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Evening photo of a flower-decorated raft or float carrying a seated figure in orange robes beneath a yellow canopy, floating in a water tank surrounded by stone steps. The raft is heaped with garlands and flowers in pink, orange, purple and white. Around it, many people in white clothes and yellow shawls stand waist-deep in the water, some with hands raised. Illuminated lamps glow along the steps and on pillars at the back, and a man in a striped shirt stands at the right edge on the steps. A bald man in white stands on the raft's right side. The scene is a water procession in the evening.

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July 26 20102010-07-26July 26 20102010-07-26Evening photo of a ceremonial procession at a temple tank at dusk. A central decorated float or raised platform is covered with garlands of orange, pink and white flowers and green leaves, with a seated figure in orange robes and a white garland at its centre. Dozens of people wade waist-deep in dark water around the float, most wearing white clothes, with some in yellow and orange garments; several reach out toward the float. Tiered red stone steps rise behind, lit by rows of orange lamps, and glowing orange outline motifs of diyas and lamp-like shapes stand on the upper wall. A woman in white with a long braid stands at the lower right on the steps, and a bright light glows at the upper left.2010-07-26Evening photo of a flower-decorated raised platform floating on water in a temple tank, with a yellow fringed canopy overhead. A man in an orange robe and a white flower garland sits centrally on the platform with a saffron shawl, while a person beside him holds a brass vessel. Around the platform, roughly a dozen devotees in wet white clothes, some wearing yellow scarves, wade in the water and push or hold the float. Red stone steps and illuminated shivalinga and lamp outlines glow behind, under a dusk sky with a tree. Garlands of white jasmine, marigolds, purple and pink flowers and green fern leaves decorate the float.2010-07-26Night photo of a floating ceremonial platform on a dark temple tank, decorated with garlands of marigolds and green leaves. A figure in orange robes and a rudraksha-style necklace sits on a golden throne-like seat at the centre, with two other people in orange garments beside them. Men in white clothes and orange sashes wade in the water pushing the raft, and a man in white stands on the steps at right. Other people in white line the stone steps and far bank. A decorated pillar with floral festoons stands at left and small offerings float on the water.2010-02-12Night 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 copiesA night photograph of a floating ceremonial vehicle on water in front of a tiered brick amphitheatre. A seated figure in an orange robe sits on a red-cushioned seat at the centre of the decorated float, which is festooned with yellow and white marigold garlands, green leafy fronds and palm-like greenery. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis wade waist-deep in the water, pushing or guiding the float, while a boy in a striped shirt stands among them. A small red-and-white ornament stands on the float near the seated figure. The seats of the amphitheatre rise in the background under dark sky with palm trees at the upper left.2010-01-04 +1 copiesJuly 26 20102010-07-26July 26 20102010-07-26Night photo of a floating platform on water in front of a large black linga with silver-banded top and flower garlands. A seated figure in orange robes with long hair and a red-and-white garland sits on a gold and red throne decorated with marigold and multicoloured flower garlands. Attendants in orange clothing stand beside the throne, one holding a tray. Around the platform, about a dozen people in white clothes stand chest-deep in the water, some with hands raised in prayer, one in orange and white. A man in white stands on the stone steps at right, and rows of oil lamps line the tiered steps.2010-02-12January 03 20102010-01-03Evening photograph of a flower-decorated palanquin carried through shallow water in a temple tank. A seated figure in orange and saffron robes sits on the flower-covered platform under an orange canopy, with garlands of marigolds and purple flowers draped around it. Behind, a tall black linga with white stripes stands beside a metal staircase, and illuminated lamp-lit shrines glow on the steps and on the far bank. Many people in white clothes stand waist-deep in the water around the palanquin, some with folded hands, others reaching toward it, as part of a procession in the dusk. A seated figure in orange robes on the palanquin appears consistent with the page's a person reference, though the face is not clearly visible; one white-clad man at the right edge kneels in the water. Roughly 30 people are visible.2010-07-26