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Night photograph of a temple-style float decorated with colourful striped and multicoloured fabric and strings of lights, floating on a shallow, still water tank at an open-air venue. A deity murti decorated with a green crown and floral garlands sits inside the float, with a few white-clad figures standing or wading in the water around its base. Stone tiered seating rises in the background, and strings of coloured fairy lights and lit lamps frame the scene, reflected on the water surface.

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Night photograph of a illuminated temple float, a decorated palanquin-like shrine with a colourful domed canopy of yellow, red and green garlands and strings of lights, carrying a deity murti under an arch. The float is being carried through shallow water in a stepped tank, with several men in white dhotis and shirts wading beside and behind it. Festoon lights hang on tiered stone steps and a metal staircase stands at the right. Reflections of lights shimmer on the water.2016-01-04Night 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 20162016-12-14December 14 20162016-12-14Night 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.2016-12-12A night photograph of an illuminated temple-like structure with a central deity murti, set on a platform rising from dark water inside a large hall with rows of empty seats. The arched backdrop is decorated with striped, multicoloured draped fabric and lights, and a blue canopy tops it. Two people in white clothes stand partly submerged in the water on either side of the platform, and their reflections shimmer below the structure. The scene is lit mainly by the decorated arch.2013-11-20Night 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.2016-12-14December 30 20102010-12-30Night 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.2016-12-14Night photograph of an illuminated ornate float (theppam) gliding across dark water in a stone-stepped tank or reservoir, lit with strings of fairy lights overhead. The float has a lit canopy and a decorated front alcove with a standing deity murti, and a seated figure in saffron-orange robes sits centrally on a red cushioned seat amid flowers and lamps. Several people in light clothing wade or stand in the water beside and behind the float, and empty tiered steps and railings line the background.2010-12-30Night 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.2016-12-14December 14 20162016-12-14