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A 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.

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Outdoor temple courtyard scene beside a long colonnaded stone wall, with palm trees and a gopuram tower behind. A man in a white shirt and dhoti on the right pours water from a metal pot on a rope into a stone well or tank. In the centre, a young man in a red-orange dhoti and shawl, with a long gold-and-white garland and a rudraksha mala, stands with head lowered as water is poured over him. Around him are devotees in saffron-orange robes, several with malas and a shawl, and women in white saris with gold borders. A trident (trishul) stands at the left. Red brick paving runs through the scene.2009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13A photograph of a ritual bathing at a temple well with a stone parapet. A man in a plaid shirt and white dhoti stands on the parapet pouring water from a metal pot over a woman in a red sari, whose wet hair falls forward as water splashes around her. Around her, several people in orange-red robes and a man in white with a yellow shawl look on, while others in white saris and red shawls stand at the right. Stone pillars and an arcaded corridor frame the scene.2009-07-13A figure in a red-orange saffron wrap and a long flower and bead garland bows over a stone tank, cupping water in both hands as it splashes over the rim. A man in a white shirt and brown dhoti stands on steps at right, holding a metal bucket and a yellow hose that sprays water. Behind them a second man in orange sannyasi-style clothing and a red shoulder bag watches. A tall silver staff with an ornamental top stands at left. Beyond the yellow railing, a pillared temple colonnade with white and orange striped walls sits under a pale sky. Visible ritual bathing or abhishekam-style washing at a temple tank.2009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13A photograph of a water-pouring ritual at a temple well or tank. A man in a white dhoti and shirt, wearing a blue cord around his neck, pours water from a metal bucket on a yellow rope into a basin. Beneath the pouring, a long-haired man with dark rudraksha malas stands with clasped hands as water runs over his head. Beside him, another man in orange-red cloth and rudraksha beads stands with hands raised. A crowd of around fifteen devotees, many bare-chested with orange cloths and malas, and some women in saris and white clothing, surrounds the scene beside a white carved temple wall with green foliage.2018-04-29A 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.2009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13Outdoor temple scene with palm trees and a golden-domed shrine behind. A man in a white shirt and blue lungi holds a metal pot high and pours water over a golden kalasha-like vessel held by a sannyasi in orange-red robes and a saffron head wrap. Beside him, a long-haired man in orange robes and a rudraksha-style mala holds the vessel, while a man in an orange-red robe and garland stands near. A man in white dhoti stands at left and a woman in a white sari with red border stands at right, watching. The action appears to be a ritual water offering at a temple.2009-07-13A photograph of a temple well ritual at a stone-pillared colonnade. In the centre, a bare-chested man with long wet dark hair and a red cloth stands at the rim while a group pours water over him from brass vessels; he wears a gold necklace. Beside him a man in saffron-orange robes and a saffron head cloth holds a ceremonial vessel, and another man in orange robes stands with a rudraksha-style bead necklace. Several young men and women in white and red-orange garments with yellow sashes stand around, some holding brass bowls, and a cameraman in a checked shirt and white dhoti films with a camera on a pole. Crowd members line the background, and the setting is a stone well enclosure with worn pillars.2009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13