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Night photograph of an outdoor temple-style event. A large flower-decorated stone structure with a yellow and green garland drape stands at left beside a lit stair frame. Across a reflective water pool, a red-carpeted platform holds an ornate golden throne with a red cushion, unoccupied in view. Tiered stone seating behind it holds a seated audience in white and coloured clothing, and bright floodlights and a screen sit above. Lights string along the walls. Floating debris dots the water.

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Night photograph of a large outdoor water tank at a temple-style event, with a decorated ceremonial structure in the centre. The structure is wrapped in yellow, green and orange striped and garlanded decorations, with a small deity-like figure seated on a raised platform beside it. A red-draped stage platform floats on the water, and a decorated boat-like vessel sits at the far left. Floodlights and string lights line the stepped seating, which holds a sizeable seated crowd. The water reflects the lights and decorations.2016-12-12Night photograph of an outdoor festival ground beside a water tank with a dark, reflective surface. A large Shiva lingam covered in garlands of yellow, orange and green flowers stands on a raised platform on the right, its base decorated with flower strings and surrounded by brass pots. A pink-draped stage sits at left with a seated figure in gold and red ornate fabric in front of the lingam. Bright floodlights illuminate the scene and rows of seated spectators fill the tiered stands behind, with several standing figures near the lingam.2016-12-12Night photograph of a floating red-draped stage on a dark water tank, lit by overhead spotlights and rows of small lamps along the stone steps. On the left, a tall ornate structure with yellow and orange marigold garlands and a golden canopy frames a gilded seat with red cushions. At centre, a decorated palanquin-style canopy with garlands sits beside an illuminated screen. Dozens of people are seated on the tiered steps in white and light clothes; a few stand near the stage, but no clearly identifiable central figure is visible. Lamps and garlands suggest a temple festival night procession setting.2016-12-14Night photograph of a temple tank or pool with a large floating red-draped platform in the foreground. On the platform stands an ornate decorated structure with garlands of yellow and orange flowers and striped yellow, orange and white hangings, with a golden seat or throne in front. Behind it, a crowd of seated people fills tiered stands under strings of lights, and to the right a smaller illuminated boat or float with a canopy sits on the water. Bright floodlights and colored lights line the scene. No individual person is clearly distinguishable on the platform; a few people are visible at the water's edge at right.2016-12-14Night photograph of an outdoor amphitheatre-style venue with a large floating-looking red-draped stage over a reflective water pool. On the stage stands an ornate decorated structure with a yellow and green floral garland canopy, a framed oval mirror-like panel at top, and a small seated figure on a golden throne-like seat at the centre. Rows of seated audience fill the tiered stone steps on both sides, lit by string lights and floodlights, with a multi-storey illuminated building in the background. The audience is too small and distant to count individually, and no clear person of ambiguous identity is clearly visible on stage.2016-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 14 20162016-12-14Night photograph of an illuminated outdoor ritual tank at a temple complex. A large decorated structure stands on a red-draped platform in the water, wrapped in yellow, orange and green striped cloth and garlands, with a lit lamp or ornament at its top. Strings of lights outline rows of stone steps, where scattered people sit and stand in white and colourful clothing. A small red boat rests at the left edge beside the stairs. Floodlights and string lights reflect on the dark water. No individual figure is clearly identifiable as a person.2016-12-12December 14 20162016-12-14Night photograph of a large open-air arena with a rectangular water tank in the centre, lit by strings of multicoloured lights and floodlamps. A raised red-carpeted platform stands in the water, decorated with marigold garlands in yellow and orange draped around a tall ornamented structure with a flower-wreathed arch. Seated on a gold-framed throne in front of the arch is a figure in red and gold clothing. To the right floats a small illuminated boat-shaped palanquin with a tiered top. Rows of seated spectators fill the stands on both sides, many in white clothes, and a line of people in white stands along the right-hand steps.2016-12-14Night photograph of a temple tank festival at a large open-air venue lit by white floodlights. A decorated raised platform with a red carpet sits in the water, flanked by a richly ornamented golden-yellow and red canopy structure carrying a deity murti. To the right, a smaller ornate palanquin-style boat with a lit canopy floats on the water. Tiered stone steps on both sides are packed with seated devotees in white, orange and multicoloured clothing. Floating flower petals dot the dark green water, and a multi-storey lit stage structure stands in the background.2016-12-14December 14 20162016-12-14December 14 20162016-12-14