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Dusk photograph of a riverside ghat with white stone steps packed with devotees in white and saffron clothing. A multicoloured parasol with fringed edges stands at left. In the water, a richly decorated golden palanquin with a canopy is attended by people in orange robes and white clothes, with marigold garlands and flower petals in the water. A seated figure in orange robes sits on the palanquin, the a person cues being ornate golden canopy and orange robe, though appearance is uncertain. Strings of lights glow across the far bank, and temple structures are silhouetted against the sky.

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January 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.2009-01-02Dusk scene at a temple tank with stone steps lined by many standing devotees in white clothes. In the foreground a golden palanquin with an ornate gold canopy and red cushions sits on the water, carrying a seated figure in saffron-orange robes wearing white and orange garlands. Before him, a deity murti decorated with marigold garlands and a red cloth is held on the boat. Attendants in orange and white kneel and stand around the palanquin in the water, while devotees watch from the steps and a striped canopy stands at the left. Strings of lights and a green light glow in the background.2009-01-02January 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 crowd gathered along a tiered stone ghat beside a water tank, with strings of red and orange lights and small lamps lining the steps and rim. In the water, a figure in orange and red robes stands beneath a multicoloured parasol, attended by people in the water. Many devotees in white and orange clothing line the bank; one raises an arm at the left edge, and a yellow shoulder cloth is visible in the foreground.2009-01-02Evening photo of a temple tank at dusk, with a crowd of devotees in white and red clothing lining the stone steps and water's edge. A decorated palanquin or ratha with an umbrella-like canopy and a deity murti sits on a boat or platform in the water, with lit oil lamps floating on the surface. Strings of orange and yellow lights decorate the steps and tank rim, and a few people in ochre and white stand on the steps near the top of the tank.2009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02Evening 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 procession at a water tank with stepped walls painted in red and white stripes and strung with lights. A decorated palanquin or utsava murti is being carried into or through shallow water, shielded by a large red, yellow and blue umbrella with a golden finial and a gilded canopy. Several people in orange and saffron garments stand in the water around it, while a dense crowd in white and cream clothing and saris lines the steps and bank. Festive bunting and lamps hang above.2009-01-02