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A brown, muddy pond bordered by a concrete embankment and dense green vegetation with palm trees beyond. Two wooden platforms float on the water, each carrying draped garments, flowers and a bright pink-and-white figure with a purple garland. At the left edge, a person in orange ochre dhoti and robe stands barefoot on the bank, arm outstretched toward the platforms; another hand holding a mala and a gold-banded wrist appears at the lower right. The scene reads as a visarjan immersion of murtis after a Dasara-period celebration.

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Photograph of a murky brown river or canal with two wooden rafts carrying garlanded deity murti figures partly submerged in the water, being set afloat. Floral garlands in pink and purple and white flower heaps surround the figures. On the left bank, a few men in yellow and white clothing stand at the stone edge watching, one with bare legs and an orange cloth in the foreground. Green bushes, a low wall and palm trees line the far bank under an overcast sky.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17A photograph of a pond with muddy brown water and palm trees along the bank. A raft-like wooden platform with blue edging floats in the water, carrying a large, colourful idol or effigy adorned with garlands and fabric. A man with long, wavy dark hair in an orange saffron wrap stands at the water's edge, one arm raised with fingers pointing upward. To the left, men in white and pink clothing with colour powder smeared on their faces and heads watch and gesture. On the right, a bald man in an orange robe stands at the bank with his hands together. The scene appears to be an immersion of the idol into the water.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17Outdoor photograph at a brown pond edge with palm trees and a low green hedge behind. A figure with long dark wavy hair, wearing an orange saffron wrap draped over one shoulder and an orange dhoti, stands with their back to the camera, looking at a raft of blue wood carrying a painted clay deity murti decorated with orange, red and white cloth and garlands, floating on the water. Two men in white ritual dhotis stand at the bank to the left. The scene suggests an immersion of a deity murti; the wrap and long hair are the only cues for the a person candidate, and the figure's face is not visible.2010-10-17A photograph of a person in a long, swept-back dark hair and orange saffron drape standing at the edge of a muddy pond, seen from behind. A bare-chested figure with an orange wrap stands with their back to the camera. To the left, a man with a shaved head and a face smeared with pink and green colour wears a white dhoti and a pink-stained shirt. In the water, a large deity murti lies on a blue wooden raft, its orange and gold garments and floral garlands visible. Coconut palms and a stone-edged island line the pond behind.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17A photograph of a riverside immersion scene at a muddy brown water body. A long-haired figure in an orange saffron wrap and orange dhoti stands with back to the camera at the water's edge, arms raised. To the left, a man with pink-stained head and white kurta and a man in white dhoti stand watching. On the right, an orange-robed arm reaches into frame. A blue wooden raft carries a deity murti draped in white and orange cloth with flower garlands, floating on the water. Green shrubs and palm trees line the far bank under an overcast sky.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17Outdoor photo at a pond edge with palm trees and greenery behind. A figure with long, swept-back dark hair wears orange saffron cloth draped over one shoulder and arm, with a bangle on the wrist and hands raised toward a wooden raft carrying a large white deity murti decorated with garlands and cloth. Beside him, a man with a shaved head in an orange robe stands with hands folded near the raft. On the left, several men in white dhotis and shirts with faces and heads smeared with pink, blue and yellow colour stand at the bank, and one raises an arm. The water is brown and the sky is pale and overcast. The setting suggests a visarjan immersion of a murti after a festival.2010-10-17