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A decorated wooden boat, draped with garlands of marigolds and purple flowers and banana leaves, floats on a temple tank in procession. Under a multicoloured and yellow ceremonial umbrella, a deity murti sits on the boat. Several men in white clothes wade in the water pushing or steadying the boat, and a few more in white stand on the boat and at its edge. Red stepped ghats with small shrine-like structures rise behind them.

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A photograph of a decorated floating boat being pulled through a water tank with white-clothed men wading waist-deep around it. The boat is adorned with banana leaves, marigold and multicoloured flower garlands, and a yellow and multicoloured canopy with a fringed yellow top. A man in a white shirt stands under the canopy near the front. Behind, rows of red-tiered stone steps and empty stands surround the pool, with a few people standing on the steps and a group seated along the right edge of the pool. A thatched hut and palm trees appear in the background, and petals float on the water.2010-09-12A flower-decorated wooden boat floats on a reddish-brown water tank with stone steps behind it. Strings of marigold garlands in yellow, orange and purple wrap the boat, with banana leaves at its corners and a striped multicoloured canopy overhead with a yellow fringed top. A figure in white stands under the canopy on the boat. Around the boat, about six men in white dhotis and shirts wade in the water, pushing and steadying the vessel. Two people sit on the steps at the top right, and the scene suggests a water procession. Text in the lower right corner reads a copyright line and source credit.2010-09-12September 12 20102010-09-12A photo of a floating ceremonial boat carried through a tank of water with red-painted tiered steps behind it. The boat is decorated with banana leaves, yellow and multicoloured garlands and a multicoloured umbrella with a yellow fringed canopy. Around six men in white dhotis and white shirts wade chest-deep in the water, pushing and steadying the decorated boat. Two women in saffron-toned saris sit on the upper steps watching, and a few other onlookers are seated on the steps above.2010-09-12A photograph of a floating ceremonial raft or vahana decorated with garlands of marigold and red flowers, yellow and green banana-leaf accents, and a colourful umbrella-shaped canopy with a yellow top, being moved across a red-brick-lined tank of water. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis wade in the water pushing or steering the raft, while a man in white stands on the raft beneath the canopy. Tiered red stone steps and railings line the tank, with a few people seated on the upper steps.2010-09-12A photograph of a floating ceremonial platform on a river ghat with red-and-white striped steps behind it. The platform is decorated with marigold and multicolour garlands and banana leaves, and a yellow fringed parasol and a multicoloured umbrella shelter a deity murti or framed image on a small shrine. A seated man in white robes with a yellow shawl sits on the platform. Several men in white clothes stand waist-deep in the reddish water, some holding garlands and some assisting at the platform edge. The scene suggests a river puja or ritual procession.2010-09-12September 12 20102010-09-12 +1 copiesA photograph of a floral-decorated raft or boat floating in a water tank at a stepped concrete ghat. A man in white shirt and dhoti holds up a large orange umbrella with red fringe over the raft. Garlands of yellow marigolds, purple and white flowers drape the raft. A framed portrait with a yellow garland sits on it, showing a man with long hair and a rudraksha-style necklace, labelled with no readable caption. Beside it stands an ornate gold deity murti with floral decoration. Several men in white clothes wade in the water around the raft, some with hands in the water performing abhishekam-like offerings, and a banana leaf decorates the raft's edge. Two striped umbrellas are visible on the steps above.2010-09-12Devotees wade in a reddish water tank beside red-painted stone steps while a raised platform carried on the water holds a deity murti decorated with garlands and a framed portrait labelled with garlands. Several men in white clothes stand in the water; a bare-chested man in front wears a gold necklace and a cloth over the shoulder, and another holds a small brass pot. A multicoloured umbrella and a yellow fringed canopy shelter the platform, with banana leaves and marigold garlands decorating it. A seated man in white on the right sits beside the portrait, which shows a figure in saffron-orange robes wearing a rudraksha-style garland and ornate necklace; whether this is a person is uncertain from appearance alone.2010-09-12September 12 20102010-09-12A photograph of a ceremony in shallow reddish water in front of a red-brick tiered stepped ghat. In the foreground, several young men in white dhotis and white shirts stand waist-deep in the water; two in the centre wear saffron-and-white cloth over the shoulders and gold-coloured garlands, and one holds a small brass vessel. Behind them, a raised white-draped platform holds a decorated deity murti with flower garlands, green banana leaves and a multicoloured parasol above. A framed portrait in saffron robes with a yellow flower garland stands beside it under a saffron parasol. A man in white clothing sits on the platform at right, and another stands in white on the right edge of the water. The scene appears to be a water-based puja or procession rite.2010-09-12September 12 20102010-09-12