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Evening temple scene at a pool beside a large black stone lingam-shaped structure with a tiered base. Several figures in orange and red clothing stand on a raised platform or boat-like float in the water, one holding a small oil lamp that glows. A crowd of devotees in white and light clothing sits along the poolside in the foreground, many in silhouette, with string lights reflecting on the water.

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January 02 20092009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02Dusk procession on a water tank beside a large black stone shivalinga fountain, with water spilling from its top. A boat carries a decorated deity murti under a white ceremonial umbrella, with garlands of white and yellow flowers. A figure in saffron robes stands at the stern holding a pole, and several people in orange and red clothing sit in the boat. A large crowd in white clothes watches from stepped stone terraces on the far bank.2009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02Evening water procession at a lit tank during Jayanti Brahmotsavam 2009. A small wooden boat, decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands and a white parasol, carries a seated figure in orange-red robes and a central deity or ceremonial murti on a decorated seat. Several people in orange and red robes and white clothing stand or wade in the water, some holding the boat, while a fire glows at the right edge. Spectators in white line the stepped ghat above, and strings of lights decorate the banks at dusk.2009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02 +2 copiesJanuary 02 20092009-01-02Night ritual at an open-air temple courtyard lit by strings of small lamps along the roofline. A large crowd of devotees sits on stone steps in the foreground, many in white and cream clothing, some in saris and salwar kameez, a child in red seated at the right edge. In the centre, a richly decorated golden seat holds a figure draped in orange and red robes, with small deity figures on a yellow-cloth platform before a lit oil lamp. A multicoloured ceremonial umbrella stands at the right, and several priests in orange and white attend the altar. A green light glows in the upper right corner.2009-01-02Dusk scene at a temple tank whose stepped sides are lined with rows of oil lamps reflecting on the water. A decorated ceremonial boat or palanquin with a striped multicoloured canopy and golden finial sits on the water near the steps. Several robed attendants in saffron and orange clothing stand on and beside it, while a crowd of devotees dressed mostly in white sits and stands along the steps in the foreground, watching. A tall black stone pillar with lamps stands at the right edge.2009-01-02