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A night photograph of a floating platform on a water tank with tiered stone steps behind it. A garlanded deity murti is decorated with marigold and multicolored flower garlands and sits under a tasselled canopy. A man in an orange-yellow dhoti and a tall white crown stands at the left of the platform, reaching toward the murti. A woman in white and a white shawl stands at the right with her hands together in prayer. Two men in white clothes stand waist-deep in the water at the front and side of the platform, steadying it with a rope. The platform is lit by warm lights.

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Night ritual on a water tank: a decorated raft with a deity murti in the centre, heavily garlanded with yellow, orange and red flower garlands and shaded by a round canopy with striped edging. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and a tall cylindrical headdress stands at the front, extending his hand toward the murti in worship. A woman in a white sari stands at the right holding a small object. Two men in white wade in the water pushing and steadying the raft. Stone steps with empty seats rise behind, and the raft is lit with warm lamps.2010-11-23November 23 20102010-11-23November 23 20102010-11-23Night photograph of a decorated raft floating on a dark temple tank with red-brick steps behind it. Under a striped canopy stands a deity murti draped in garlands of marigold and tinsel, with leafy green decorations around it. Several men in white ritual clothes sit or stand on the raft, one in a saffron-orange cloth, and others wade in the water holding ropes that tether the raft. Scattered flower petals float on the water.2010-11-22Night photograph of a ritual on a water tank. A raft-like platform with white draping hosts a golden pedestal holding a deity murti draped in a dense garland of yellow, red and green flowers, under a striped ceremonial parasol. A man in an orange robe, wearing a tall patterned crown and gold necklaces, holds a lit oil lamp beside the murti. Another man in white sits behind, reading from a book, while two men in white clothing stand waist-deep in the water steadying the platform. Fountain spray and strings of coloured lights decorate the background.2010-11-23Night photograph of a temple tank with stepped stone sides and string lights overhead. A decorated white boat sits in the water beside a tall stone pillar with a fountain spray. The boat carries a deity murti draped in red and orange flower garlands beneath a small striped canopy, with a woman in an orange sari seated near it. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand on the steps and in the water, one wading to the boat. Clothes lie folded on the stone edge in the foreground.2010-11-23Night ritual at a temple tank: a raised white-draped platform decorated with marigold garlands stands in dark water, with a tall lingam bathed by flowing water beneath a multicoloured canopy. A man in an orange-saffron cloth sits on the platform at left, arranging ritual items, while a figure in white sits at right. Men in white dhotis wade in the water and stand on the stone steps, and strings of lights line the tank. A kumbha-style sacred setting with abhishekam-like water flow. Several figures appear visible.2010-11-22November 23 20102010-11-23November 23 20102010-11-23Night-time photograph of a small white boat floating on dark water beside a stepped concrete ghat with a metal staircase. On the boat, a large floral garland and a decorated deity murti are set up on a gold-trimmed platform, with a seated figure in orange robes and another person in white beside it. A standing man in white clothes stands at the boat's edge, another in white climbs the staircase, and a third in white stands in the shallows. Strings of red and white lights are visible in the background above empty tiered seating, and orange cloth lies on the ground in the foreground.2010-11-23November 23 20102010-11-23A night photograph of a floating boat-shrine on water in front of an illuminated black Shivalinga with water cascading down its face. On the boat, a priest in an orange robe and tall ornate gold headdress sits cross-legged beside a lit oil lamp and a brass tray. Behind them a gold-coloured deity murti stands richly garlanded with red, yellow, green and purple flower garlands under a small decorated canopy. A second seated figure in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha-style necklace sits to the right, and two more people in white attend from the edges, one tending a rope at the bottom. Strings of lights run along the top of the scene.2010-11-23