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Evening 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.

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Evening photograph of a boat procession on a lit water tank before a large black Shivalinga with a white umbrella canopy. A seated figure in orange robes with a white shawl sits on a gold-and-red throne at the front of the boat, raising one hand. Beside and behind him, four people in orange and saffron robes sit on the boat. In front of the throne, a deity murti with garlands of marigolds and a red cloth covering sits on the boat. Strings of lights and tented banners line the tank, and a crowd stands along the far bank. Marigold petals float on the boat.2009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02Evening 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.2009-01-02Dusk 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.2009-01-02Evening photograph of a lake ceremony at dusk. A man in orange robes with a white garland sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne under a gold canopy on a wooden boat. Before him, a red-draped platform holds two deity murtis adorned with garlands of yellow marigolds, one in white and gold and one in blue with a crown. Several people in orange and white sit on the boat and in the water around it, and a tall black shivalinga stands by the water's edge. Other figures in orange stand near the throne. The person on the throne matches the appearance cues of a person, with long hair and a white garland over orange robes, but this is an appearance-based label only.2009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02Evening photo of a boat procession on a water tank at dusk. A man in orange robes and a garland sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne under a gold umbrella, with a silver-and-red deity murti decorated with yellow marigold garlands in front of him. A man in white with a red-orange shawl sits to the right, and devotees in the boat and on stepped ghats along the water are visible. Colourful tasselled canopy at left, string lights and lamps along the far bank, and marigold petals scattered in the boat.2009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02Dusk photograph of a floating boat procession on temple water. A man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair, a white garland and a white forehead band sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne under a gold umbrella canopy; he appears to be the Swamiji (probable), given his saffron clothing, long hair, white garland and seated place of honour. A bearded man in orange robes stands behind the throne, and two men in orange sit at the left edge of the boat. Ahead, a red cloth-draped platform carries two bronze deity murti adorned with flower garlands and jewellery, one with a crown. Marigold and white flower garlands line the boat, and a tall temple tower and onlookers stand along the bank.2009-01-02