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Outdoor photograph of a flower-decorated raft or float carried through a water tank with red stepped concrete sides and a spectator gallery. The float is heaped with orange, purple and white flowers and green foliage, with an orange canopy overhead. Seated on it are several people in orange and white clothing. Around it, men in white dhotis and shirts wade chest-deep in the water, pushing and guiding the float. Further back on the steps, a crowd in white and colourful clothing watches from the stands under a cloudy sky with a large tree at right.

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A flower-decorated floating platform is pushed through a water tank at a temple complex. The raft is heaped with marigolds, roses and garlands in orange, red, purple and yellow, with a saffron-orange canopy over a seated figure in saffron-coloured cloth. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow and orange shawls wade waist-deep in the water, pushing and steadying the raft. Behind, a red-tiered stone bathing ghat has rows of people in white and orange clothing standing along the steps and railings, and a few people are gathered near a tree at the upper right. The scene appears to be a water-based ritual procession.2010-07-26July 26 20102010-07-26A photograph of a flower-decorated float or raft floating in a flooded red-tiered amphitheatre, pulled through shallow water by devotees. Garlands of orange, pink, purple and white flowers and green foliage cover the float, under a saffron-orange canopy. Two people in orange and saffron robes sit on the float, one with a garland. Around it, many people in white clothes with yellow shawls wade waist-deep in the water, pushing and guiding the float; a few wear orange sashes. A tall gold lamp-like structure stands on the far upper right. The scene reads as a water procession or ratha-style ceremony.2010-07-26A decorated palanquin float sits on a shallow tank of water, its canopy and sides heaped with garlands of orange and white flowers. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair rests at the centre of the float, a person by the saffron clothing and long swept-back hair, though the distance makes the appearance uncertain. Around the float, many people in white clothes and some in yellow stoles wade through the water, some pushing or guiding the float, others standing and bathing. Red tiered steps and a railing frame the tank, with onlookers in white and colourful saris gathered above and a few people in orange and maroon robes among them. The scene is a ritual procession of the float through water.2010-07-26July 26 20102010-07-26July 26 20102010-07-26July 26 20102010-07-26Aerial view of a water ritual in a stepped tank lined with red and grey tiered seating. A decorated raft-like platform, draped with garlands of orange, yellow, purple and white flowers and a white canopy, floats at centre. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a garland sits on it beside a brass lamp and other ritual vessels. Dozens of devotees in white clothes and yellow garlands wade around the platform, pushing and guiding it, while others stand on the steps above and watch.2010-07-26July 26 20102010-07-26July 26 20102010-07-26Devotees wade in a stepped temple tank while pulling a floral-decorated raft or chariot carrying a seated figure under an orange canopy. The raft is heaped with garlands of yellow, orange, purple and pink flowers. Many people in white or yellow clothing stand in the water, some holding hands in a line, while others watch from red steps. A figure in an orange robe stands in the water near the raft, and another person in orange stands on the steps. Around thirty to forty people are visible, so the count is in the 21-100 range.2010-07-26A photograph of a ceremonial water ritual at an outdoor tank with red-brick tiered steps and stone seating. A decorated wooden float with a central framed portrait is garlanded with marigold and green leaves and shaded by a yellow canopy and a colourful umbrella. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts stand waist-deep in the water, two in front wearing saffron-coloured shawls and gold-beaded necklaces, one holding a cloth, with others on the float and at the edge. A woman in a white sari stands on the steps at right, and a crowd in white clothes watches from the upper tiers.2010-09-12