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Night photograph of a floating temple-style float (ship-like raft) on a lit water tank, decorated with thick garlands in orange, yellow, white and purple and a tiered canopy topped with a sculpted figure. A figure in red sits within the canopy while an attendant in an orange cloth stands at the raft's rear, pushing or guiding it. Bare-chested men in orange dhotis and white-clad figures stand along the stone steps and tank edge, watched by a crowd of people in saffron, white and bright saris and salwar near the right steps. Tiered stone seating and rows of seated figures with coloured flags and string lights fill the background at night.

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December 14 20162016-12-14December 14 20162016-12-14December 14 20162016-12-14December 14 20162016-12-14Night photograph of a floating ceremonial pavilion on a dark reflecting water tank, lit by spotlights and rows of string lights. The canopy is decorated with marigold and multicolour flower garlands, purple cloth hangings and a tiered gold-tipped top. Inside sits a seated figure in saffron-orange robes beside a deity murti under flowers. A figure in orange cloth wades in the water beside the platform. Spectators fill the stands and the banks behind, many in white clothing.2016-12-14Night photograph of a floating temple-style float decorated with flower garlands in orange, yellow and purple, with a tiered kalasha-like top, carried on a water-filled tank. Several men in orange or saffron dhotis stand in the water pushing or guiding the float. On tiered stone steps beside the tank, a large audience sits in white clothes, many with palms joined, under strings of lights. A seated figure in the float wears a red and orange garment with garlands, but no face-based identification is made from appearance. Lamps line the stands.2016-12-14December 14 20162016-12-14December 14 20162016-12-14December 14 20162016-12-14December 14 20162016-12-14Night photograph of a water festival procession on a temple tank. A brightly decorated floating ratha or boat carries a deity murti under a tiered canopy wrapped in marigold and flower garlands, with red, gold and white fabric and lights. Boatmen in white stand at the stern and steer through dark water. Along the stone steps, a large crowd of seated devotees in white and colourful saris and dhotis watches, with red flags and string lights above and floodlights on poles.2016-12-14Night photograph of a floating ceremony on a rectangular water tank at a stepped ghat-style venue. A decorated boat-shaped float with a tiered canopy covered in garlands in orange, yellow and green carries a deity murti, with draped red and orange cloth and small flags. Several figures in white and saffron stand on and around the float and in the water. Spectators in white, saffron and orange sit on the red-tiered steps and along the right edge, while red flags line the stands under bright floodlights and strings of lights.2016-12-14