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A night photograph of an illuminated temple-like structure with a central deity murti, set on a platform rising from dark water inside a large hall with rows of empty seats. The arched backdrop is decorated with striped, multicoloured draped fabric and lights, and a blue canopy tops it. Two people in white clothes stand partly submerged in the water on either side of the platform, and their reflections shimmer below the structure. The scene is lit mainly by the decorated arch.

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November 20 20132013-11-20Night photograph of a lit shrine set on a raised platform in the middle of a dark water tank. A decorated arched niche with floral garlands and a lamp-lit display holds a seated figure in orange and gold clothing, flanked by two bright floodlights. Stone steps with railings rise on the right, and a wall of small lamps or pots lines the far side. Water reflects the light. No people are visible.2011-12-10Night photograph of a illuminated temple float, a decorated palanquin-like shrine with a colourful domed canopy of yellow, red and green garlands and strings of lights, carrying a deity murti under an arch. The float is being carried through shallow water in a stepped tank, with several men in white dhotis and shirts wading beside and behind it. Festoon lights hang on tiered stone steps and a metal staircase stands at the right. Reflections of lights shimmer on the water.2016-01-04Night photograph of a temple-style float decorated with colourful striped and multicoloured fabric and strings of lights, floating on a shallow, still water tank at an open-air venue. A deity murti decorated with a green crown and floral garlands sits inside the float, with a few white-clad figures standing or wading in the water around its base. Stone tiered seating rises in the background, and strings of coloured fairy lights and lit lamps frame the scene, reflected on the water surface.2016-01-04Night photo of a floating temple-style ratha or float on a water tank, decorated with multicoloured flower garlands and a tiered dome of yellow, pink, purple and white blossoms. A deity murti adorned with yellow and white flower garlands sits inside the open shrine canopy. Several people in white clothes stand waist-deep in the water pushing or accompanying the float, while a bright light flare glows at the right. Rows of clay pots line the tank wall behind.2016-01-04December 30 20102010-12-30December 30 20102010-12-30December 30 20102010-12-30A night-time photograph of a floating shrine on dark water in a stepped tank or pool. A large semicircular arch of garlands in purple, yellow, white, red and green frames a central seated figure in a maroon robe with a red-and-gold garland, sitting on a flower-decked dais with a red cloth draped behind. Two men in white dhotis stand waist-deep in the water at the left, and one man in white stands at right on the steps. Pale lamps and a deity murti are visible within the floral arch, and the stadium-style seating rises in the dim background.2013-11-20Night photograph of a illuminated deity murti set on a raised platform floating on dark water, reflected in the rippling surface. The murti sits within a red and white arched canopy decorated with light strings and a glowing lamp at its right. Two figures in white clothing stand in the water beside the platform, one partly hidden in shadow. Dark tiered stone steps and a crowd silhouette fill the background, with a small lit lamp on the platform edge.2013-11-19A night photograph of a brightly lit ceremonial float on dark water. The float is decorated with red, yellow and white garlands and an arched canopy edged with lights, and it holds deity murti figures seated at the centre. Two people stand in the water near the float, one in a white garment at left and one partly visible at right. Warm reflections of the lights ripple on the water beneath, and stepped stone ghats line the background wall.2013-11-18November 19 20132013-11-19