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Evening 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.

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Dusk 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.2009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02Dusk 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 20092009-01-02Dusk 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.2009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02Evening photo of a boat procession on a lit water tank at dusk. A seated man in an orange saffron robe with a garland and long dark hair sits on a gold-and-red throne under a golden parasol on the boat, with attendants in orange and red cloths around him. In front of him a deity murti, dressed in white with garlands, sits on a red cloth. Attendants in orange and white stand on the boat, and crowds line the tiled edges of the tank under strings of lights. A tall illuminated shivalinga-style structure stands in the water behind.2009-01-02Evening 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.2009-01-02Evening photograph of a flower-garlanded wooden boat or raft in a large stepped tank of water, with a golden umbrella overhead. Several people in saffron-red and white clothing stand and sit around the vessel; a figure in a red robe stands at the rear, and a person seated in the centre wears an orange garment. Other people wade waist-deep alongside the boat, some in white shirts and red shawls. Strings of marigold garlands and small lights line the vessel and steps. Spectators in white stand on tiered steps along the far bank in the dusk light, and a row of illuminated lights stretches across the water. The scene suggests a water procession or abhishekam-style ritual in the tank.2009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02