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A large crowd of devotees sits in rows along a stone-edged pond, reaching down toward the water as they perform tharpanam offerings. Most wear white clothing, with some in red, blue, maroon and yellow garments. A tree with thin branches shades the left side, and a stone retaining wall rises behind the crowd. A green hose runs along the bank beside the water.

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July 01 20092009-07-01July 01 20092009-07-01July 01 20092009-07-01Outdoor photo of many devotees seated along the stone-lined edge of a water tank, offering tharpanam by dipping their hands and feet into the water while pink flower petals float on the surface. Most wear white clothing; a few wear blue, pink, yellow and orange garments. A stone retaining wall rises behind, with more people seated on it. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2009-07-01Outdoor photo at a stone-lined water tank where a crowd of devotees kneels and sits along the edge, many in white ritual clothes. They dip their hands and small white cups into the water and drop pink flower petals onto the surface. A woman in a magenta salwar kameez with a red shawl stands near the centre, a man in a blue kurta bends forward to the water, and others in white and orange stand along the stone wall behind. Green foliage hangs at the upper left and a green hose lies along the lower left edge.2009-07-01July 01 20092009-07-01Outdoor photo at a stone-walled pond edge where a large group of devotees performs a water ritual. Many people in white clothes kneel or stand along a stone ledge, some with bowls or hands in the water, with flower petals floating on the surface. A man in an orange-saffron top and dark trousers kneels at the center, and a person in a cream robe with rudraksha-style beads sits nearby. Behind them stands a rough stone retaining wall and dirt bank. Roughly fifty people are visible.2009-07-01Outdoor photo of a large group of devotees in white clothes kneeling and crouching along a stone-edged water bank, dipping small white bowls and cups into a pond and scattering pink flower petals on the water as tharpanam offerings. Some wear orange or saffron cloths, a few wear blue shirts and dark tops, and one man in a blue shirt sits at the left edge. Tree branches overhang the upper left and more people stand behind on the path.2009-07-01A photograph of a riverside or pond ritual where many people in white clothing sit along a stone embankment, pouring water from small vessels into the water. Pink flower petals float on the surface, and a bare tree branch overhangs the crowd. A man with long white hair in white robes stands in the center, and several others wear white, with a few in orange or dark clothing among the spectators behind. Participants crouch and reach toward the water, offering tharpanam at the water's edge.2009-07-01Outdoor photo at a stone-edged water tank where many devotees dressed mostly in white stand and crouch along the rocky bank. Several hold white cups or bowls and dip them into the water, pouring water while pink flower petals float across the surface. A few people in coloured clothes, including a maroon shirt and a blue top, are among the crowd. A green hose runs along the rocks and tree branches overhang the scene. This appears to be a tharpanam offering at a water tank, with devotees pouring water and petals as an offering.2009-07-01Outdoor photo of a large crowd gathered along a stone-walled water edge performing tharpanam offerings. Many people wear white clothing, and some wear saffron, red and blue garments. Several seated devotees bend forward with hands in the water, while others stand or crouch along the stone ledge. Pink flower petals float on the water surface, and green shrubs and a stone retaining wall fill the background.2009-07-01A photograph of devotees gathered along a stone-edged water tank, many in white ritual clothing, bending down to release small white offerings and scatter pink and white flower petals onto the water. Some seated figures on the steps wear white, and a few in yellow, red, and blue clothes stand or sit nearby. A tree branch hangs over the left side. The scene appears to be a tharpanam water offering ritual performed at a homa-related gathering.2009-07-01