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Night photograph of a temple water-festival scene, a richly decorated boat-shaped float (ratha/palanquin) covered with purple, orange, yellow and white flower garlands and lit with strings of lights. Inside, a seated figure in orange-saffron cloth sits on a silver-white throne beneath the canopy. A bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti holds a lit flame or lamp near the float at the water's edge, while a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti kneels at the right, hands raised in worship. A man in a white kurta stands on the steps to the left with hands folded, and a crowd gathers behind under illuminated arches and lights.

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