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Evening photograph of a flower-garlanded wooden boat or raft in a large stepped tank of water, with a golden umbrella overhead. Several people in saffron-red and white clothing stand and sit around the vessel; a figure in a red robe stands at the rear, and a person seated in the centre wears an orange garment. Other people wade waist-deep alongside the boat, some in white shirts and red shawls. Strings of marigold garlands and small lights line the vessel and steps. Spectators in white stand on tiered steps along the far bank in the dusk light, and a row of illuminated lights stretches across the water. The scene suggests a water procession or abhishekam-style ritual in the tank.

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January 02 20092009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02Evening water procession at a lit tank during Jayanti Brahmotsavam 2009. A small wooden boat, decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands and a white parasol, carries a seated figure in orange-red robes and a central deity or ceremonial murti on a decorated seat. Several people in orange and red robes and white clothing stand or wade in the water, some holding the boat, while a fire glows at the right edge. Spectators in white line the stepped ghat above, and strings of lights decorate the banks at dusk.2009-01-02Evening photograph of a temple tank at dusk, with a decorated wooden boat carried across the water. Seated on a raised, ornate seat under a small parasol is a figure in orange-red robes with long dark hair, surrounded by attendants in orange and red garments and white kurtas. Garlands of white flowers and yellow marigolds drape the boat's edge. Several people wade in the water, one in the foreground in a white shirt. Strings of lights line the water and the tiered white steps, where a crowd stands watching at sunset, with trees and bunting in the background.2009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02Dusk scene at a stepped tank or pond, with white-tiered stone steps behind the water and strings of small oil lamps glowing along the edge. A decorated wooden raft floats near the centre, garlanded with yellow and orange flowers. Seated on it, a central figure in orange and gold clothing sits under a small ornate parasol, with attendants in red and orange saris and white garments around them. Several people wade or sit in the water beside the raft, and a child swims in the foreground. Onlookers stand along the far bank under a line of red and orange festoon flags, with trees against the evening sky. The central figure's face is too small and indistinct to judge reliably, so no identity is asserted.2009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02Evening water procession at a temple tank lined with white and red stepped walls and strings of lights. A seated figure on an ornate gold throne under a gold parasol is garlanded with white and yellow flower garlands, wearing orange robes and a rudraksha-style mala. Attendants in saffron-orange robes stand and kneel around the raft-like platform, with a man in white and a red shawl seated at the right edge. Orange marigold garlands drape the boat and the water. Devotees in white stand on the steps and along the bank, and bunting hangs across the scene.2009-01-02Evening photo of a boat procession on a lit water tank at dusk. A seated man in an orange saffron robe with a garland and long dark hair sits on a gold-and-red throne under a golden parasol on the boat, with attendants in orange and red cloths around him. In front of him a deity murti, dressed in white with garlands, sits on a red cloth. Attendants in orange and white stand on the boat, and crowds line the tiled edges of the tank under strings of lights. A tall illuminated shivalinga-style structure stands in the water behind.2009-01-02Dusk procession on a water tank beside a large black stone shivalinga fountain, with water spilling from its top. A boat carries a decorated deity murti under a white ceremonial umbrella, with garlands of white and yellow flowers. A figure in saffron robes stands at the stern holding a pole, and several people in orange and red clothing sit in the boat. A large crowd in white clothes watches from stepped stone terraces on the far bank.2009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02Dusk procession on a temple tank with a long stepped ghat lined with many people in white clothes. In the foreground a decorated wooden boat carries a seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a white garland, seated on an ornate gilded throne under a decorative umbrella canopy, with flower garlands on the throne. Beside the boat a deity murti in red cloth and marigold garlands is carried. A man in white dress and red shawl stands at the boat's edge. Crowds watch from steps and from the front of the frame, with strings of lights along the far bank and a striped festive canopy at left. Seated figure is a person by appearance cues: saffron clothing and garland, though the image is dim.2009-01-02