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A large outdoor gathering at a ritual site under a canopy edged with red and yellow tassels. In the foreground a person with long dark hair, wearing an orange robe and a white flower garland, stands with their back to the camera beside a blue plastic drum of water. Several devotees in white shirts and white dhotis hold buckets and pour water in a flurry of spray, while a man in white kurta and trousers stands near the centre. A large crowd of people in white and light clothing watches from behind metal poles, and a sheet-metal structure and trees fill the background. A woman in white at right holds a camera. The scene suggests an abhishekam-style water ritual, though the exact rite is not clearly labelled.

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Outdoor photograph of a water-drawing or bathing activity under a red and white canopy with tassels. Several people in white ritual clothes, some with yellow sashes, stand around large blue plastic drums filled with water, one man in white pouring water with a bucket while a spray of water arcs through the air. A rope runs down from a pulley holding a clay pot above the drums. A woman in the foreground wears an orange garment and white flower garland, with a crowd of onlookers behind, some holding phones. A metal structure and trees appear in the background. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person.2009-12-25December 25 20092009-12-25December 25 20092009-12-25December 25 20092009-12-25Outdoors on muddy ground under a red canopy trimmed with colourful tassels, a crowd of men and women in white clothes gathers around large blue plastic drums of water. A pulley rope hangs from the canopy with a small clay pot suspended from it, and a man in white with a yellow waist cloth pulls the rope. Others in white hold plastic buckets and pour water, while a woman in a white sari stands at the right holding a mobile phone. Onlookers and a row of children stand behind, with structures and tents in the distance under hazy sky. a person is not clearly identifiable in the scene.2009-12-25December 25 20092009-12-25Outdoor photo of a water-pouring game beneath a canopy strung with multicolored tassels. In the foreground a woman with long dark hair wears an orange garment and a white flower garland, seen from behind. Men in white shirts and yellow scarves stand at large blue barrels, scooping and pouring water, while a rope with a suspended clay pot hangs above. On the right a man in a white shirt and dark jeans is splashed with spraying water. A crowd of onlookers, many in white, fills the sandy ground behind a low fence.2009-12-25December 25 20092009-12-25December 25 20092009-12-25December 25 20092009-12-25December 25 20092009-12-25A crowded outdoor scene at a sandy, muddy ground where devotees in white clothes and blue shirts pour water from plastic jugs into large blue plastic drums. A red and gold canopy with tassels is overhead, and a rope hangs down the middle. A woman with long dark hair wearing an orange top and a flower garland stands in the left foreground, her back to the camera. A man in a white dhoti pours water mid-air in a splash, and a large crowd of onlookers, many in white, stands behind a metal fence under a bright sky.2009-12-25