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Night procession at a water tank lit with strings of lights along the edges. A decorated palanquin carries a deity murti draped in orange and red cloth, garlanded with yellow flowers, shaded by a gold canopy. Men in orange robes walk beside it. A large colourful umbrella with blue, yellow and red panels and tassels stands at right. Devotees in white clothes, some with orange shawls and white head coverings, stand close with hands folded in namaskar, facing the procession. Nobody is identifiable as a person in this image.

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Dusk photograph of a riverside ghat with white stone steps packed with devotees in white and saffron clothing. A multicoloured parasol with fringed edges stands at left. In the water, a richly decorated golden palanquin with a canopy is attended by people in orange robes and white clothes, with marigold garlands and flower petals in the water. A seated figure in orange robes sits on the palanquin, the a person cues being ornate golden canopy and orange robe, though appearance is uncertain. Strings of lights glow across the far bank, and temple structures are silhouetted against the sky.2009-01-02January 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.2009-01-02Night photograph of a waterside ceremony at a lit temple tank or pool. A seated crowd of devotees in white clothes, several children in colourful outfits and a few women in yellow and red wraps sit on stone steps facing a raised platform. On the platform, a deity murti or decorated figure sits under an ornate golden canopy, with a multicoloured parasol held above. Priests in orange and white robes attend nearby, and a small oil lamp flame glows at left. Lamps reflect on the dark water and along the edge of the tank.2009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02Dusk procession on a temple tank with a long stepped ghat lined with many people in white clothes. In the foreground a decorated wooden boat carries a seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a white garland, seated on an ornate gilded throne under a decorative umbrella canopy, with flower garlands on the throne. Beside the boat a deity murti in red cloth and marigold garlands is carried. A man in white dress and red shawl stands at the boat's edge. Crowds watch from steps and from the front of the frame, with strings of lights along the far bank and a striped festive canopy at left. Seated figure is a person by appearance cues: saffron clothing and garland, though the image is dim.2009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02Evening photo of a boat procession on a water tank at dusk. A man in orange robes and a garland sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne under a gold umbrella, with a silver-and-red deity murti decorated with yellow marigold garlands in front of him. A man in white with a red-orange shawl sits to the right, and devotees in the boat and on stepped ghats along the water are visible. Colourful tasselled canopy at left, string lights and lamps along the far bank, and marigold petals scattered in the boat.2009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02Evening boat procession on a lit temple tank at dusk, with a tall stepped fountain or tower in the centre. A boat carries a central seated figure in orange robes with a garland, sitting on a red-draped throne-like seat beside a deity murti decorated with flowers; attendants in red and orange stand and sit around it. A large multicolored ceremonial umbrella with fringe stands at the right. Along the banks, a crowd of devotees in white and orange watches, some with hands folded, and a woman in a white head covering and a light blue shawl stands at lower right. Strings of lights line the tank walls.2009-01-02Dusk scene at a temple tank with stone steps lined by many standing devotees in white clothes. In the foreground a golden palanquin with an ornate gold canopy and red cushions sits on the water, carrying a seated figure in saffron-orange robes wearing white and orange garlands. Before him, a deity murti decorated with marigold garlands and a red cloth is held on the boat. Attendants in orange and white kneel and stand around the palanquin in the water, while devotees watch from the steps and a striped canopy stands at the left. Strings of lights and a green light glow in the background.2009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02