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A photograph of a decorated golden palanquin on a stone-paved temple-tank setting, draped with marigold and orange garlands, purple flowers and palm fronds. Water sprays from a black tank structure behind it. A seated figure on the palanquin wears an orange garment and garlands, while an attendant in red-orange clothing holds a multicoloured umbrella. Stepped red stone tiers with small lamps line the background, and a man in white clothes with a yellow shawl stands at the right, one hand raised near a camera operator.

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January 02 20102010-01-02January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesOutdoor photo at a stone tank with a large dark stone sculpture rim draped in marigold and multicoloured flower garlands. In the centre, a seated figure in orange-saffron robes with a red and white beaded garland sits within a flower-decorated platform framed by garlands. Water sprays on either side. Behind, a red stone staircase is crowded with people in white and yellow sashes, some in orange clothing. A man in white holds a golden staff, and a golden trident-like staff stands nearby. Several white-clad attendants and devotees stand or sit along the steps. a person seated centrally, identified by saffron robes with beaded garland, a seated position on a flower-decked dais, and the central honoured place within a crowd of devotees.2010-01-02 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a floral-decorated golden throne platform set at the edge of a stone-stepped water tank, with a fountain spray at left. A man in long dark hair and orange robes sits on a red-cushioned golden throne wrapped in garlands of yellow, orange and purple flowers, with a white-and-red beaded garland at his neck. Beside the throne, a second man in orange robes sits on an orange-draped platform, and a trident stands upright at the front. A large crowd of devotees in white and yellow clothes, some with yellow shawls, fills the water and steps; many onlookers sit on the tiered red steps behind them, with a watermarked credit at lower right.2010-01-02 +1 copiesA photograph of a flower-decorated boat or ratha-like float on water at an outdoor tank with red-tiered steps behind it. Seated on a throne-like platform under a yellow and orange canopy is a long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes wearing a white and orange flower garland, holding a ceremonial staff raised toward the water. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a flower garland fit the candidate. Attendants in white and in orange stand nearby, and white-clad men wade in the water at left, one holding a yellow garland. Lavish garlands of marigolds, orange and pink gladiolus, purple orchids and white flowers cover the float, with a yellow umbrella overhead.2010-07-26A decorated floating boat-stage on water in front of a striped white-and-red stepped tank, used for a temple water festival. A young person in an orange-saffron garment sits under an orange-and-white canopy on a gilded throne, surrounded by garlands of white, yellow, orange and red flowers and purple orchids. Offering plates with flowers and a brass vessel rest on the platform; a devotee in orange stands waist-deep in the water at left and onlookers watch from the bank. Potted plants line the top of the steps.2009-07-08A seated man sits on an ornate golden throne with a red cushion, decorated with heavy garlands of yellow, orange and white flowers and a flower-draped canopy. He wears an orange-saffron robe, a white and red flower garland and a red-bead mala around his neck, and is adorned with a rudraksha-style mala. Beside the throne, a man in orange clothing holds a trident aloft, and behind him a person in white stands on red tiered steps lined with rows of terracotta pots. Potted plants and palm fronds surround the scene, and a water spray falls on the left.2010-01-02 +1 copiesOutdoor temple-tank scene at a stone-edged water feature with a large dark stone basin draped in marigold, orange and yellow garland strands. A decorated palanquin-like platform heaped with yellow and orange flowers and green leaves sits at the centre, flanked by ritual staffs with gold finials. Several people in white dhotis and white kurtas with yellow shawls stand and sit on red steps, some wearing yellow sashes; a woman in a yellow-bordered white sari stands near the platform. A man in a white shirt and a woman in orange garments sit on the steps behind. Water sprays in fine streams across the frame.2010-01-02 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesA photograph of a festive procession at a red-stepped bathing area with water spraying through the frame. In the foreground a man in an orange-red shirt holds a silver trident-topped staff wrapped in yellow and orange marigold garlands. On the right, a man with long dark hair wears an orange robe, a white and red flower garland and a rudraksha-style necklace, seated in a flower-decorated golden palanquin with carved gilded panels and palm fronds. Another orange-clad attendant sits beside him. Behind, seated devotees in white and colourful clothes watch from the steps. Marigold garlands drape the palanquin frame.2010-01-02 +1 copiesA decorated ceremonial palanquin or float on a temple occasion, covered with white and yellow marigold garlands, purple flowers and green leaves, with an orange and white canopy umbrella above. A standing man in an orange-red garment and bare upper body, with long hair tied back, holds a ritual object, possibly a lamp or staff, on the float. Behind is a striped red and white stepped wall. Right edge shows a partially visible seated person in yellow.2009-07-08