet ground, scaffolding and trees fill the background.2009-12-25Outdoor scene at a dusty ground with a corrugated-roof shed and palm trees behind. Several men in plain white shirts and white dhotis are splashed with water; spray flies through the air. One central man in white, arms raised, holds a wooden stick and a red-tinged bucket, drenched and facing the spray. Others in white clothing hold orange and red plastic buckets and pots, one wears an orange headband, and a drum and a parked vehicle appear at right.2010-12-22December 22 20102010-12-22December 22 20102010-12-22Outdoors on a dusty ground, a group of young people and children play a water game beneath a red metal frame with a hanging bell or weight. A man in a lilac shirt and grey trousers leaps upward, arm raised, as water sprays around him. Men in white kurtas with yellow waist sashes stand nearby, some holding red buckets and blue drums. A man in orange clothing stands at the right edge, and a modern building with scaffolding rises in the background under a clear blue sky.2010-12-22Outdoor scene on wet red earth under an overcast sky, with several people throwing and splashing water and pink powder during a celebration. Many participants wear white dhotis and kurtas, some with yellow sashes or yellow waist cloths. A man in the centre has raised arms and a pink cloth, while a red bucket and green cup are visible among the crowd. Bald men in white clothing stand at the right, and a few onlookers in grey and dark shirts watch from the edges. Tall red poles frame the scene, with a fence and trees in the background.2010-09-02December 22 20102010-12-22December 22 20102010-12-22Outdoor ritual scene under a corrugated metal-roofed open pavilion with tall red poles and a tall saffron-striped pillar behind. Several people in orange and saffron cloth stand and move on a wet, reddish-stained ground, with blue plastic drums in the foreground. A man in an orange dhoti and a woman in a white-and-gold-striped sari dance or strike with sticks and wet cloths, and one shirtless man bends over a drum. Behind them a large crowd of devotees in orange, white and red garments watches, with coconut palms and trees beyond. The setting appears to be a festival ground during a ritual event.2014-08-17Outdoor scene of a festive water celebration on a dusty ground in front of a red building with tall red poles. A central figure in a bright orange-red robe and cloth stands with arms out, drenched by a spray of water and a yellow stream poured from pots. Around him, people in orange, red and saffron robes and one in blue and white tug at jets of water from metal drums and buckets. Onlookers in white, yellow and blue clothing watch from behind. A bald man in orange with a rudraksha mala and a woman in an orange sari with red garland accents are visible among the group.2016-08-25Outdoor photo at an open dirt compound on a bright day. A tall rust-red metal gantry holds a hanging red-and-white bucket on a rope, with water spilled across the ground. Several people stand around in white clothes: a man in a white kurta at left, a man in white with a yellow waist cord at centre-right, and a man in a white shirt with a yellow cord at right. A person in an orange-saffron robe stands near the centre-right holding a red bucket, and children in colourful outfits, including a pink top and blue shirt, are gathered at left. Blue water drums and red buckets sit on the right, with a building under construction and trees behind.2010-12-22Outdoors on a dry dirt ground under a clear blue sky, a group of people in white clothes with yellow and red waist cords stand around a vertical pole, pouring and splashing water from buckets and a hanging red vessel. A man in a bright orange robe with a white dhoti stands at the right near a ladder, watching the scene. Red brick buildings and trees are in the background, and a water hose lies across the wet ground.2010-12-22