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Night photograph of an outdoor ghat-style stone stepped area beside a dark pond or water body, lit by tall floodlight poles. Many seated people in dark clothing are gathered on the steps on the left, with a few standing figures near the top. On the right, a small circular platform sits in the water, with a lit oil lamp or fire and a figure seated beside it, surrounded by orange-red offerings or flowers. A white SUV is parked at the far left, and palm trees line the far bank. The people are too small and dark to pick out clothing details, and no clear individual can be identified.

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Night photograph of a riverside ceremony beside a dark still water channel. On the left, a man in white clothes sits on a stone embankment in the foreground, with a crowd of many people in white seated along the bank under a bright floodlight. A red and white striped canopy shelters seated devotees. On the right, a small raised stone platform sits in the water, where a single figure in orange clothing stands or sits in lamplight. Palm trees and dark foliage frame the scene.2009-12-07December 07 20092009-12-07Night photograph of an outdoor water ritual viewed from a stone-stepped embankment. A small circular stone platform sits in dark water, with a robed figure in orange and red seated on it beneath a small umbrella-like canopy and what looks like a kalasha or offering setup. A small red boat with a person in white sits at the left edge of the water. Rows of seated devotees in white clothing fill the foreground steps, some in orange, with palm trees and distant lights behind.2010-11-30Night photograph of a crowd of people seated in rows on tiered concrete steps beside a dark body of water, lit by bright overhead floodlights on tall poles. Many seated figures are silhouetted in the foreground, with a few brighter white-clothed figures visible further along the steps. A small orange-and-white boat sits on the water near metal railings and a walkway. No speaker or stage figure is clearly identifiable in the frame, and no one is distinguishable as a person.2010-11-30Night photograph of an outdoor ritual at a water tank. A circular stone platform sits in the dark water, decorated with orange-red marigold garlands and holding a small lit oil lamp or offering on top. Devotees sit in rows on stone steps along the edge in the foreground, mostly seen from behind, with palm trees and distant lights behind them. A small boat with orange and white cloth sits at the far left. No person is clearly identifiable as a person from the visible cues.2010-11-30Night photograph of a small green pond or canal lit by bright floodlights. On the right, a seated figure in orange robes sits on a brick platform at the water's edge, with a second person in white beside a small white paddle boat on the water. On the left, a tiered stepped embankment with red and white painted steps holds a crowd of people dressed in white seated in rows, watching the scene. Trees and a dark sky frame the background.2009-12-07Night photograph of a pond or water channel with a stepped embankment on the left, lined with a red and white striped staircase where many people in white and light clothing sit in rows under bright floodlights. In the centre, a small motorboat carries two people in orange and saffron robes across the dark green water. On the right, a brick platform projects into the water where a person in orange robes stands or sits, and there is a small wooden jetty. Trees, a fence and power lines lie beyond the water under a dark night sky.2009-12-07December 07 20092009-12-07October 07 20102010-10-07December 07 20092009-12-07December 07 20092009-12-07October 12 20112011-10-12 +1 copies