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Outdoor photo of a water ceremony at a striped red-and-white stepped tank. A large crowd of devotees in white clothes wades through the water, many raising their hands and holding colourful inflated balloons. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand on a golden throne with a red cushion and a gold canopy, with orange-and-yellow garlands and balloons around it. Other men in white stand on the steps and along the edges, and a blue pandal cloth and orange bunting decorate the background.

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January 02 20092009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02Outdoor temple tank ceremony with a stepped pool lined in red and white bands. A central raised platform with a golden canopy and garlanded seat holds two figures in saffron-orange robes; one stands raising an arm while another in orange stands beside the seat. Many devotees in white and mixed-colour clothing wade waist-deep in the water and crowd the steps, some holding small ritual items. Orange and white pennant bunting stretches across the background under a clear sky, with trees and a dirt embankment behind. Balloons and flower offerings float near the platform.2009-01-02A 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.2009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02A 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.2009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02Outdoor festival scene at a water tank with red-and-white striped stepped sides, palm trees and orange pennant strings behind. A large crowd, mostly in white clothes, stands waist-deep in the water around a decorated palanquin-like seat with a gold canopy, garlands and flowers. Seated on the platform is a figure in red-orange robes. Beside him stand two attendants: one in a long red-orange wrap and one in saffron robes with a full beard. Children and adults wade and splash in the foreground. Appearance-based candidate for a person is not reliably established, so no identification is made.2009-01-02Outdoor 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.2009-01-02