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Night photograph of a water ritual at a temple tank. A tall black stone shivalinga-style column with a fountain of water stands at the left edge of a red-and-white striped pool platform. A white raft-like float carrying a deity murti decorated with garlands in pink and green sits on dark water with a small ornate red-and-white parasol above it. A seated person in saffron-orange robes sits on the float, and another person in white garments stands in the water pushing the float. Other figures in white clothes are partly visible on the water and at the edge. Red tiered stone steps and strings of lights frame the scene.

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November 22 20102010-11-22November 22 20102010-11-22November 23 20102010-11-23Night photograph of a temple tank with a large black Shivalinga-style lingam at the far end, water cascading from its top and lit from below. Strings of multicoloured lights run along the tank's stepped stone edges. In the foreground, a white-covered boat holds a deity murti decorated with a dense garland of red and yellow flowers, set on a gold-coloured stand with a small flag-like canopy above. Two figures sit in the boat: one in an orange-saffron garment with a white cap, the other in white dhoti and shawl with a smaller seated figure beside them. Other white-clad people stand on the steps.2010-11-23Night photograph of a decorated white boat carrying a seated figure in saffron-orange garments beneath a multicoloured umbrella canopy on a lit lake. Two men in white clothes stand in the water guiding the boat toward a tall black lingam-shaped structure at the water's edge, with a fountain spraying water behind it. Strings of multicoloured lights run along the stone steps, where a few people sit. The figure's face is not discernible at this scale, so the identity is unsure.2010-11-23Night photograph of a golden temple float, a theppam, floating on a water tank at a Hindu temple complex. The ornate gold-covered wooden boat carries a red-curtained canopy and a golden structure, with garlands and tassels on its sides. Several men in white dhotis and orange robes stand in the water pushing or steadying the float, one in an orange garment on the float itself. A tall illuminated lingam-shaped column with a white band rises behind, with water jets arcing down. Strings of coloured lights run along the tank walls and red-and-white striped steps border the water.2010-12-30November 23 20102010-11-23November 23 20102010-11-23November 23 20102010-11-23Night photograph of a floating raft on a water tank at a lit temple complex. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes, wearing a tall white crown and a rudraksha mala, sits on a white-draped platform on the raft beside a large golden-framed deity murti decorated with colourful flower garlands and a striped canopy overhead. Behind them a black Shiva lingam stands with three golden faces, water fountains spraying around it, and string lights with red, green and white bulbs stretch across the steps. Several people in white clothes sit on the steps in the background, and one man in white pushes or steers the raft at the front. The seated figure has distinctive saffron clothing, a tall crown and malas, but the appearance is not clear enough to confirm identity, so the figure is treated as a priest in ritual dress.2010-11-23November 22 20102010-11-22November 23 20102010-11-23