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Night photograph of an outdoor ceremony beside a large grey stone lotus-shaped vessel on a pedestal, with a wall of potted green plants behind. A man in white robes and a rudraksha-style necklace stands on a flower-garlanded platform holding a microphone, with a small ceremonial umbrella fringed in red, yellow and blue above him. Yellow and purple marigold garlands drape the platform, and small lights illuminate the scene. A few dark silhouettes of audience members are visible at the bottom edge.

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December 09 20112011-12-09Night photograph of an outdoor ritual on a raised platform lit by white tube lights. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti sits cross-legged at left, with a rudraksha mala and a brass lamp and offerings before him. Behind him is a gilded arched shrine niche with a small umbrella-style canopy, draped in a colourful cloth and layered with purple, white and yellow flower garlands. A tall structure with a lit panel and a metal staircase stands at left, with rows of small lamps along a wall behind. The scene is a temple-tank style setting with dark water. One visible person.2011-12-09Night photograph of a floating raft decorated with dense garlands of marigolds and multicoloured flowers, lit by bright white tube lights along its sides. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with a beaded necklace stands on the raft, holding a lit flame/oil lamp in one hand and a small offering in the other. Behind him a golden arched shrine holds a deity murti draped in red cloth, topped by a red and gold canopy umbrella. A man is partly submerged in dark water at the lower left, and the background is a tiered wall of potted green plants.2011-12-09Night photograph of a flower-decorated floating platform on dark water beside a large black shivalinga-style pillar wrapped in yellow and purple garlands. On the platform sits a seated figure in orange-saffron robes beneath an ornate yellow and white arch with flower arrangements at each side, lit by a small white lamp. A second person in orange robes sits nearby on the platform, and a person in white stands partly submerged in the water at the right. A brick terrace wall with plants lines the background.2011-12-22A seated figure in orange robes sits on a red-cushioned throne on a flower-decorated raised platform at night, with a multicoloured canopy overhead and a floral garland draped over the seat. Water pours down in a cascade from a large black spout on the left, falling across the scene. Behind the platform stands a tiered wall of small terracotta-coloured shrines or lamp niches. Several people in white clothes and orange vests are at the lower edge of the platform, one wearing a yellow safety vest, and the platform is surrounded by a white railing with garlands and flowers along its base. The seated figure's appearance is not clear enough to confirm who he is.2011-03-03Night photograph of a floating ceremonial barge on dark water beside a large stone structure with gold-banded pillar and steel railing stairs. A deity murti is seated in a gilded arched shrine on the barge, draped in layered garlands of marigold, yellow and purple flowers, with a small ornate canopy above. Bright tube lights line the barge. A man in white dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha-style necklace, sits cross-legged before the shrine with oil lamps, a kalasha and offerings on a tray. Two people are partly visible in the water, and a few more are at the barge edge. The setting suggests a temple tank procession with a floating deity.2011-12-09Night photograph of a floating decorated platform on dark water, lit by white lights at its sides. A seated figure in orange saffron robes sits on a red-cushioned ornate golden throne under a floral arch of yellow and orange marigold garlands, with a white bird motif above. Stepped terraces of potted plants line the background wall. The figure is seated with hands joined in a calm posture, possibly meditative or devotional. Reflections of the lights and garlands shimmer on the water.2011-12-22Night photograph of an aarti at a temple procession platform. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl stands at left holding a lit oil lamp in both hands before a gilded deity murti in an arched niche, decorated with pink cloth and garlands. The murti sits under a small canopy with red, yellow and blue tassels on a platform banked with marigold and jasmine garlands, and brass plates with offerings are at the base. Bright vertical lights frame the scene against a dark stadium-style background.2011-12-09A night photograph of a temple tank area. A single man in white dhoti and white upper cloth stands at the water's edge beside a stone pillar and steps. A gilded ornate deity palanquin or utsava platform with a small canopy is heavily decorated with garlands of marigolds and colourful flower strands and bright lamps flank it. The scene is lit by floodlights and reflects on dark water.2011-12-09Night photograph of a decorated floating raft on dark water, forming a theppotsava-style float. The raft is draped with long strands of yellow, purple, pink and green flower garlands hanging over its sides, with a yellow cloth covering a central shrine-like structure and a small ornate canopy with red, green and yellow fringe on top. Three bright white lights stand on the raft and reflect on the rippling water. Behind it a tall brick wall is lined with potted plants. No people are visible.2011-12-09December 09 20112011-12-09December 22 20112011-12-22