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A night photograph of a floating ceremonial platform on dark water, decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands, green leaves and flowers. A seated figure in orange-saffron garments sits under a canopy at the centre of the platform. Several people in white clothes wade in the water, pushing or guiding the decorated float along the reddish stone steps of the bank. The scene is lit by the glow of the decorations and the dim light on the water.

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January 04 20102010-01-04Night photograph of a flower-decorated float, a ratha-like raft, carried across a water tank beside a tiered brick bank. A seated figure in orange-saffron robes sits on a red-draped platform at the top, with a silver crown-like ornament behind the head. The float is wrapped in long yellow and white marigold garlands and green palm fronds. Around ten people wade in the water, most in white clothes, pushing or steadying the float from the front and sides; one in a striped shirt is at the left. Tiered empty seating and dim illumination line the bank behind them.2010-01-04 +1 copiesJanuary 03 20102010-01-03January 04 20102010-01-04 +1 copiesJanuary 03 20102010-01-03January 04 20102010-01-04 +1 copiesJanuary 04 20102010-01-04 +1 copiesA decorated boat floats on a river at dusk beside a red stone ghat wall with steps. The boat is draped with yellow marigold garlands, green leaves and flowers, with a tall decorated pole rising at its front. A single seated person in orange clothing sits on the boat, facing left, with long dark hair. Several people wade or bathe in the water in the foreground, with heads visible above the surface.2010-01-04 +1 copiesDecember 14 20162016-12-14Night photograph of a flower-decorated palanquin carried through water. A seated figure in orange-saffron robes sits on a red-cushioned throne under a canopy wreathed in marigold garlands, palm fronds and white flower strands. Several men in white clothing with saffron-coloured neck cloths wade in the water and hold the palanquin poles. A stepped stone ghat rises in the background, lit dimly, and an orange-and-red cloth covers the platform beneath the seat.2010-01-04 +1 copiesA night photograph of a decorated floating platform on dark water beside stone steps. A seated figure in orange robes sits at the centre of the raft, beneath a small ornate canopy with fringed trim, with a red cushion and a low gold-trimmed table. The raft is strung with garlands in yellow, green and red, and has bright white lights at its corners. Three people in white and light clothing stand waist-deep in the water pushing or steadying the raft. Water fountains are visible at the left edge. The steps are lit warm red-brown.2011-03-03Night photograph of a temple tank at Vaidyasarovar Theppam, a floating boat-shaped float decorated with garlands and strings of lights drifts across dark water toward stone steps on the right. Several people in white clothing are seated or standing on the float, with a red-brown brick wall behind. The lights and garlands mark it as a festival float on the temple water, with a small figure in red near its centre. Any a person candidate is not reliably visible.2010-01-04 +1 copies