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Outdoor water ritual at a large tank with striped white-and-red steps and bunting strung across the top. A seated figure in orange robes sits on a red-draped platform decorated with marigold and yellow flower garlands, with a golden canopy above. Standing beside the platform is a young man in an orange robe, and behind him a bearded man in orange clothing. Dozens of people in white clothes wade waist-deep around the platform, some holding offerings, while others stand on the steps and at a stone structure at left with flower garlands. Palm trees and a dirt embankment appear in the background.

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Outdoor photo of a large water-filled tank with striped white and orange steps along its back wall, a crowd of devotees wading and partly submerged. In the centre, a decorated palanquin-like seat with a small ornate canopy and a red cushion is garlanded with white and yellow flower strands and balloons. A tall man in an orange robe stands beside it. Behind him, another bearded man in orange robes stands at the edge, while a seated figure in orange sits on the platform. Many people in white clothing wade around the seat, some raising hands and holding flowers. Strings of orange and white bunting cross a fence line behind, with palm trees and a dirt embankment beyond.2009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02A photograph of a festival procession in water. A golden palanquin decorated with orange and yellow marigold garlands and a small golden canopy is carried through a crowd of people wading and swimming in a river. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand on the palanquin, one in the front holding its frame, and another behind him. The crowd, many in white clothes, is packed around the platform. Red and white striped steps line the riverbank behind them, and a boy in blue stands on the steps.2009-01-02A photograph of a waist-deep water ritual at a red-and-white stepped tank. Dozens of people wade in brown water, mostly in white clothes, with some women in colourful saris. At the centre, a golden palanquin with a gold canopy and yellow and white floral garlands is carried through the water. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand near it; one has a long beard and the other stands tall with shaved head, and a person in orange holds a brass tray. Onlookers in white shirts, dhotis and red shirts stand on the steps. Balloons in pink, green and yellow decorate the palanquin, and orange bunting is strung above the fence.2009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02A large crowd of devotees, many wading waist-deep or swimming in a brown water tank, surrounds a gold-canopied palanquin decorated with yellow garlands, balloons and flowers. Two saffron-robed sannyasis stand on the palanquin; the taller one in a bright orange shawl, the other with a full beard in orange robes. A parasol-like gold canopy shelters them. Along the striped red-and-white steps of the tank wall, standing onlookers in white shirts, dhotis and colourful shirts watch. The scene reads as a temple procession with a palanquin carried into water during the Jayanti-Brahmotsavam celebration. Many people are in the water, roughly 50 visible.2009-01-02A photograph of a large crowd wading in a shallow water pool at an outdoor festival. A golden throne with a red cushion sits on a platform decorated with marigold garlands and flower petals, with a gold canopy above. Beside it, a man in orange robes stands at the rear of the throne, and a bearded man in orange robes stands on the right. A seated man in orange robes sits on the throne, appearing to be the central figure. Behind, a black stone fountain structure with a tall water jet stands on a step, and striped red-and-white steps line the pool. Many people in white clothing surround the throne in the water, with more people visible in the background and a banner of bunting strung overhead.2009-01-02A large crowd of devotees wades in a water tank with red and white striped steps, many in white clothes. At center, a decorated raft-like platform carries a figure in a golden seat under a small ceremonial parasol, with garlands of yellow and orange flowers and colourful balloons. A man in a bright saffron-orange robe stands on the platform beside another person in orange and red garments. Palm trees and orange festoon strings line the background under a clear sky.2009-01-02