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Night photograph of a decorated boat floating on dark water in a temple tank. The boat is draped with multicoloured marigold and flower garlands in orange, yellow, red and white and has a white canopy-like cloth at its base. A seated figure in saffron-red robes sits at the centre of the boat near a white ceremonial object, apparently a flower-covered structure with a painted kalasha-style top. Behind the boat a stepped metal stairway leads up to a lit platform, and a fountain or water jet spurts from a dark arched structure. Several people stand on a set of steps at the left bank, and a swimmer is visible in the water near the boat.

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