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Night procession at a temple tank or river-steps ghat, lit by string lights. A man in a rust-orange robe and matching turban stands on the stone steps with palms pressed together in namaste, a flower garland around his neck. Beside him, a bare-chested man wears a rudraksha mala and a white dhoti with gold border, and another man in white dhoti with a long beard and rudraksha mala walks with them. A large ornate umbrella with multicolored fringe shades the scene. At right, a decorated palanquin or ratha is heavily garlanded with purple, white, orange and pink flowers. A crowd of devotees in white and colourful saris lines the steps, some with hands folded and one photographing.

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December 14 20162016-12-14December 14 20162016-12-14Night photograph of a temple water-side festival. A man with long swept-back hair, a rust-brown wrap and orange-rust clothing stands with palms pressed together in greeting, a garland around his neck, and a rust-coloured turban on his head. Beside him, men in white dhotis with gold borders and rudraksha malas stand near a large decorated palanquin-like float covered in white, orange, purple and pink flower garlands. A multicoloured canopy with fringed tassels stands at left, and a crowd of devotees in white and orange lines the stone steps. Strings of lights glow in the background.2016-12-14Night procession at a temple tank with a flower-decorated boat on the right. A man with long swept-back dark hair and a rust-brown robe with an orange waist cloth holds a large multicoloured parasol with a lotus-shaped finial and walks with palms pressed together in greeting. Beside him, a bearded man in a white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha mala waits. Behind them, a crowd of devotees in white and orange stands with hands folded along the steps, and strings of coloured lights hang above. Garlands of white and orange flowers drape the boat canopy and water.2016-12-14December 14 20162016-12-14December 14 20162016-12-14December 14 20162016-12-14December 14 20162016-12-14Night photograph of a temple tank festival procession with a large multicoloured canopy umbrella with fringed tassels held above a central figure. At centre, a bearded man in a rust-orange robe with a gold-and-white garland and a red-orange turban stands with palms pressed together in anjali. Beside him a man in a white dhoti with gold border carries a brass plate of flowers, and to the right another man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala walks along the stone edge of the water. A drum is visible on the left. Devotees in white and orange line the steps and water edge, and women in saffron, green and blue saris stand on the tiered stone ghats behind, with red flags and coloured lights in the background. Stone lingam-like pillars line the left foreground.2016-12-14Night photograph of a boat decorated with dense garlands of orange marigolds, white jasmine, yellow and multicoloured flowers, with strings of small fairy lights. A man in a reddish-brown ochre robe and a matching ochre turban stands on the boat wearing a white flower garland, his hands extended outward. Beside him stands a man in a white dhoti with a saffron-striped border, bare-chested with rudraksha beads and sacred threads, holding a mobile phone. A red cushion rests on a silver-footed stand, and a purple cloth hangs behind the decorated canopy. Dark water and illuminated steps appear in the background. Based on the appearance cues of the robed figure, this may be a person, though the identification is uncertain.2016-12-14December 14 20162016-12-14December 12 20162016-12-12