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A photograph taken from the stern of a covered motorboat cruising across open water toward a distant harbour skyline. Passengers in orange and red life vests sit along the benches, including a child in the lower left and women in white and saffron. Several monastics in saffron robes, some with shaved heads, sit near the bow, and one person at the bow adjusts a rope. Two ceremonial silver staffs with axe-like finials stand upright in the foreground, and white wake trails behind the vessel.

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December 20 20132013-12-20A photograph taken from the rear of an open motorboat moving across calm turquoise sea, with white wake behind it. Crowded passengers wear bright orange and blue life jackets and sit on benches under a white canopy supported by silver-coloured poles. Several people in white clothes sit on the left, while monks in saffron and maroon robes sit near the centre and right; one shaved-headed monk in orange robes sits with his back to the camera. A silver ceremonial staff with a decorative axe-like finial stands upright in front of the bench. A red buoy floats on the water ahead. The boat carries a group on a sea outing.2013-12-20A photograph taken from the stern of a small open boat with a white canopy, cruising over greenish water with a white wake. Around a dozen people sit crowded along the benches, most wearing orange or blue life jackets. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis sit in front, one holding a long ceremonial staff topped with a silver trident-like finial. A bald man in saffron-orange robes sits in the middle, and a woman in an orange life vest stands at the bow near a coiled rope. Women in orange and red saris sit on the right. A red buoy floats in the distance. No one in the boat can be confidently identified as a person from appearance alone.2013-12-20A covered motorboat carries a group of devotees across open water toward a harbour with white yachts and boats. Several people wear orange and blue life jackets over saffron and orange robes. A shaved-headed man in an orange-brown robe sits near the bow with his back to the camera, and a woman in a white top and orange life jacket sits beside him. Silver ceremonial staffs topped with an axe-like finial and a trident-shaped spike stand upright at the sides of the boat. Passengers in white and red garments sit along the benches, and a brass bell and small metal vessel rest on the floor.2013-12-20A photograph taken from the stern of a covered motorboat moving across open water toward a distant shoreline with boats and buildings. Several people sit on the benches wearing orange life jackets. In the foreground, a silver trident-topped staff and a silver ceremonial axe-like staff stand upright at the back of the boat. Among the passengers, a shaved-headed man in orange-brown robes sits in the centre, a second shaved-headed person in orange-brown robes sits on the right, and several people in white clothes and orange life jackets sit beside them. A woman in a blue life jacket and another in an orange life jacket sit near the bow. A black speaker sits on the deck.2013-12-20Photograph taken from the stern of a covered boat moving across open water, with a white wake behind it. Many passengers sit on benches wearing bright orange life jackets; some wear blue or red life vests. Several people in saffron and maroon robes, some with shaved heads, sit near the bow, along with others in white clothing. Two silver-topped ceremonial staffs stand upright at the right edge of the boat, and a black speaker sits on the deck. In the distance a shoreline with buildings and boats is visible under a grey sky. Several people are visible in the scene, including partially visible people at the lower edges.2013-12-20A photograph taken from the rear of a small white boat moving across open water, leaving a white wake. Passengers in orange life vests sit on benches under a white canopy. Near the bow, a bald man in an orange-red robe sits with his back turned, and a woman in an orange life vest sits at the front smiling. Two long silver trident-shaped staffs with trident tips stand upright at the sides of the boat. Other passengers wear orange, red and white clothing and blue life vests, and a black speaker sits on the deck. In the background, a shoreline with buildings, a harbour and a red navigation tower is visible under an overcast sky.2013-12-20December 20 20132013-12-20December 20 20132013-12-20A photograph taken aboard an open motorboat on choppy blue-green water, with a white canopy overhead and a white wake churning behind. Several passengers in orange life vests sit along the benches. Near the bow, a person in an orange top and dark sunglasses smiles and looks back toward the group. A bald man in rust-orange robes sits on the right, and a woman in a dark red top sits beside him. Men in white ritual clothes sit on the left, one wearing a blue vest. Two silver tridents with long shafts stand upright on either side of the boat. Harbour buildings and a red navigation marker are visible on the distant shore. A speaker sits on the deck in the foreground.2013-12-20A photograph taken from inside a covered white speedboat moving across choppy grey-green water toward a harbour with moored yachts, including a large white motor yacht on the left. About a dozen people sit in rows under the canopy: several wear bright orange and saffron robes with orange life vests, some in blue or red life vests, and two women in white saris with orange shawls sit at the front right. Several shaved-headed figures in saffron appear among them. A silver ceremonial staff topped with a ornate axe-shaped finial stands upright at left. a person is not clearly identifiable by appearance, so the seated figures are described by role and clothing only.2013-12-20December 20 20132013-12-20