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Outdoor ghat-side scene beside green water and stone steps. Red-and-gold cloth-draped structure holds a large red basket heaped with yellow marigold garlands and loose red and white petals. Several people pour petals from woven wicker baskets into the water and onto the offering. A woman in a white sari with a red-bordered blouse stands at the steps; a man in a pink shirt with a red thread on his wrist scatters flowers. Metal handrail rises from the water.

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July 31 20152015-07-31A basket of marigolds and red flowers is being tipped over a stone-edged bathing ghat, scattering yellow and orange petals in motion onto a pile of flowers and a dark cloth below. A person in a red shirt and dark trousers pours the basket, and at the right edge a man in a white dhoti with a bare upper body and a bronze armband stands at the railing, plus a partly visible figure in white near the edge. Green water and red striped steps lie behind.2015-07-31July 31 20152015-07-31A photograph of a river ghat with a green water channel and red-and-white stone steps. In the foreground, heaps of marigolds, chrysanthemums and rose petals in yellow, orange, red and white cover a stone platform beside a silver metal railing and a wooden plank. A red-and-gold cloth is draped over an object at left, and a woven basket sits at center. At the top of the steps, two people in red and white clothing stand near a figure in white with a red garment, and a person in a red shawl and white garment is partly visible at the right edge. Plain stone steps line the upper background.2015-07-31Outdoor photo of a devotee in a rust-red turban and orange-red robe, wearing layered red and white flower garlands and gold-trimmed beaded necklaces, flinging yellow and orange flower petals with one raised hand. Behind him, another robed devotee in orange holds a woven basket of yellow marigold petals. Stone steps and a railing lead down to a water tank, its edge strewn with red and yellow flowers, and a blurred crowd sits on the steps.2015-07-31July 03 20122012-07-03A photograph of a devotee pouring petals from a woven white basket over a figure seated at the lower left, mostly out of frame. Red and yellow petals and marigold-like flowers fall in a dense shower onto the figure's head and shoulders, as at a flower offering or puja. A woman on the right, wearing a red-banded bangle on her wrist and a gold head ornament, smiles while holding the basket. Other smiling women with jewellery stand behind her in the dim hall beside a white air conditioning unit.2018-02-13Women and a young girl gather at the edge of a water tank, sorting flowers from large wicker baskets filled with red and white petals. Several women wear white or cream clothing, one in a pink top and another in an orange sari with a pink shawl, and a girl in a pink dress and pearl necklace stands among them. Garlands and orange and red marigold strands are draped along a decorated platform at the upper right, while petals float on the dark water. A man in an orange top and white sun hat sits near the baskets. Scattered petals cover the stone steps.2011-07-16A photograph taken under a white tent at an outdoor ceremony. In the foreground, a man in a white kurta lifts a woven bamboo basket high, pouring white flower petals onto a heap of white jasmine-like blossoms. A woman in a green and gold sari with a white garland stands at the centre, beside a pile of loose petals. Behind them, a figure in saffron-orange robes with a long rudraksha mala and a gold necklace stands near a basket of flowers; the saffron robes and mala are visible cues, so this may be a person, appearing in person. To the right, long garlands of yellow, red and purple marigolds hang beside a golden structure. Red and white draped cloth lines the tent, and a large audience sits in rows across the background.2010-01-01July 31 20152015-07-31July 16 20112011-07-16Close-up photo of a ritual lingam or shivalinga being decorated with flowers in a temple setting. A man in a white dhoti and a red-brown beaded bracelet reaches toward a golden-toned lingam set on a silver-rimmed tray heaped with red roses, yellow roses, white flowers and green leaves. A bare-footed figure stands on a red floor at the left, and a person in a leopard-print and tiger-striped shawl sits at the right edge. The lingam and tray rest on a silver pedestal. No face is visible of the men shown, and no one is clearly identifiable as a person.2019-04-07