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Night photograph of a water-filled ceremonial area beside a tiered stand where many people in white clothing sit, lit by rows of small lamps and floodlights under a dark sky. In the foreground on the right, a richly decorated float or palanquin draped with orange, white and yellow garlands and flowers is being pushed through the water by several men in white dhotis and white shirts; one wears an orange sash. A man in white stands at the left edge of the frame. Lamps line the stands and reflections shimmer on the water. The scene suggests a procession or ritual immersion.

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Night photograph of a water ceremony at a lit, red-stepped tank. In the foreground, a floral-decorated raft or boat with white, orange, yellow and purple garlands stands in dark water. A bare-chested man in white dhoti stands waist-deep beside it, reaching toward two young boys in white and orange clothing wading nearby. A third figure in white stands on the raft holding an object aloft. Along the steps above, rows of spectators in white and colourful clothes watch under a bright full moon, with strings of oil lamps lining the stone steps and railing.2010-02-12Night photograph of an outdoor water tank with a stepped red-brick amphitheatre. A brightly decorated boat or float with vertical multicoloured striped draping, garlands and a red-orange hull sits in the water, with several men in white dhotis and white shirts wading around it and one standing on the float. Rows of spectators in white clothing fill the upper tiers under floodlights, and small lights line the steps. Scattered floating petals or flowers dot the dark water. Dhotis and clothing are white, the float is red, orange and striped. A figure on the float may be a priest or devotee; no clear identification is possible.2010-02-12Night photograph of a floodlit open-air amphitheatre with tiered stone seating and a shallow water pool in the centre. Many people in white clothes stand waist-deep in the water, several linking arms or holding a decorated floating platform heaped with garlands and flowers, with red-and-gold lights along its edge. Other figures wade near the foreground and at the right edge, and a few wear yellow. Bright reflections ripple across the water under dark trees and a string of lights at the top left.2010-07-26Night photo of a floating festival boat on water at a stone ghat, lit by floodlights. The boat is decorated with marigold and flower garlands, a tiered flower-covered canopy, and a red seat, carrying a deity murti under a mandap-style covering. Four men in traditional dhoti or lungi, bare-chested, stand in the water pulling and steadying the boat with ropes. Several dozen people sit on tiered steps at left, some in white and saffron-coloured clothing, watching the procession. A decorated kalasha-style arch stands at right. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2016-12-14January 03 20102010-01-03July 26 20102010-07-26July 26 20102010-07-26Night photograph of a riverside or tank ceremony. A floral-decorated boat or float with a deity murti under a marigold-garlanded canopy is moving across dark water at left, lit by string lights and orange and red garlands. Along the stone steps, a large crowd of devotees in white dhotis, saffron and yellow saris stands with hands raised, and a drummer in white stands near the edge. A golden decorated seat sits among the crowd at right, with floodlights and strings of colourful bunting above. Tall lamp posts line the upper walkway.2016-12-14January 02 20092009-01-02Night scene at a temple tank or river ghat during an evening ceremony. Strings of orange and red lights line the far stepped bank, and floodlights glow at the edges. Many people in white and light clothing stand and sit along the water's edge on the left, while a small group wades or sits in the water near the center, some holding flower garlands in green and yellow. Reflections of the warm lights shimmer on the dark water. Trees silhouette against the dusky sky.2009-01-02December 14 20162016-12-14December 14 20162016-12-14